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Sprint OR Nextel

htemboy78

May 2, 2008, 2:41 PM
Does This mean that it has to clear their IDEN or CDMA network? If this happens, what will happen to all the Sprintel users
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eljeffe666

May 2, 2008, 2:46 PM
i dont think its all of either

its prob just a small portion of one or the other
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SprintNextelUSA

May 2, 2008, 4:52 PM
I think it is the iDEN (Nextel) network. The government want to use the frequency for public safty. Also, in some areas the frequency is causing call problems on iDEN phones.
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mikasn

May 2, 2008, 6:58 PM
posted Nov 19, 2007, 2:05 PM by Eric Lin
updated Nov 19, 2007, 3:52 PM

Updated: Clarified that only parts of the network are involved.

The FCC is threatening to shut down major parts of Sprint's iDEN network as portions of the 800 MHz spectrum it operates in interferes with public safety channels. The conflict between the iDEN network and public safety agencies was addressed years ago as Sprint was given new spectrum to move its iDEN network onto. Though the carrier has already spent $1 billion to move the network, the FCC says that progress is not moving according to schedule. The carrier estimates the relevant parts of the network serve nearly 20 million subscribers. Sprint has asked the Court of Appeals to help protect it against...
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michael_herc

May 2, 2008, 8:22 PM
Well, really, this should be a time for Sprint to abandon the iDEN network altogether. That network is so horrible, it's not even funny. The fact that they have mass exoduses of people vacating that network should show them that something's wrong. Just shut down the iDEN network and give all the people QChat phones.
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jrfdsf

May 3, 2008, 9:26 AM
michael_herc said:
Well, really, this should be a time for Sprint to abandon the iDEN network altogether. That network is so horrible, it's not even funny. The fact that they have mass exoduses of people vacating that network should show them that something's wrong. Just shut down the iDEN network and give all the people QChat phones.


Actually, Sprint has invested quite a bit of $$$ into the iDEN network, and improved coverage to boot. iDEN is now the second largest wireless network in the U.S.

Nextel's network had the second fewest FCC complaints filed against it, of any national carrier, prior to the merger: a time when their network was WAY below what it is now.

Sprint isn't going to shut down the...
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