LG Banter gets priced on Alltel

We all know by now that the Banter is essentially a Rumor 2 clone for Alltel, which immediately makes it a desirable device to a whole battalion of folks looking for a cheap, relatively stylish way to get their text on. Just how cheap are we talking? Try $19.99 on contract after rebate, which by our rough calculations works out to a full $30 less than what Sprint is asking at the moment. Indirectly, you could call this a slap in the face to Sprint by sworn rival Verizon -- but then again, Alltel's launching this, not Big Red proper. How long until those two lovebirds merge their product lines?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 8:06AM]

chris, this is for the divested markets which are still operating under the alltel brand and as a separate company. this has absolutely nothing to do with verizon.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 24th 2009 10:09AM]

ehhh yeah

"but then again, Alltel's launching this, not Big Red proper."

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 11th 2009 1:01AM]

actually its for non-divested markets also....I work at a store in a non-divested market and we were able to order and sell them