Alltel Corp. has partnered with Wi-Fi hot-spot provider Boingo Wireless to provide laptop access to Wi-Fi access points around the country.
The carrier already offers data access via its own CDMA wireless network, and is making a Wi-Fi/EV-DO wireless Internet bundle available to customers starting at $10 per month in addition to a wireless Internet access plan. Users can also buy prepaid Wi-Fi cards at Alltel stores for $20 per week or $10 per day.
Boingo claims a network of more than 100,000 Wi-Fi hot spots worldwide.
“Wi-Fi is an excellent complement to Alltel’s existing portfolio of wireless Internet solutions and is a good fit with Alltel’s strategy to provide customers with more ways to connect wirelessly to the Internet, email or corporate intranet,” said David Maddox, director of product marketing for Alltel.
Alltel partners with Boingo for Wi-Fi offering
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