First Dual Mode iDEN / CDMA Phone Revealed
Hmmm. Disappointing?
This doesn't really impress me as much as it would have if Moto had found a way to hand off voice calls seamlessly between the two networks...in case you leave a Sprint covered area and enter Nextel territory.
Am I right in taking it that this will be strictly Sprint's voice and data, and Nextel's iDen?
Looks like whoever mentioned the nightmares of GAIT phones can sleep easy.
Are they still going to offer Nextel Phones just for nextel service come october?
They will still offer Nextel phones.
Nextel18 said:
I didn’t read Ruff’s message
Yet he says that he probably disagrees with me. That doesn't sound much like "judging a book by its author," now does it?
RUFF1415 said:
Hmmm, maybe you all should take a lesson in reading each other's posts.
Nextel18 said:
I didn’t read Ruff’s message
Yet he says that he probably disagrees with me. That doesn't sound much like "judging a book by its author," now does it?
You're assuming he's intelligent.
Sooooo, for areas like that...this phone is almost pointless. Until Sprint gets on the ball and starts integrating the two networks over to all CDMA, that is.
RUFF1415 said:
... Until Sprint gets on the ball and starts integrating the two networks over to all CDMA, that is.
That is the plan. 🙂
RUFF1415 said:
... This doesn't really impress me as much as it would have if Moto had found a way to hand off voice calls seamlessly between the two networks...in case you leave a Sprint covered area and enter Nextel territory. ...
That would actually not be the smartest strategy for Sprint. The smarter strategy would be for Sprint to add CDMA base stations to all of Nextel's non-overlapping tower locations, so there is one network that combines the coverage areas of both former networks.
...and that is exactly what Sprint has been busy doing. 😉
Afterall, isn't their time frame to integrate the two technologies into one now reaching into 2010? It was...
This type of phone is simply designed to fill the gap until they can migrate high-quality PTT to the CDMA network.
My concerns about this were almost put at ease when they announced a possible CDMA/iDen phone to fill the gap...and now they've gone and changed their plans.
Oh well.
I don't recall Sprint ever promising a CDMA/iDEN phone that would work the way you describe. That was wishful thinking. The plans did not change.
Also, what will happen to Motorola do about their exclusive iDEN contract with Nextel-based service, since they are the only ones that make iDEN phones?
terryjohnson16 said:
Do you think that once Nextel drops iDEN tech, they will sell their spectrum to other companies like T-Mobile, to use their 850MHz licenses?
Also, what will happen to Motorola do about their exclusive iDEN contract with Nextel-based service, since they are the only ones that make iDEN phones?
Doubt it, since nextel iden freq aren't cellular but SMR. Anyway Tmobile uses 1.9 not 800.
What will happen? Well, that is why Sprint is migrating Nextel’s customers over and because of that when Qchat comes out; Sprint will have Sanyo and others to deploy these types of devices. I just want everyone to be clear that Motorola will still have a say in Qchat and other similar type devices.
RUFF1415 said:
So you won't be able to take full advantage of having access to both voice networks with this phone? I have to say...that's what I was expecting of this phone. Now I'm not too excited.
This doesn't really impress me as much as it would have if Moto had found a way to hand off voice calls seamlessly between the two networks...in case you leave a Sprint covered area and enter Nextel territory.
Am I right in taking it that this will be strictly Sprint's voice and data, and Nextel's iDen?
Looks like whoever mentioned the nightmares of GAIT phones can sleep easy.
Personally, Ruff, this is about all I expected from Sprextel's first joint network handset.
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