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Yes... the Alltel triangle.

This is what I know.

Unlike Verizon & Sprint when you leave your local area of coverage you recieve the solid triangle (which should be) representing
"roaming on un-preferred networks" <--- which is what Alltel representatives and website both have revealed.
A flashing triangle represents roaming on preferred networks... namely Sprint & Verizon (which between the 3 covers just about every square millimeter of US soil) practically making true roaming very hard to encounter unless your in a very rural indigenous area mostly uninhabited.

Oddly, Alltel cannot disclose any current roaming, if incurred, at time on inquiry until other carriers send/recieve the roaming charges accumulated by each others customers.

This is my situation:

Me, my mother and father all have Alltel 6800's. My folks lives in Charleston. I live in Columbia; 100 miles between us. I bought my 6800 here and they bought theirs in Charleston. If I drive to Charleston the solid roaming triangle pops up about 5 miles outside of Columbia and stays on while in Charleston and until I return back to within 5 miles of Columbia. My father does not have a triangle in Charleson but if he drives to see me, he gets a solid triangle until he returns back. Seems the phone likes it origin of service initiation. Ridiculous I know because I have Ev the ENTIRE time and Alltel website/representatives specifically stated that if you have either 1X, Ev icons and/or can recieve data at ANY time then you are NOT roaming.

I have yet to return back to Charelston with the 3.16 rom on my device but even if I got the flashing roaming triangle, it would be partially more correct than a solid one. After this weekend, I will report my findings as I am driving to Charleston.

So why the triangle if we are really not roaming? Its something Alltel has programmed into their devices & network and although it is annoying, I still recieve terrific Ev reception everywhere and have accumulated nor billed for roaming.

Side note: And I would not pay for roaming if charges are brought before you and you have constant Ev/1X service.


Update 2/4/08 - After my trip to Charleston, my solid flashing roaming triangle did not appear. However a flashing triangle (preferred networks) was present the entire time in place of the solid. Again a flashing triangle is more accurate but still un-necessary since I am 100% sure I am in areas of Alltel coverage and I have a flashing triangle...