Alltel Perks delivers spam straight to your home screen

by Chris Ziegler, posted Nov 20th 2008 at 6:58PM

~~Lil' Verizon~~ Alltel has launched its Alltel Perks service, an free app downloadable from the carrier's deck that will automatically deliver "offers and content" to a phone's home screen while the phone is not in use. Real-time, localized coupons appear to be a big push for the system, using the subscriber's zip code, age, gender, and the time of day and day of week to determine what sorts of ~~V1@GR@~~ deals users will receive. Once a deal hits the handset, it's stored for a little while in a "Recent Offer" menu to make sure you have accessed to the stuff you missed while your phone was tucked away in your pocket. And yes -- fortunately, the service is free.

Filed under: Software, Alltel

Tags: alltel, alltel perks, AlltelPerks

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howarchaic @ Nov 21st 2008 12:03AM

This week's sign of the apocalypse...

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KC @ Nov 21st 2008 4:11PM

ClearNET started Perks 12 years ago, Telus (owners of everything that was clearNET and destroyers of nearly everything that was great about them except the cute animals and Perks) should sue their asses.