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You could not pay me to use any Iden phone

6667779311

Jan 15, 2011, 8:36 AM
I have had several Iden phones, and now I have a android phone. Unless you need the walkie talkie, and want your text messages to take hours or days to reach the person you text, do not buy any Iden phones. They suck on web, text, and call quality. That little screen is so 1995. Former owner of i880 and i875 phones.
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6667779311

Jan 15, 2011, 8:47 AM
How long before this phone shows up on Boost Mobile claiming to be a android phone. The sad part is people will buy it thinking they are getting a android phone.
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ajac09

Jan 15, 2011, 9:23 AM
and its close to an android phone it has the android kernal just lacks the touch screen and the market place and its not being advertised as an android and wont be on boost now we need some hackers to hack this baby and unleash their powers!
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tgc1980

Jan 16, 2011, 3:28 AM
ajac09 said:
And it's close to an Android phone. It has the Android kernal. It just lacks the touchscreen and the marketplace. It's not being advertised as an Android and won't be on Boost. Now, we need some hackers to hack this baby and unleash their powers!



Doesn't Boost already have an Android phone?
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jhr2112

Jan 16, 2011, 7:59 PM
They do but it runs on Sprints network not Nextel. Most Boost phones are CDMA now rather than the iden.
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bobc74

Jan 15, 2011, 10:24 AM
But some of Sprint's customers still swear by IDEN. Why? Because in some areas, it works where no one elses service does! Also even though other carriers have launched PTT service, Direct Connect is still the best PTT technology out there.
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Joshmo

Jan 15, 2011, 11:49 AM
yeah, but when i worked in cellular, durning the tdma to gsm switchover, there were people who believed tdma was a better product.
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jhr2112

Jan 16, 2011, 8:01 PM
It dropped fewer calls but that's about it..GSM sucked at launch into the first year..
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misschris

Jan 15, 2011, 1:51 PM
Thank you.

Not every service is right for everyone. Here in PA, we have a HUGE, die-hard iDen customer base, and they're already freaking out about the impending phase-out that isn't scheduled to start until 2013.

Nextel was built around Direct Connect. I believe it was the first all-digital network, and is the only 1G service still around. And it is still unmatched when it comes to direct connect speed.

Does it stink for texting, internet, etc? Of course. If you want to do that, then get a different service. It's like having a dial-up internet connection at home, and then complaining about how long it takes to download a movie.

Y'all need to find something better to do with your energy.
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jhr2112

Jan 16, 2011, 8:02 PM
Its good for the NASCAR hillbillies..
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cakvalasc

Jan 15, 2011, 11:55 AM
This phone actually usees a new technology to reduce delayed text messaging as IDEN has been suffering in the past.

I think its a nice looking phone and a good price point for the Nextel customers.
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Dread_99

Jan 15, 2011, 1:17 PM
cakvalasc said:
This phone actually usees a new technology to reduce delayed text messaging as IDEN has been suffering in the past.

I think its a nice looking phone and a good price point for the Nextel customers.


That's true: MO-SMS (if I'm not mistaken).
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6667779311

Jan 15, 2011, 5:16 PM
Before I dumped my i880, I sent a text to a co- worker who was out state on vacation. I sent it on a Wednesday, the following Monday she was sitting at her desk and said why did you just send me a text when I am sitting 10 feet away. I said I did not, I text you last Wednesday.
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cellphonesaretools

Jan 16, 2011, 10:54 AM
MissChris is correct, there are people for whom iDEN works extremely well and it does exactly what they want.

Specifically directed toward poster "6667779311":
Isn't it totally irrelevant for you to be comparing YOUR needs/wants to that of every other wireless customer in existence? To each their own, and frankly, no iDEN user cares that YOU want a full-feature phone for text, web, etc. You see, iDEN users go about their lives doing their thing, and they don't try to impress their stuff on you, so why can't you just be happy with the service you have now and let everyone else choose whatever service that works well for them? I don't get what you're trying to accomplish by trying to tell me that iDEN is no good, when it has worked superbl...
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6667779311

Jan 17, 2011, 9:13 AM
This is directed to cellphonesaretools. The place where I work insist on using these out of date phones. So I have know choice but to use these out of date phones. The walkie talkie is very hit a and miss and does not work in some buildings. We have 3 sites that are separated 17 and 45 miles that uses nextels. Daily I can not reach them on the walkie and sending text is a waste of time. I brought my own phone so I could reach my guys when I am off duty. It was a waste of money. So I have put my money where my mouth is on this subject. Do you know how much and i880 cost new. Thank you.
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6667779311

Jan 17, 2011, 4:48 PM
My iden phone was my work and personnel phone for 5 years. So I have put my money where my mouth is. I downloaded opera mini 4 to check my mail. I had my text set to auto so it did not take five minutes to download a message. I am not a poster bad mouthing iden without using iden.
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cellphonesaretools

Jan 20, 2011, 3:30 AM
Right. So iDEN does not work in your area and you don't like it, that's perfectly legitimate.

However, your original post slammed ALL of iDEN as being bad/useless, which is not true. If you had stated that iDEN did not work for YOU, that would have been fine, but you generalized it to ALL of iDEN, thus your erroneous statements needed rebuttal.

I could make similar statements about AT&T and T-Mobile not working well in my situation, and for several reasons I no longer use either AT&T nor T-Mobile. But I would never try to tell anyone else that ATT or T-Mo is never any good for anyone, because that is a ridiculous statement.

To each their own. You're free to hate iDEN and go with whatever other carrier you prefer, but it's ridiculous...
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Rich Brome

Jan 15, 2011, 7:20 PM
MO-SMS just means sending text from the phone. Any phone that can send text has MO-SMS. (There were actually some old Sprint phones that could not send - only receive - SMS.)
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muchdrama

Jan 17, 2011, 10:44 PM
Rich Brome said:
MO-SMS just means sending text from the phone. Any phone that can send text has MO-SMS. (There were actually some old Sprint phones that could not send - only receive - SMS.)


Correct. Such as the old Sanyo 4700 for Sprint.
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