Try going to www.phonescoop.com. They have a list of all phones offered by every carrier they have in their database. Alltel is one of the companies in their database. While I don't have Alltel because they don't cover Indiana, I have roamed on Alltel with my old Motorola 120c phone and my calls dropped a lot more on Alltel than on Verizon Wireless (my carrier). I have the Samsung a650 from Verizon Wireless and tested it in lower Michigan on Alltel, and coverage is still spotty in parts of Alltel's coverage area, but the phone does hold a signal better than the Motorola 120c did. My brother has the Motorola V265 and says his phone drops just as many calls as his old LG VX4400. If I were you, if you consider Alltel for wireless service, I would recommend a Kyocera before Motorola or LG. From my experience with my old Kyocera 2235, it held a digital signal better than Motorola did. Nokia also seems to do well too. If they also carry Samsung, give their phones a look too. I don't see Samsung listed on phonescoop.com for Alltel, but Alltel might carry Samsung though and that website doesn't list it. At least Alltel has tri-mode phones since parts of their network is still analog. Verizon Wireless is practically eliminating analog backup on their phones, which isn't good for me when I go onto Alltel in Michigan. I only hope Alltel in Wisconsin isn't mostly analog when I eventually start visiting Wisconsin Dells.
I'm considering changing wireless phone companies; presently I'm with Sprint which I've had very good service with in and around large to medium metropolitan areas but when I travel to visit friends and relatives in and around rural communities my Sprint phone is of no use to me; no signal is available.
I visited an Alltel store earlier today; some of my relatives who live in and around many of those rural communities also have cell phone contracts with Alltel which a few years ago was known as CenturyTel. Some say that Alltel is a good company while others say not so.
The Alltel store which I visited earlier today offered several different cell phone models; some seemed to be better than others. There were models by Audiovox; LG; Motorola; and a few other brands; the names of which I don't recall but the sales rep at the Alltel store was pushing the Motorola phones.
I know nothing about cell phones offered by Motorola and would like to do some research on both Alltel as well as Motorola cell phones and other brands of cell phones before I make my final decision on whether to go with Alltel and a Motorola cell phone or not.
Can anyone in this forum direct me to a website or websites that would list most cell phone models by manufacturer as well as also offer a rating system on each model; possibly also offer feedback from owners of some of the models on those websites which I could use as a guide to narrow my selection choice down on which model cell phone to go with and which wireless phone company is the best?
Big Steve
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06/01/05

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