iDEN on Nextel is going to be up and running until AT LEAST 2010 (for PUBLIC USE) however, it MAY still be used by government entities past that time, whist QChat, or another provider all together is looked into. Who knows. As for Nextel and iDEN in other countries, they are flourishing, and thriving (save Telus MIKE perhaps). This phone though, I think its a nice designer phone, and could be labled RAZR III, but its not likely going to happen anytime soon.
Sprint is pushing people to the more spectrum efficient CDMA, thats true, but they are not discouraging people from getting Nextel. However, they are releasing more POWERVISION phones that do EVDO Data, CDMA Voice and iDEN DirectConnect, so its hard to actually be precise when people say now a days they have Nextel. Nextel is really know known solely for Direct Connect Walkie Talkie (as in people think that feature IS NEXTEL, not realizing that NEXTEL is a company)
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Roger Alford @ Jan 29th 2008 2:51AM
iDEN on Nextel is going to be up and running until AT LEAST 2010 (for PUBLIC USE) however, it MAY still be used by government entities past that time, whist QChat, or another provider all together is looked into. Who knows. As for Nextel and iDEN in other countries, they are flourishing, and thriving (save Telus MIKE perhaps). This phone though, I think its a nice designer phone, and could be labled RAZR III, but its not likely going to happen anytime soon.
Sprint is pushing people to the more spectrum efficient CDMA, thats true, but they are not discouraging people from getting Nextel. However, they are releasing more POWERVISION phones that do EVDO Data, CDMA Voice and iDEN DirectConnect, so its hard to actually be precise when people say now a days they have Nextel. Nextel is really know known solely for Direct Connect Walkie Talkie (as in people think that feature IS NEXTEL, not realizing that NEXTEL is a company)