You can pay some pretty hefty prices for an Alltel cell phone - it certainly pays to shop around. It should always be on a web shopper's list to check ebay - not only will you save money on used Alltel cell phones, but the selection and availability is huge. Used Alltel cell phones are cheap and plentiful on ebay, and you can safely purchase and save an incredible amount of money.

Why mess around with a lesser model, or fewer features, when you can buy a used Alltel cell phone that is often in basically brand-new condition for way less that a new phone? And you won't have to sign up for another one or two year contract just to get a better price on the phone. Buying through ebay is very safe these days - check the seller's feedback ratings, experience, etc. before you buy, and you'll have virtually no risk.

Thanks to sites like ebay, there's really no need to buy insurance for many cell phones these days. Many people don't realize that most cell phone insurance policies have a large deductible (mine was $50.00, which they never told me when I bought the insurance). Why pay that if you can go to ebay and buy a really nice replacement Alltel cell phone, often for less than the deductible on your insurance policy!

With a market cap of $24.79 billion and over 12 million customers as of October 2007, Alltel is the largest regional mobile phone company in America, and the fifth largest mobile phone company overall. The wireless group provides service in every state. The company mainly focuses on small to medium-sized cities and rural areas, but has no to low-cost roaming agreements with the major national CDMA carriers, especially Verizon Wireless and Sprint-Nextel. Reciprocal agreements in turn provide those carriers with coverage in rural areas.

As of 2007, there are Alltel-owned and operated networks in parts of 35 states; Alltel currently has roaming agreements in place to provide coverage in all 50 states including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Alltel also has agreements with cellular providers in Canada. Alltel's free night minutes start at 9:00pm, unless upgraded to a 7:00pm nights plan or add-on.

Alltel also now offers coverage plans for all of North America, the "North American Freedom" plans. With roaming agreements in Mexico and Canada. Note that "My Circle" and "Mobile to Mobile" calling only applies within the United States. Outside of the US it is considered part of the anytime minutes in a plan.