"Alltel is excited to be the first wireless carrier to collaborate with Skyscape on a broad scale," said Elisabeth Owen, president of wireless business solutions for Alltel. "This is a wonderful service that gives healthcare practitioners timely access to accurate, up-to-minute information that will help them provide even better care to their patients."

Alltel users of the Palm® Treo™ and the UT Starcom™ PPC 6700 now can access information on a variety of topics on clinical and evidence based medicine by specialty, including surgical procedures and drug interactions. For a limited time, Skyscape and Alltel are offering healthcare professionals a 20 percent discount on the purchase of Skyscape's medical and nursing references for smartphones.

"Alltel's customers depend on having a reliable wireless connection, and Skyscape is pleased to enhance this value by allowing Alltel's users to stay better informed with Skyscape trusted mobile medical resources," said Sandeep Shah, president and CEO of Skyscape. "Every year healthcare professionals must assimilate and recall an increasingly staggering amount of knowledge about medical facts and research. Since Skyscape's services always deliver the most current and relevant medical information wirelessly, the deployment of this tailored information on the Alltel network makes it easier than ever for them to access clinical information that will help them provide better patient care."

CONS
-Internet explorer doesnt support java
-A bit bulky, to thick in my opinion
-It runs off windows, so it does freeze a lot and has random windows problems.
-Bad key/screen lock. Phone makes phone calls accidentally while still in pocket

SUMMARY
Overall this is an great phone if you can use it's full capabilities. You can play games on it, watch movies, surf the web, everything you ever would want to. It's build in camera itsn't the best, even though it is 1.3 megapixals. Battely life is ok, it can last for about two days if I dont want any movies or shown on it. It also has great mp3 support. Comes with headphones, so just put all your favorite mp3's on the phone via minisd card or the usb cable, and just listen to em where every you want. The buildin speaker phone is a bit too quiet, it's no really loud at all, sometimes you almost have to put it up to your ear to hear. Overall, great product.]]>http://www.phonedog.com/cell-phone-research/audiovox-htc-apache-ppc-6700.aspx?utm_source=Rss&utm_medium=CellPhone_audiovox-htc-apache-ppc-6700&utm_campaign=PhoneDog8/24/2006 5:22:36 AMPROSThis is a very handy and useful phone. I love the WM5.

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CONS
Slow for the processor speed. I know someone with a PDA phone that has a 200mhz processor and is as fast as my 400mhz PPC6700.
The speakerphone is worthless.

SUMMARY
Though Sprint's coverage is spotty at times I love the EVDO on the go. Using my TV tuner card from my computer and Orb software I am able to watch TV, listen to music and look at pictures streamed over the internet from my home computer to me on my phone. This was a must have for the world cup and I sure made use of it. ]]>http://www.phonedog.com/cell-phone-research/audiovox-htc-apache-ppc-6700.aspx?utm_source=Rss&utm_medium=CellPhone_audiovox-htc-apache-ppc-6700&utm_campaign=PhoneDog8/23/2006 11:58:51 AMPROSConnecting to MS Exchange or POP3 is easy. WM5 is good, but much of your old software may cause WM5 to become unstabile. Frequent reboots are minimized by firmware update.

CONS
Because of my business requirements, I have tried the Verizon, Qwest, and Sprint versions. All have the same poor sound quality. If you want people to stop calling you, switch to this phone! If you want to annoy others, this is also a good phone; it is very easy to accidently redial a number (or a random number) over and over. With a lot of effort (and with firmware updates) you can make this work as a USB modem. You might be able to make it work as a Bluetooth modem. But, in a few weeks.

SUMMARY
This phone is a fine preview of where the industry is going. After 3 months, I gave up and switched to an older Motorola phone with fewer features.]]>http://www.phonedog.com/cell-phone-research/audiovox-htc-apache-ppc-6700.aspx?utm_source=Rss&utm_medium=CellPhone_audiovox-htc-apache-ppc-6700&utm_campaign=PhoneDog8/18/2006 11:00:54 PMPROSThe size is great, much smaller then you would think. Surfing the web is easy and I can get to any page so far with no problems. Good applications and a great main screen that allows for you to set up upcoming appointments and to-do list. I have found navigating thru the phone easy if you take the time to learn the shortcuts.

CONS
Since most people like their speakerphone function, this one is not very good. The design of the screen causes for you to have to be in just the right light to actually read anything from it. The keyboard is impossible to see in dim lights. The phone has been dying a lot and request that you reboot it. Even though I found the shortcuts for navigating, I have noticed that they don't all work. And finally, when I send a text message it doesn't save in my sent items so that I can read what I a

SUMMARY
I have had the phone for about a week and have mixed feelings so far. I really would like for the pros to out-weight the cons, but I haven't made up my mind about returning it or not yet. At least I still have a couple more days!! ]]>http://www.phonedog.com/cell-phone-research/audiovox-htc-apache-ppc-6700.aspx?utm_source=Rss&utm_medium=CellPhone_audiovox-htc-apache-ppc-6700&utm_campaign=PhoneDog3/28/2006 4:45:01 PMLITTLE ROCK, Ark. and HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - Alltel (NYSE: AT), owner and operator of the nation's largest wireless network, announced today the availability of its first-ever Windows Mobile-based device, the PPC6700, from UTStarcom Personal Communications, a division of UTStarcom, Inc. (NASDAQ: UTSI).

Recently proclaimed an "Editor's Choice for 2005" by Laptop magazine, the PPC6700 phone is expected to be available starting Wednesday, Nov. 23, at Alltel retail stores for $479.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year service agreement.

"The PPC6700 provides users the same Windows experience they are accustomed to with their desktop PC or laptop," said Wade McGill, vice president of wireless product management for Alltel.

The PPC6700 is Alltel's first wireless device to feature Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 software. With its EVDO and WiFi capabilities, the PPC6700 is intended to enable users to stay online and in touch. The PPC6700 is as cool as it is capable, featuring a unique sliding QWERTY keyboard designed to open from the side and automatically change screen orientation from portrait to landscape viewing mode. Helping customers manage emails, spreadsheets and presentations from virtually anywhere, the product is equipped with Microsoft Office programs for Windows Mobile including Outlook Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile and Word Mobile.

With Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, the PPC6700 allows viewing of several image and video formats including JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG, MPEG4, H.263, WMV and ASF. It can also be used as a personal digital audio player since the device is designed to play several audio formats including MP3, WAV, WMA, MIDI and QCP. With a built-in mini USB port and mini-SD expansion card for additional memory, users are able to transfer music, photos and video from the desktop as well as load additional games and applications.

With the PPC6700, users will have a similar experience as with their Windows-based desktop PC or laptop. The Windows Mobile-based device supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync for over-the-air synchronization of email and calendar information with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. With the built-in Bluetooth¨ wireless technology, users can easily connect with other Bluetooth devices seamlessly. The PPC6700 is powered by a 416 MHz Intel¨ PXA270 processor.

"Alltel subscribers will find the PPC6700 to be an achievement in design and technology innovation," said Philip Christopher, president of UTStarcom Personal Communications. "The unit meets all the business and personal application needs of the mobile user in a compact personal communications device."

"From multimedia to business applications, the Windows Mobile 5.0 software platform offers mobile information workers the flexibility needed to be more productive while on the go," said Doug Smith, group marketing manager of the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "The PPC6700 helps business customers access their most critical information while enjoying the familiarity of Windows coupled with UTStarcom's innovative hardware and Alltel's extensive network."

The CDMA Pocket PC device weighs a mere 6.6 oz. with dimensions of 4.25 (h) x 2.32" (w) x 0.93" (d). In addition, it has a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera with flash and digital zoom and camcorder capabilities. With its 2.8" TFT 65K transflective LCD color display screen, images appear vivid and sharp. Included accessories are: Lithium Ion Battery 1350 mAh, AC charger, USB cable, device cradle, 2 styli pens, carrying case and stereo headset.