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Alltel Touch Gets Rev. A Update

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Published on: 23 April, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

Alltel today became the first carrier to bring EVDO Rev. A to the Touch. This new ROM includes a new bootloader and radio, and is specific to the Alltel Touch. In addition to Rev. A this new ROM "improves Bluetooth performance, fixing connectivity issues with some headsets and other devices" and gives Alltel customers the ability to receive video messages. Interestingly, there is no mention of GPS and it is confirmed that this is still not working. We've been hearing rumors of a Sprint upgrade since January, and Verizon initially said their variant would launch with Rev. A and GPS, so we'd expect both carriers to have new ROMs out sooner rather than later.

HTC Touch Specifications | Review

source: HTC

***Attention Sprint and Verizon customers: if you try and flash this you WILL brick your device!***

Update: Sprint, Verizon and other CDMA Touch users can now get Rev A and GPS, see our new post here.

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Casper @ 23 April, 2008 04:24:02 PM

verizon needs to start being a leader instead of a follower! They spend too much time with rolling out employee criterias and calling/data plans that they forget that people want the most for their money! VZW stop taking from the customer and start giving us what we pay for!

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VZ_Junkie @ 23 April, 2008 05:31:38 PM

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Duh, VZW already has Rev A, just not "the Touch". Alltel also brags they have the largest network, LOL

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Alltel Rep @ 06 May, 2008 02:55:23 PM

It dose have the Largest footprint do your home work!

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anonymous @ 23 April, 2008 08:02:23 PM

verizon has Rev. A, but not on any phones...who cares if the network is Rev. A if you can't access it without an additional $60/month for an aircard.

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Matt @ 24 April, 2008 06:46:29 PM

Rev A on a PDA

To be honoest, due to the speed of the processor of the phone, the data speed will benefit little if at all from the Rev A upgrade. The only read benefit to rev on a handheld is for tethered internet access as the phone is just a modem at that point.

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Alex @ 25 April, 2008 06:53:17 AM

Rev A on a PDA

Rev A allows you to have both a data and voice connection open at the same time.

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ev01 @ 25 April, 2008 08:28:57 AM

Got 955k downstream after the upgrade... haven't tested data and voice call at the same time.

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anonymous @ 25 April, 2008 08:27:58 PM

alex...rev a does not allow this. voice traffic is handled on 1x, data on evdo, and the two cannot be done simultaneously.

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anonymous @ 26 April, 2008 02:57:14 PM

Rev. A this! Rev. A that! Who cares?! We're still way behind compared to Korea and Japan! Stupid Americans!

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anonymous @ 27 April, 2008 05:27:42 PM

well....americans had tech before the koreans and the japanese...i have one word for you 8....hiroshima...lol...

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anonymous @ 27 April, 2008 05:29:44 PM

We all know the Chinese invented everything first!

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