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Kyocera DuraXT Arrives at Sprint as Rugged Direct Connect Clamshell

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OmegaWolf747

Jun 10, 2012, 2:21 PM
Didn't I recently read that Sprint is shutting down their iDEN network? Why would they offer a phone for a network that will be gone soon?
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Haggard

Jun 10, 2012, 2:25 PM
This is the Push to Talk on CDMA device.
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Haggard

Jun 10, 2012, 2:26 PM
😕

Push to Talk on CDMA service*
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OmegaWolf747

Jun 10, 2012, 2:30 PM
Oops! I forgot about that.

Thanks.
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Haggard

Jun 10, 2012, 3:00 PM
No problem.
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Rich Brome

Jun 10, 2012, 6:37 PM
This is a CDMA phone, not iDEN. They are shutting down the iDEN network in one year, and have definitely stopped selling iDEN phones.
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OmegaWolf747

Jun 10, 2012, 6:42 PM
Right. I forgot that push to talk was available on CDMA as well as iDEN. I wonder if it'll be available on LTE.
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MadFatMan

Jun 10, 2012, 8:52 PM
Why would you want LTE on a feature phone? What would be the point with it's postage stamp size screen and lack of applications, features and specs that would warrant LTE...

This phone fits the niche that it is intended for.If you have this phone you fit in one of the following.

- This phone is being provided to you by your job.
- You bought this phone for your cranky father in law that flys into a tie raid when you try to introduce him to techo garbilty gook.
- You are punishing you braty kids by taking their smartphones away and activating this on their phone line.

-or-

You JUST need a PHONE to be a PHONE and not your all in one techo swiss army knife.
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Jayshmay

Jun 11, 2012, 12:26 AM
Eventually --EVERYTHING -- will be on LTE.
IT'S called VoLTE, Voice over LTE.
So yes, regular ph calls, txt msgs, direct connect, and data will all be over LTE sometime in the not too distant future.
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MadFatMan

Jun 11, 2012, 12:33 AM
Very True, but not before this generation of phones (particularly this Kyrocera POS) is replaced with its next upgrade.

Yea VoLTE is a very real thing that is happening but not as quick as some would have you believe. Overage rates for minutes is still quite profitable and the bean counters are still configuring exactly how they will bill data with everything being reduced to data usage.
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jhr2112

Jun 11, 2012, 3:32 AM
Why would you call this phone a pos? Kyrocera/Sanyo have made pretty good phones over the years. Just because its not a geek phone and its for people that work hard for a living and doesn't suit your needs doesn't make it a pos..Sounds elitist..
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Cellenator

Jun 11, 2012, 8:29 AM
I agree and want this phone as my main line.
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MadFatMan

Jun 11, 2012, 11:00 PM
No, not an elitist, far from it actually. I just do not like Kyrocera and what they did to the Sanyo Wireless division name.

I completely understand that sometimes a phone just needs to he a phone and not everyone needs the latest and greatest techno swiss army knife.

I just wish my carrier of choice, Sprint had more basic phones than just Kyrocera to choose from.
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Haggard

Jun 11, 2012, 8:59 AM
doubtful, these are work phones and they tend to just be standard phones that will last a few days for battery life. LTE would ruin battery life for these devices.
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Jayshmay

Jun 11, 2012, 12:08 AM
Do you think LTE on Sprint's 800MHz, will be similar to
Vzn's LTE on 700MHz? Speed wise?
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