Alltel Touch First to Receive EVDO Rev. A Upgrade

Humberto Saabedra

The first carrier to approve and deploy the long awaited EVDO Rev. A upgrade for the HTC Touch isn’t even available in many major markets, and requires EVDO data roaming in order for the device to receive the majority of its Rev A access.

HTC has updated their support site for the Alltel Touch with the newest ROM update which enables EVDO Rev. A access as well as implementing MMS and fixes for Bluetooth functionality.

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