Mobile shopping

Tuesday, December 11th 2007 - 15:45 CET - Comments: 0

W hether waiting in line at the movies, riding in a taxicab, or on the go, Alltel customers can now shop from their BlackBerry smartphones. Alltel Wireless America’s largest network, providing coverage across the nation, introduced Digby Powered by Alltel, a free mobile shopping service for new Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry smartphone users. As a result, Alltel customers will have easy access to products from an expanding list of retailers that includes Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Godiva Chocolatier, and online retailer FTD. Customers can easily access Digby by going to the Alltel website from their mobile phone and selecting Digby.

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"Mobile shopping is an excellent complement to Alltel's portfolio of Wireless Internet solutions that provides our customers more flexibility while on the go," said David Maddox, director of advanced data solutions for Alltel Wireless. "We believe Digby's high quality and easy-to-use solution offers Alltel customers the best mobile shopping experience available today."

 

 

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"Our new relationship with Alltel Wireless to bring Digby Powered by Alltel to market is a key milestone in our company's development," said David Sikora, CEO of Digby. "We're looking forward to working closely with Alltel as they provide the most powerful mobile shopping experience to their customers."

 

 

Digby Powered by Alltel

Digby provides Alltel's BlackBerry customers access to a full catalog of products in the books, music, electronics, gifts, and other categories. The service also provides customers a friendly interface where they can browse thousands of products that can be found through an innovative product search feature. The Digby Powered by Alltel catalog is updated daily to keep content fresh and features bestsellers, the hottest music, and special promotions for Alltel Wireless customers. Featured retailers include Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Drugstore, Godiva Chocolatier, FTD, Fossil, Quickgifts, Red Envelope, Vermont Teddy Bears, and Wine. New retailers and products will be added weekly.

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