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Sprint/Nextel Coverage
I was recently told by a local Nextel rep that in 6 to 8 months wherever Sprint has coverage that Nextel will also have coverage. Sprint customer service says they don't have any info about this. Can anyone help me?
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What I had heard was the network transition is going to be going on through 2006 but may not be complete until into 2007. This was a while back though and I have not heard any updates on estimated times.
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I find that hard to believe since the two companies operate on a completely different network, but I suppose it is possible with a lot of work and a lot of money.
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I personally think that rep was pulling false information out of his butt but hey, that's just my opinion.
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The only thing I heard was that some of the next Nextel phones will work on both CDMA & IDEN, so Nextel users will be able to use their phones on Sprint's network where Nextel doesn't have coverage, and I believe allow CDMA roaming where neither carrier has coverage. Sprint has their work cut out for them to integrate the 2 networks.
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I currently work in a Sprint Nextel store and i have been told that they are working on combining the two networks into using the same towers. They have been saying mid 2007 as of now, but it is an extremely expensive project that they have in front of them so when it will happen isnt a definite as of right now.
If you have a nextel right now and are unhappy with the service you get you could try switching to a sprint phone. The main difference is that there is no direct connect with sprint. However the monthly plans are usually cheaper. Also there would be no cancellation fee since sprint now owns nextel.
ill post more as soon as i find anything else out.
If you have a nextel right now and are unhappy with the service you get you could try switching to a sprint phone. The main difference is that there is no direct connect with sprint. However the monthly plans are usually cheaper. Also there would be no cancellation fee since sprint now owns nextel.
ill post more as soon as i find anything else out.
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I haven't heard of any integration what-so-ever being started yet. The only thing I've seen & heard is that they're still pumping money into each network (iDEN & CDMA) separartely according to capacity/coverage concerns made within each company well before the merge...
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I heard Sprint purchased a paging network to use the towers for IDEN Nextel.
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