Alltel Gets HTC PPC 6800

By Dieter Bohn
Posted on August 27, 2007 8:43 AM
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You can call it the Sprint Mogul, you can call it the UTStarcom XV6800, you can call it the Titan, or you can call it the PPC6800 -- which is what Alltel settled on. Whatever you call it, it's the premier slider Windows Mobile device right now - a title it will likely keep in the CDMA world for quite awhile (the AT&T Tilt will usurp it on GSM, natch). Alltel just snapped it up and so can you for $249 after rebates.

The linked Alltel product page claims that the PPC6800 runs Windows Mobile 5, but don't believe their lies, this is the PPC6800 we all know and love - Windows Mobile 6, WiFi (with a convenient switch), and EVDO. If you're on Alltel you won't see anything better come along for awhile, so now's the time.

Read: Alltel (via Engadget Mobile)

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Comments (6)

actually it is running 5. I just got it home this afternoon. The tech I talked to last week said their was a 6 update coming.

Posted by wprochnow | August 29, 2007 10:59 PM

i spoke to the alltel rep yesterday to get the new 6800 they have a memory software issue and are not selling them right now. mine is on order when the issue is resolved.

Posted by meekrol | September 4, 2007 8:26 AM

well Alltel has now removed the HTC ppc 6800 from there web site. bummer. i was hopeing to get away from my treo 650 other wise known as the "crasher"

Posted by meekrol | September 5, 2007 3:58 PM

I got my phone a couple weeks ago, it was great the first 5 or so days. Then it started freezing up on me. I had to reset it a few times. So I ended up taking it to alltel while it was not turning on or anything. They gave me a new one. Guess what , its doing the same thing. I have had the second phone a week and it has had to be rest three times.I am very frustrated. Also the CD that came with my phone wont install. I tryed it on our two computers. It installs but not all the way. I cant click on any of the tabs.. i cant uninstall it either..for a 600 dollar phone i expected at least for the second phone to work. I hope others have had better luck than me..

Posted by dengirl | September 20, 2007 7:08 PM

I got my HTC 6800 (Alltel) 2 days ago and it looses the Bluetooth connection everytime it goes to sleep mode and it has been locking up to where I have to reset, but only when I have the bluetooth headset activated. I also can not run the CD that came with it.

Posted by Jeri009 | October 14, 2007 8:33 PM

I've had my 6800 for about 6 weeks now and I really like it. My old phone was a 6700 running 5.0 and this one runs 6.0 . When I got it (Alltel) I was told I could send and receive videos and pics, but it seems I can send them but not receive them. Anyone else having this problem?

alfitz@alfitz.com

Posted by alfitz | November 19, 2007 6:47 PM