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Sprint extends unlimited plan to businesses; Shares jump on acquisition rumors

Uh, didn't Sprint and Nextel use "different" technologies?I see the "technology" issue as a short term "problem". No technology seems to have the "killer" superiority so the main issue is portability and wide spread world wide coverage. Even that cannot make up for BAD customer service.RE: Sprint extends...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Sprint Communications, Nextel Communications Inc., acquisition, acquisition rumor

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Motorola Stature i9 - black (Nextel)

Motorola Stature i9 - black NextelExcellent call quality but external display & Camera Sux!Call quality & large display are my primary needs in a cell, everything else is novelty/fluff.Call clarity & internal display exceeds my expectations, so for these two reasons alone I would repurchase if lost or broken.But for...

Tags: Call Quality, Nextel Communications Inc., Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Motorola i576 - black (Sprint)

It's rare that you'd confuse a Nextel phone for another carrier's handset. Indeed, Nextel models such as the Motorola i576 tend to have a functional, industrial design that's built for usability and durability rather than sex appeal. Granted, there has been the occasional exception, but most of the time...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Sprint Communications, Motorola Inc., i576, phone, Nextel Communications Inc., display

Product reviews 2008-12-19

Nextel Engineering Propels Business Growth and Builds Customer Relationships With Microsoft Security Software Advisor Program

Nextel Engineering is a privately-held Information Technology company with over 250 employees and more than 200 customers. Nextel was seeking opportunities to grow their Microsoft security solutions and provide increased expertise to their customers. Nextel joined the SSA program to help increase revenue and grow their security business, while increasing...

Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Advisor, Microsoft Corp., Nextel Engineering, Investment, Security, Finance

Case studies 2008-12-09

Motorola i776 - silver (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Motorola i776At the fall CTIA show in September, Sprint assured us that it was not forgetting its Nextel fans. The carrier promised that by the end of the year it would release four iDEN-only phones for the push-to-talk-loving masses. We've already reviewed the Motorola i365, we're still waiting for...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Sprint Communications, Nextel Communications Inc., i776, phone, Motorola Inc.

Product reviews 2008-12-03

Sprint Nextel lost 1.3 million customers last quarter

Sprint Nextel lost 1.3 million customers last quarterLosing customer from bad serviceSprint is losing customers because of the way it does business. Case in point. I recently decided to upgrade to the Instinct phone as I like it better than the iphone and didn't have to change providers. In order...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, technology issue, Sprint Communications, phone, Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-07

Does Sprint have a Nextel nibble?

Does Sprint have a Nextel nibble?Selling the dying.Sprint paid 35 billion for what? The right to kill the Nextel brand name and stagnate it's technology? Who would be dumb enought to buy it for even 5.4 billion?

Tags: Branding, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Does Sprint have a Nextel nibble?

The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, is reporting that Sprint Nextel has received interest in its Nextel business from Latin American carrier NII Holdings Inc. and several private-equity firms. But this is far from a done deal. Sprint has been exploring a sale of Nextel but...

Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Motorola i365 - black (Nextel)

If there ever was a Nextel phone, the Motorola i365 would be it. Big, burly, and bulky, the i365 looks as if it could withstand just about anything. Make no mistake: this is a serious phone for making voice and push-to-talk PTT calls. There's no camera or music player, and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Motorola Inc., I365, phone, Nextel Communications Inc., Motorola i365

Product reviews 2008-09-25

Nextel: 'We can't charge government those termination fees'

Nextel: 'We can't charge government those termination fees'Termination fees should be charged to nobody.Cell phones is the only industry I know of that charges termination fees - and frankly, the practice should be made illegal. Charging people for quitting a service or switching to a competitor is insane. In addition,...

Tags: Workforce management, Government, termination, termination fee, Nextel Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-14

Nextel: 'We can't charge government those termination fees'

Nextel admitted in internal emails that it could never charge the government the kind of early termination fees it charged consumers, the Associated Press is reporting. In documents unearthed as part of one such lawsuit, employees at Nextel â€" now part of Sprint Nextel Corp....

Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Termination, Termination Fee, Government, Workforce Management, E-mail, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-06-13

Nextel Direct Connect Fact Sheet

Sprint's Nextel Direct Connect gives your business the productivity and flexibility it needs to ensure that everything happens when it should--now. Read these testimonials for a quick snapshot of Direct Connect in action and how the application can help your business move forward with the push of a button.

Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

Case studies 2008-04-23

Motorola i570 (Nextel)

We have to admit that we're not sure what is going on with Sprint lately. Following its merger with Nextel three years ago, the company said it would be phasing out Nextel's iDEN network in favor of Sprint's CDMA network. And to show it meant what it said, it started...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Motorola Inc., speakerphone, i570, Nextel Communications Inc., phone

Product reviews 2008-02-05

Motorola i335 (Nextel)

Photo gallery:Motorola i335It's been so long since we've reviewed a Nextel cell phone (the last was the Motorola i580 in July 2006) that we almost forgot they existed. In the wake of the 2005 Next/Sprint merger, the carrier announced it was phasing out iDEN-only models in favor of dual-mode handsets...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Nextel Communications Inc., i335, Motorola Inc.

Product reviews 2007-12-13

Foreseen: Forsee out at Sprint. But will they learn from these mistakes under his watch?

Foreseen: Forsee out at Sprint. But will they learn from these mistakes under his watch?You're oversimplifying the issues......Sprint has way more wrong with it than is right. Sure, the Nextel purchase has gone slow - but it was a bone-headed decision to start with. Nextel's iDEN network was...

Tags: WiMAX, Cellular phones, EV-DO Network, customer service, Sprint Communications, Nextel Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-09

My "divorce" from SprintNextel becomes final today! Read my reasons

  Today's the day I officially stop being a SprintNextel BlackBerry subscriber, and launch my ATT Mobility account for my newly purchased BlackBerry Curve. Or to put it another way, my "divorce" from SprintNextel becomes final today. I got into this...

Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Sprint Communications, Handhelds, Hardware, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-09-28

JavaME MIDP 2.0 MIDlet Installation Generated 909 Error

Sprint-Nextel MIDP 2.0 Power Vision and Multi-Media handset devices come with a Sprint-Nextel Production Root Certificate that is active on all Sprint MIDP 2.0 handsets. This certificate requires that a JavaME MIDP 2.0 application be signed with a Sprint-Nextel Production Certificate in order for a JavaME application to gain access...

Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Handset, Sprint Communications, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

White papers 2007-07-17

Motorola Deluxe ic902 (Sprint)

When Sprint and Nextel launched its first PowerSource phone, the Motorola ic502, late last year, it was a sign the two companies have finally unified. The ic502 was the first dual-mode CDMA-iDEN cell phone--it uses Sprint for voice and Nextel for Direct Connect Push-to-Talk connections. Unfortunately, its limited feature set...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Media players, Digital media, Digital music, ic902, Sprint Communications, phone, Deluxe, Motorola Inc., Nextel Communications Inc.

Product reviews 2007-07-11

Sprint, is there no limit to your stupidity?

My colleague Marguerite Reardon's piece on Sprint sending out severance letters to customers who call their customer service lines too often doesn't surprise me.Just to bring you up to speed, the letters read:"Our records indicate that over the past year, we have received frequent calls from you regarding your...

Tags: Predictions and Observations, SprintNextel

Blog posts 2007-07-06

So why haven't I upgraded my BlackBerry 7520?

When I first checked my email this morning, I got this message from a reader of this blog:I usually check up on your blog maybe once or twice every week and the question I always asked my self is why do you still have a BlackBerry 7520 and...

Tags: Carriers, BlackBerry Curve 8300

Blog posts 2007-06-30