Sprint Makes iDEN - CDMA Walkie Talkie Call

You will need to be using an existing iDEN or CDMA/iDEN hybrid PowerSource phone or a new HPPTT capable CDMA EV-DO Rev. A phone.

any idea what these new phones are gonna be?? I kinda dont wanna let my M1 go ya know

Byrd

It will require a handset with EVDO Rev A. No such phones have been launched yet.

The Mogul is upgradeable to Rev A, but not all Rev. A phones will necessarily support the new PTT tech.

who sez the mogul cant get qchat? lol the ok button or voice command button would be perfect

It's not impossible, but I have a feeling it won't be a priority for Sprint.

but you have To admit i would be sweet

It's true what Rich said, the only EV-DO Rev. A phone out on the market for Sprint right now is the Mogul, but that doesn't sport any PTT feature. These Rev. A HPPTT (High Performance Push To Talk) phones won't be available until sometime next year, Q1 '08.

q1 huh. im guessing sanyo should have the first hpptt phones right???

Byrd

That I am not sure about but I would believe that Sanyo definitely has a big stake in it.

Theres a "test model" listed in RMS right now.

Really? What's the SKU?

Never mind I saw it.

iDEN is iDEN. The current iDEN and hybrid CDMA/iDEN phones will continue to function the same.

QChat (which will be branded something else when they launch it) is the new service for CDMA-only phones, and it will require new CDMA Rev A phones that specifically support the new PTT technology.

The part that connects the existing iDEN PTT network with the new QChat PTT network is strictly on the network side of things.

I suspect that when the conversion to the Ensemble billing system is 100% complete, and QChat comes out, it will be marketed quietly as "walkie talkie" like the iDEN phones. I keep hearing that the new billing system now supports CDMA and iDEN phones on the same family plan. I don't know first hand... seeing as how I am on the old billing system still.

I am in the "new" billing system, and i was apparently one of the earlier peolple. The minuite i saw i could upgrade to a Sprint phone from my nextel account i went for it. As a result i spent about 20 hours in one week on hold with them. Now, my nextel phone can still make calls, but not receive, my nextel number is lost somewhere, and my sprint one now works fine. However, from what i can tell there are not any "family" plans between sprint and nextel phones. I did get told something about they hybrid phones, but there are no plans that support the regular phones. But it was amazing getting a nextel bill with a sprint phone on it 😁

Nextel plans DO NOT share with either Sprint plans or hybrid plans. PERIOD. I work with both the "old" and "new" billing systems.

Also, if you have a Sprint phone, Nextel phone, and Hybrid on the same account they must have their own plan each. Not one can share with the other, right now.

Peace. 🙂

Actually, the "new" billing system can support both devices on a shared plan at once...700mins and up power pack is power pack..power source phones, however, need and have there own seperate plans..i set up and acctount with both devices and it works fine...the other thing not compatible is DC and M2M you have to pay and extra $5 for DC if you have both devices on a shared account

Nextel and hybrid phones can share, but not regular Sprint phones with any Nextel phone (hybrid or regular).