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60-508: The Pearl comes with the following standard features: The BlackBerry Pearl is aimed towards both business users and consumers. Its advertising campaign features several people including Mariska Hargitay and Douglas Coupland . The BlackBerry Pearl provides Quad-Band network support on 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM / GPRS and EDGE networks to allow for international roaming between North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The BlackBerry 8130 includes EV-DO high speed CDMA data capabilities and

120-558: A bowling alley . The third commercial took place in a court room, with the faces of the other carriers blurred. In "The Century's Trial of the Century", Edward Maxwell Von Houten, attorney for the People Against My Circle Foundation, sued Chad for attempting to force people into calling circles. After that, Alltel started a series of commercials involving Chad, bragging about Alltel's service and using

180-478: A Christian. Alltel Alltel was a landline , wireless and general telecommunications services provider , primarily based in the United States. Before its wireless division was acquired by Verizon Wireless and AT&T , Alltel provided cellular service to 34 states and had approximately 13 million subscribers. As a regulatory condition of the acquisition by Verizon, a small portion of Alltel

240-446: A baby girl, Amaya, and attended her birth. In October 2011, she and her husband adopted a son, Andrew, who had been born in 2011. Hargitay speaks five languages: English, French, Hungarian , Spanish, and Italian. She is the godmother to Sophia, one of co-star Christopher Meloni 's children. Actress Hilary Swank is her daughter's godmother. In a 2010 interview with Good Housekeeping , Hargitay stated that she considers herself

300-467: A certified rape counselor. With this, she was able to talk to these women, make them feel better, and let them know that they are not alone; she helped the victims to be able to live their lives again. After disclosing herself as a survivor in 2024 in a personal essay published by People , she credits other survivors for giving her strength and calls for an end to the stigma where she said, "Tell someone you’ve survived cancer, and you’re celebrated. I want

360-620: A certified rape counselor. She has engaged in initiatives to support domestic violence shelters , raise awareness about untested rape kits , and contributed to other causes. Hargitay was born at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California , the daughter of actress and 1950s-era sex symbol Jayne Mansfield . Her father was the Hungarian-born former Mr. Universe , Mickey Hargitay . Her first and middle names are Hungarian and refer to Mary Magdalene (Mariska

420-545: A judge later found their Mexican divorce invalid. However, after Mansfield realized she was pregnant with Mariska, she and Hargitay reconciled a few months before their daughter's birth in January 1964. However, they soon separated again. In August 1964, Hargitay's mother successfully petitioned the court to rule the Mexican divorce legal. Even after the divorce, they remained good friends. A few weeks later, Mansfield married

480-571: A necklace containing two pendants representing the Foundation that Hargitay's character began wearing in the show's 13th season . The Foundation works with several brands to create products supporting the cause, including Me&Ro, Michael Stars , and AZIAM's Wife Lover Tanks. On September 27, 2011, Hargitay donated $ 100,000 to her alma mater, the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television for scholarship. In 2012, Hargitay campaigned for

540-499: A network in 34 states, with a wireless coverage footprint comprising the largest network in the United States by area. The company focused on small to medium size cities providing wireless services to residential and business customers in all 50 states through roaming agreements with Verizon and Sprint . These agreements gave Alltel customers access to nationwide service, while providing those carriers coverage in rural areas. On June 5, 2008, Verizon Wireless announced it would acquire

600-472: A new contract, the duo attempted to receive a percentage of the show's profits as other high-profile Law and Order actors had done in the past. It was rumored that NBC threatened to replace Hargitay and Meloni if they persisted in their demands. However, two months later it was officially reported that both their contracts had been renewed for two more years. When the thirteenth season was about to air, initial reports indicated that Hargitay would appear in only

660-464: A new flip design. This 3G line came with 360 x 400, 2.25" TFT display (built on 110 μm pixel). Most BlackBerry devices have a full keyboard. The Pearl uses a modified QWERTY layout on a 4-row, 5-column keypad, with a proprietary predictive input algorithm called SureType . The 9105 features a traditional alphanumeric keypad and also utilises the SureType facility for predictive text with

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720-545: A partially collapsed lung after taking a fall during a stunt on the set of SVU . She underwent surgery in January and returned to work shortly afterward. On March 3, 2009, she was hospitalized after suffering from chest pains related to the injury. She missed one episode on SVU 's tenth season. In May 2009, after the show's tenth season , Hargitay and Meloni's contracts expired when they were reportedly making $ 375,000 –$ 385,000 per episode. During negotiations in April for

780-517: A rape crisis advocate to prepare for the role of Benson. She has portrayed Benson since 1999. Hargitay won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role. She received UCLA's TFT Distinguished Alumni Award in 2011 and was honored at the school's June commencement ceremony. During the last months of her pregnancy in 2006, Hargitay took maternity leave from SVU , and was temporarily replaced by Connie Nielsen , who portrayed Stabler's temporary partner Dani Beck . In late December 2008, Hargitay suffered

840-569: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . She is also known for her philanthropic work and activism. Hargitay was born in Santa Monica, California , and is the daughter of bodybuilder and actor Mickey Hargitay and actress Jayne Mansfield . She attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles and enrolled in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television , leaving before completing her degree to pursue acting. Her early credits include

900-746: A storefront in the Hillcrest district of Little Rock. The business sold electrical appliances in the front of the building, and the company enabled Wilbourn and Miller to buy telephone equipment wholesale. Alltel's modern history begins in 1983 when Allied Telephone and Mid-Continent Telephone merged. Mid-Continent Telephone was originally a theatre company and started in 1931 by Eddie Ruben and Joe L. Floyd in Minnesota. In 1985, Alltel launched its first wireless system in Charlotte, North Carolina . In 1993, Alltel opened its first wireless retail store. In 1997,

960-588: A three phase turn down schedule in response to the FCC decision stating that by March 1, 2008 A and B side carriers are no longer required to support analog. The analog systems were retired by the end of 2008. While Alltel had not outlined its future path, merger partner Verizon Wireless had already announced plans to switch to GSM-based LTE . There were Alltel-owned and -operated networks in parts of 6 states . Alltel utilized roaming agreements with competing providers to provide coast-to-coast service. Roaming agreements in

1020-414: A translucent trackball (the "Pearl"), which facilitates horizontal and vertical scrolling, instead of the traditional BlackBerry scroll wheel . The backlit color of the 8100 trackball is controlled by a series of LEDs and may be changed by software loaded on the phone; the 8110, 8120 and 8130 models trackball is lit only in white. The color customization capabilities also extend to the notification LED in

1080-567: Is a diminutive of Mary). She was raised Catholic and has two older brothers, Miklós and Zoltán, as well as three half-siblings, Jayne Marie Mansfield and Antonio "Tony" Cimber (from her mother's first and third marriages, respectively) and Tina Hargitay (from her father's first marriage). In 1962, troubles arose in Mansfield and Hargitay's marriage after Mansfield had an affair with an Italian filmmaker. Hargitay's parents divorced in May 1963, but

1140-408: Is an American actress, producer, and philanthropist. Hargitay has played Olivia Benson on NBC 's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999, which is the longest-running character in the longest-running American primetime drama. Since 2013, she is among the highest-paid actresses on television. Her accolades include two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award , and in 2013, she received

1200-510: Is featured on the 2005 video game True Crime: New York City . Hargitay also had a minor role in the 1995 film Leaving Las Vegas . Hargitay briefly replaced Gabrielle Fitzpatrick as Dulcea in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie , although her scenes were cut from the film when Fitzpatrick recovered from her surgery and returned to the film. In 1988, she had a recurring role as Carly Fixx in

1260-542: Is the founder and former president of the Joyful Heart Foundation, an organization established in 2004 to provide support to survivors of sexual assault , domestic violence , child abuse , elder abuse and human trafficking. According to Hargitay, she was inspired by an encounter with a pod of dolphins that surrounded her while she was swimming off the coast of Hawaii at the age of 15. The encounter, which had ignited profound spiritual feelings within her,

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1320-577: The Rankin-Bass Christmas specials. The campaign included a MySpace page , and Campbell-Ewald Digital created The Man Cave with its own web site . The fourth and fifth commercials features employees of other carriers' mall stores trying to convince Chad to end My Circle with $ 8.00. The sixth has Chad giving RAZRs as Christmas gifts to them. Since this service and advertising campaign started, other carriers started adding similar services. For example, T-Mobile introduced "My Faves" in

1380-616: The AT&;T network by midyear 2014. The transition completed in February 2015 with all Alltel customers becoming a part of the AT&T network. In early 2016, AT&T dissolved Alltel Wireless. In 1943, the Allied Telephone Company , a small business specializing in installing telephone poles and cabling for telephone companies across Arkansas , was founded by Charles Miller and Hugh Willbourn, Jr. In 1945, they opened

1440-646: The BlackBerry 8120 is the first Pearl model to support Wi-Fi . BlackBerry Pearl 8110, 8120 and 8130 use the Antioch chip from Cypress Semiconductor , a Westbridge peripheral controller enabling "direct connection between peripherals, creating ultra-fast transfers". This upgrade from 8100 provides faster USB sideloading than older phones, and fast connection to the microSDHC card, capable of transferring 1 GB file in less than 70 seconds - over 16Mbyte/s transfer rate. This speed significantly surpasses that of

1500-496: The Joyful Heart Foundation has sent over 5,000 women and children on therapeutic programs in New York, Los Angeles, and Hawaii, which combine yoga , meditation , massage , journaling , and swimming with dolphins . According to Hargitay, the Foundation has raised $ 20 million and helped approximately 5,000 survivors as of April 2011. Reference to the Joyful Heart Foundation was worked into episodes of Special Victims Unit , via

1560-1091: The Netherlands; Globe Telecom in the Philippines; Grameenphone in Bangladesh; Vodafone in New Zealand; Singtel in Singapore; Mobilink in Pakistan and all networks in the UK; MTN , Globacom and Zain in Nigeria. Tigo , Comcel in Colombia ; Movistar , Digicel , Claro and Cable & Wireless in Panama Mariska Hargitay Mariska Magdolna Hargitay ( / m ə ˈ r ɪ ʃ k ə ˈ h ɑːr ɡ ɪ t eɪ / ; born January 23, 1964)

1620-450: The United States were primarily with Verizon and Sprint until the completion of the migration of all customers to the AT&T network. After Alltel's November 2004 announcement that Campbell-Ewald of Detroit would be their primary advertising agency, Alltel used lookalikes of rival cell phone companies' primary advertising characters along with Alltel's spokesman, played by comedian Chad Brokaw. After competing networks complained,

1680-978: The United States; TIM , Vodafone and Wind in Italy; Turkcell and Avea in Turkey ; Claro , Vivo in Brazil, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico; Airtel , Vodafone and Reliance Communications in India; Iusacell , Telcel and Movistar in Mexico; Rogers Wireless , Telus , SaskTel , MTS , TBayTel , Bell Mobility , Wind Mobile , and Virgin Mobile Canada in Canada; Telstra , Optus and Vodafone in Australia; Indosat in Indonesia; KPN and Vodafone in

1740-409: The actors left, there was a moment of dead silence, after which Wolf blurted out, "Oh well. There's no doubt who we should choose – Hargitay and Meloni." The duo, who Wolf believed had the perfect chemistry from the first time he saw them together, were his first choice. Garth Ancier , then head of NBC Entertainment, agreed, and the rest of the panel assembled voiced their assent. Hargitay trained as

1800-506: The cause. Hargitay has worked with Michigan Police and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy to raise awareness about the statistics of untested rape kits . Hargitay appeared in the 17th season of NBC's The More You Know public service announcements in 2006, and again in the spring of 2009. She is an honorary board member director of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation . As of November 2010,

1860-600: The company's wireless and wireline businesses were combined into a single organization. On December 9, 2005, Alltel announced that it would become a wireless-only company, simultaneously merging and building a spin-off company for its wireline services. The wireline services business of Alltel merged with Valor Telecom and was named Windstream Communications on April 10, 2006. The merger-spinoff process ended July 17, 2006 when Windstream began operations. On May 20, 2007, Alltel announced an agreement to be sold to two private-equity firms: TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners. Under

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1920-704: The deal, the two firms paid $ 71.50 a share in cash, or $ 27.5 billion, a 10% premium over Alltel's May 18, 2007 closing price. 1990 1997 1998 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2013 2016 Alltel's networks consisted of analog and digital systems operating primarily on the 850 MHz (3GPP2 Band Class 0) cellular band, much like Verizon Wireless . Native Alltel markets consisted of both analog ( AMPS ) and digital ( CDMA ) technologies. Virtually 100 percent of markets had been outfitted with 3G 1xEV-DO digital technology, which allows for additional battery life and faster download times when using Internet or BREW-based applications. Alltel posted

1980-524: The director Matt Cimber , who had directed her in a 1964 production of the William Inge play Bus Stop . In July 1966, Mansfield filed for divorce from Climber. However, the divorce was never finalized. On June 29, 1967, Mansfield was in an automobile accident on a stretch of U.S. Route 90 between New Orleans and Bay St. Louis , Mississippi . The accident ripped off the top of the car, instantly killing Mansfield, her boyfriend Sam Brody, and

2040-401: The driver. Asleep in the back of the vehicle, Mariska, then three-and-a-half years old, was left with a zigzag scar on one side of her head. Her brothers, Miklós and Zoltán, escaped with minor injuries. After the death of their mother, the three siblings were raised by their father and his third wife, Ellen Siano. Hargitay dislikes comparisons with her famous mother and, at age 18, said, "My dad

2100-603: The earlier iPhone , Motorola RAZR or Sony Ericsson Walkman . In mid-2010, the Pearl 81xx had a successor with 3g capabilities- 9100. The BlackBerry Pearl 8220 is RIM's first flip phone . It is thus often referred to as the "Pearl Flip" or "BlackBerry Flip". The Pearl Flip is available in the United States through U.S. Cellular , T-Mobile , Verizon and Cellular South and in the UK through O2 , in Indonesia through Indosat , and in Canada through Rogers , Telus, and Bell Mobility. The phone has been known by many names, from

2160-539: The first country music video to appear on MTV . A year later she had a small role in the horror film Ghoulies . Hargitay has appeared on numerous other television programs, including: Freddy's Nightmares – A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series , Ellen , All-American Girl , Baywatch , Cracker , Gabriel's Fire , In the Heat of the Night , The Single Guy , Wiseguy , and thirtysomething . Her voice

2220-446: The first 13 episodes. However, NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt later clarified that she would be in every episode of the season. As of August 2012, Hargitay was earning approximately $ 400,000 –$ 500,000 per episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . In 2013 and 2014, she was ranked by Forbes as the second highest-paid television actress, only after Sofia Vergara of Modern Family . Hargitay continues to be considered one of

2280-450: The highest-paid television actresses in the world, making well over $ 500,000 per episode. In 2013, Hargitay was awarded with the 2,511th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Her star was placed next to the star of her mother, which is located at 6328 Hollywood Boulevard. In July 2021, Hargitay suffered a broken ankle after taking a fall in the rain while leaving the screening of Black Widow . Her injury caused minor script changes and

2340-539: The majority of Alltel Wireless in a deal valued at $ 28.1 billion. The merger was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on the condition that Verizon divest 105 Alltel markets. On May 8, 2009, AT&T announced it would acquire 79 of the divested wireless properties, including licenses, network assets, and 1.5 million current subscribers, primarily in rural areas across 18 states. On April 26, 2010, Atlantic Tele-Network acquired

2400-409: The option to use the traditional typing method. The Pearl supports the full range of BlackBerry enterprise functionality. Unlike previous BlackBerry devices, the Pearl includes a music player, camera, as well as other multimedia functions. It requires the purchase of a MicroSD memory card to support storage of multimedia files beyond the 64 MB provided internally. Most notably, the Pearl uses

2460-406: The original codename BlackBerry "Kickstart" name to the current BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Smartphone name. A CDMA version is available for Verizon and Alltel known as the 8230. The Pearl Flip is very similar to the original Pearl and uses the same predictive text input that the Pearl uses. It has a 2.0-megapixel camera and video recording. It is the first BlackBerry to feature Wi-Fi and mobile calling in

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2520-403: The promotional campaign featured this notice on television and the website: "Our lawyers would like to inform you some of the characters you see here are not associated with Alltel. They are look-alikes. The characters, not our lawyers." In the first commercial, at an Alltel store, Alltel representative Chad spoke to representatives of five competitors to his circle . A second commercial was set in

2580-660: The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Hargitay's character, Olivia Benson, was heavily involved in rape and domestic violence cases in New York; in many episodes she defended the women, because she knew the trauma that they had experienced. Some women who watched the show felt a connection with her, which led them to send Hargitay letters because they thought she could do something with them. Since Hargitay received these letters from women, she knew that she had to use her platform to do something meaningful. She, in fact, did; Hargitay became

2640-481: The remaining 26 divested Alltel markets, including licenses, network assets and 800,000 subscribers. These remaining markets continued to be operated by Allied Wireless , a subsidiary of ATN, under the Alltel name. On September 20, 2013, AT&T announced they had completed the acquisition of Alltel from Atlantic Tele-Network. AT&T immediately began plans to upgrade the former Alltel network and to move customers to

2700-509: The same response for sexual assault survivors. I want no shame with the victim." On August 28, 2004, in Santa Barbara, California , Hargitay married Peter Hermann , an actor whom she met on the set of Law & Order: SVU , on which he plays the recurring role of defense attorney Trevor Langan. On June 28, 2006, Hargitay gave birth to their son, August, by an emergency caesarean section . In April 2011, she and her husband adopted

2760-468: The series Falcon Crest and In the Heat of the Night (both 1988), Tequila and Bonetti (1992), Can't Hurry Love (1995–1996), and ER (1997–1998), and the drama film Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Asides from SVU , she co-produced the HBO documentary I Am Evidence (2017). Hargitay founded the Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides support to people who have been sexually abused , and became

2820-421: The sexy next-door neighbor, in the 1995 sitcom Can't Hurry Love , which starred Nancy McKeon . In 1997, Hargitay played detective Nina Echeverria on the drama series Prince Street , and had a recurring role as inept desk clerk Cynthia Hooper during the fourth season of ER . Hargitay said in 1986 that she never thought about doing television until a role on the one-hour adventure drama series Downtown

2880-415: The soap opera Falcon Crest . She portrayed police officer Angela Garcia in the 1992 series Tequila and Bonetti and appeared in the two-part fourth season finale episode of Seinfeld , where they had her read for the role of Elaine Benes in "The Pilot" . She was considered for the character of Elaine Benes on Seinfeld itself before it began. Two years later, Hargitay portrayed Didi Edelstein,

2940-423: The theme music " Come and Get Your Love ". The parodied competitors, called "Sales Guys" are perpetually frustrated by their failures and less popularity, even going so far as to harass and threaten him, albeit with less than effective results. The Sales Guys are played by professional actors Matthew Brent ( Verizon ), Scott Halberstadt ( Cingular/AT&T ), Ian Gould ( T-Mobile ), and Michael Busch ( Sprint ), who

3000-414: The thousands of untested rape kits; Hargitay called this lack of testing "the clearest and most shocking demonstration of how we regard these crimes in our country." The film received Best Documentary at the 40th News and Documentary Emmy Awards , winning Hargitay her second Emmy and first as a producer. Hargitay was a guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional December 19–20, 2022. Hargitay

3060-499: The top right corner of the device. This LED can be programmed to blink different colors depending on which contact has called, texted or emailed. The Pearl was previously available with Entel PCS in Chile , Cellcom , Sprint , T-Mobile , AT&T Mobility , Cincinnati Bell Wireless , Verizon Wireless , Alltel , US Cellular , Centennial Wireless , MOSH Mobile , nTelos , Cellular One , Cellular South and BlueGrass Cellular in

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3120-420: The two leads at Rockefeller Center . The last round had been narrowed down to six finalists. For the female lead – Detective Olivia Benson – Samantha Mathis , Reiko Aylesworth , and Hargitay were being considered. For the male lead – Detective Elliot Stabler – the finalists were Tim Matheson , John Slattery , and Christopher Meloni . Meloni and Hargitay had auditioned in the final round together, and after

3180-488: Was Mr. Universe, so it would be fun for me to be Miss Universe". Hargitay has said that the early loss of her mother left "a hole in my life that won't ever be filled. I will never get over it. I will always be a girl who lost her mom". Hargitay's father died in September 2006 from multiple myeloma in Los Angeles, California, at age 80. While a student at her Catholic secondary school, Marymount High School , Hargitay

3240-570: Was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma . She left before completing her degree. Hargitay attended Groundlings Theatre and School in Los Angeles. After Hargitay was crowned Miss Beverly Hills USA, she competed in the Miss California USA pageant the following year and placed fourth runner-up to Julie Hayek , who was later crowned Miss USA . In 1984, Hargitay appeared in Ronnie Milsap 's music video for " She Loves My Car ",

3300-401: Was active in cheerleading, student government, athletics, and the theater program. She enjoyed acting and enrolled at UCLA after graduation from high school in 1982. That same year, Hargitay was crowned Miss Beverly Hills USA. By the time she was a freshman in college, Hargitay had an agent and several small roles to her credit. She attended UCLA School of Theater Film and Television where she

3360-510: Was later replaced by Adam Herschman. Each representative wears a shirt with the color of the company they represent, as well as name tags to represent their company. Most ads in 2007 had the Cingular/AT&;T guy wearing two name tags—one each for Cingular & AT&T—while that brand was transiting to AT&T . As of 2008, they added a snobbish wizard into the ads. The Christmas 2007/2008 ads uses stop-motion animation , parodying

3420-413: Was offered. In fact, she experienced difficulties in her efforts to begin a career as a Hollywood actor. Hargitay endured frequent comparisons to her mother. Casting for the lead characters of NBC police procedural television drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit occurred in the spring of 1999. Dick Wolf , along with officials from NBC and Studios USA, was at the final auditions for

3480-624: Was one that Hargitay hoped to share with others. Back in November 2009, Hargitay and the Joyful Heart Foundation built healing and wellness kits for women who suffered domestic violence and were currently in the Los Angeles County's domestic violence shelters. They created enough kits to give one to each of about 600 women. In California, the domestic violence services budget was in a major crisis, and shelters were forced to turn women away. Hargitay and her foundation donated money to

3540-420: Was spun off and continued to operate under the same name in six states, mostly in rural areas. Following the merger, Alltel remained the ninth largest wireless telecommunications company in the United States, with approximately 800,000 customers. On January 22, 2013, AT&T announced they were acquiring what remained of Alltel from Atlantic Tele-Network for $ 780 million in cash. At its peak, Alltel operated

3600-482: Was written into the season 23 premiere of SVU . In January 2007, she and her older son appeared in a Got Milk? advertisement. At the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards , Hargitay won the "Video of the Year" Award, shared with Taylor Swift and all of the celebrities that appeared in the music video for Swift's song " Bad Blood ". Hargitay produced a documentary, I Am Evidence released by HBO in 2018, following

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