What's the deal with the Sprint/Nextel Merger?

[Admin]

Does anyone have any info on the merger between Nextel and Sprint?

Will they be combining the 2 networks together?

What about phones and phone numbers?

[Techmage]

The Networks are incompatible at this time. Nextel uses TDMA with the iDEN Network, and Sprint uses CDMA for their PCS network.. I have heard that there is a dual mode phone in prototype status at this time.

[Techmage]

I just heard at work today they are coming up with a phone that has iDEN and PCS capabilities.. iDEN For the PTT, and PCS for Voice and Data

[Mello]

I sure hope it works great. I don't want to lose the great iDEN network, so I hope a hybrid network will be strong.

[bryanko]

maybe the hybrid phone is that new i880 thats buzzing around the net

[nexteli560]

I think the merger was done at the wrong time. I know Nextel wanted into a bigger market and Sprint had a large share, but come on their systems were not even close.

[boostedaudi]

it will be nice when its all worked out

[RamblinWreck]

Any info on the i880 though? I've seen pics and would to know more.

[Johnny_Blaze420]

Yeah they still have to use the 2 towers...From what I understood from a friend that works for sprint they saidn there working on a phone to work w/ both but won't probably be out til like late 07/08' timeframe....

I'm currently a sprint user and have been for awhile now...

[Mello]

Correct, they are currently working on merging the iDEN network and Sprint's network into a hybrid. They will use Nextel's iDEN Direct Connect technology and Sprint's CDMA for cellular.

[rip da monsta]

does anyone know when a sprint phone will have ptt?

[howeler]

well Rip... Word is that the Hybrid is the sprint phone with PTT.... It has been released in some markets and will be ariving in all when the bugs are worked out by the suckers that have it... Just Kidding.... January is the last I heard...

[blades]

As an employee , I can tell you this , sprint and nextel merged september 2005, one company bank account , 2 seperate divisions and networks. The hybrid phone is now out has been for about a month. It just not in every market though . When it is turned on it search's for cdma towers first , then if it can't connect it goes to iden network tower . This all happens in a matter of seconds so the client will not notice any difference in there service except more areas of good signal. And Nextel is actually primarily owned by IBM which inturn has a business partnership deal with Motorolla and they all share the patten rights and cash flow .Sprint buys in to help much needed cash flow to open up network towers .If yah play the stocks go IBM cause the hybrid is going to make them worth more.

[Noslo5oh]

Blades, what do you know about any of the new phones coming out. i am hearing gossip of a touch screen phone i980? any truth to it?

[puertomexblkguy]

my friends mom works for nextel so i get pretty good info about the future of the nextel/sprint merger... they happen to be closing down one of the warehouses here in texas in december, so im gonna miss selling 930's for $200. But anyway trust me when i say ive seen the new hybrid theyre releasing and its well worth it.