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nextel4ever

Jan 3, 2008, 5:07 PM
I talked with a Sprint rep a few minutes ago and he says that soon they will have phones that use Nextel and Sprint on the voice side. In other words the phone will swap between networks not just one network for voice and one for DC like the hybrid phones. Has anyone else heard about this?
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jrfdsf

Jan 3, 2008, 7:19 PM
nextel4ever said:
I talked with a Sprint rep a few minutes ago and he says that soon they will have phones that use Nextel and Sprint on the voice side. In other words the phone will swap between networks not just one network for voice and one for DC like the hybrid phones. Has anyone else heard about this?


Not heard this one. I seriously doubt it, too.

Sprint IS planning to launch QChat phones sometime very soon. These phones will have 850 cellular CDMA roaming, but no iDEN.

It is possible that Sprint may release a couple of more hybrids that will default to iDEN for voice if there is no CDMA signal available. Again, I don't see this happening.
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nextel4ever

Jan 3, 2008, 8:35 PM
Roaming? Wouldn't it be in Sprint's best interest not to charge for roaming or to add 850 to it's CDMA spectrum. People hate roaming charges! Come on Sprint!!!
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rawmustard

Jan 4, 2008, 11:25 AM
Most Sprint plans that have come in recent years include roaming, with the stipulations that you reside in a Sprint area and a majority of usage is on the Sprint network. Plans that charge extra for domestic roaming are quite rare now. Sprint won't add 850 spectrum, but the new QChat phones should be able to support 850 CDMA since the iDEN radio will be absent.
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jrfdsf

Jan 4, 2008, 4:55 PM
rawmustard said:
Most Sprint plans that have come in recent years include roaming, with the stipulations that you reside in a Sprint area and a majority of usage is on the Sprint network. Plans that charge extra for domestic roaming are quite rare now. Sprint won't add 850 spectrum, but the new QChat phones should be able to support 850 CDMA since the iDEN radio will be absent.


Exactly. iDEN kept the 850 CDMA roaming off of the current hybrid's because of interference issues, which won't be the case with QCHat phones.
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nextel4ever

Jan 4, 2008, 9:05 PM
When do you expect the Q-chat phones to be available?
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jrfdsf

Jan 5, 2008, 12:27 PM
nextel4ever said:
When do you expect the Q-chat phones to be available?


I've heard as early as February, but March seems more likely. That's just a few months away, either way.

My only concern with the QChat phones is the pricing. I'm wondering if both the phones & the plans won't be higher than current Nextel plans, which are already more expensive than Sprint, when it comes to additional lines, $5 extra for M2M, and no entry level family plan ($60).

We'll have to wait and see, but I look for no later than the end of March, if all goes well.
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nextel4ever

Jan 5, 2008, 4:15 PM
They may have to take a loss on something to compete. People probably won't pay more for service or plans. I guess we will see what they bring to the table. Are there any pictures of these phones available yet?
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jrfdsf

Jan 6, 2008, 5:08 PM
nextel4ever said:
They may have to take a loss on something to compete. People probably won't pay more for service or plans. I guess we will see what they bring to the table. Are there any pictures of these phones available yet?


Yes. Those pics can be found on Sprintusers.com or phone-rush.typepad.com.
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nextel4ever

Jan 6, 2008, 8:43 PM
I see that were Sanyo and Samsung phones shown. Do you expect any Motorola phones?
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jrfdsf

Jan 7, 2008, 11:40 AM
Yes.

http://www.howardforums.com/showpost.php?p=9793617&p ... »

There are no pictures of the Moto phones on this link, but the leaked article does in fact mention that Moto's will be released as well.
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cellphonesaretools

Jan 6, 2008, 10:46 AM
RE: "...current Nextel plans, which are already more expensive than Sprint, when it comes to additional lines, $5 extra for M2M, and no entry level family plan ($60)."

I think the only real difference is the fact that Sprint's family plans charge $10/mo/line for additional lines, whereas Nextel plans cost $20/mo/line for additional lines. After all, Nextel's unlimited DC is functionally equivalent to Sprint's unlimited M2M. Regarding the difference in the bottom-end family plans, Nextel's basic at $70/mo is indeed $10/mo more than Sprint's $60/mo, but with Nextel's you get 700 min/mo, vs 550 min/mo w/Sprint.

But I don't understand why Nextel still charged $20/mo for additional lines long after the competition changed to $10/mo/line.
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nextel4ever

Jan 8, 2008, 4:13 PM
This appears to be one of the new Q-chat phones. Has anyone seen any pics of Moto Q-chat phones?
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nextel18

Jan 8, 2008, 10:00 PM
It might not be because Qchat is really used on the CDMA network not IDEN.
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nextel18

Jan 8, 2008, 10:02 PM
I wanted to say in additionally that when they come out with devices on the CDMA network with Qchat they will be able to communicate with those on IDEN.
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nextel18

Jan 8, 2008, 10:03 PM
I have.
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Sprint Noobie

Jan 8, 2008, 10:24 PM
How many have you seen??? Are any coming out this month???
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nextel18

Jan 8, 2008, 10:43 PM
I cannot say when they are coming out specifically but they should be coming out either this quarter or next one. I have seen a bunch from regular phone devices to PDAs.
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nextel4ever

Jan 10, 2008, 8:32 AM
Will these phones support 850 CDMA for roaming to provide better voice coverage?
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