Sprint Now Pushing the Motorola i890
Mar 14, 2010, 4:35 PM by Eric M. Zeman
Today Sprint Nextel commenced sales of the Motorola i890, a stylish flip phone that features Nextel's Direct Connect and push-to-talk services, such as Group Connect, Direct Talk, Direct Send. The i890 has a push-to-open button to open the flip, and has a 2 megapixel camera with video capture. It stereo Bluetooth, GPS, and support for microSD cards up to 8GB. The i890 can run Java applications and has a speakerphone, media player (with external touch controls) and supports threaded messaging services. The i890 is available for $130 after rebates with new agreement.
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Lame...
I almost asked "Does anybody even use Nextel anymore?" ... But I know the two dozen people who actually use these ancient Iden devices will get offended and b*tch me out. Its the truth though, iDen is a dieing network, and I can't believe Sprint hasn't phased it out yet to either the government or strictly business people who need a phone that can drop from the moon to the earth's atmosphere and penetrate it and still not break (yes I know YOU PEOPLE just love Nextel!)
Come on Sprint-LastTel, focus on the Smartphone market!
Come on Sprint-LastTel, focus on the Smartphone market!
so your saying sprint should phase out all of the nextel features and drop all those customers off, because YOU think the network isnt worth it?
The Nextel network is awful, you are correct about that; but there is still no other carrier even clo...
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Who still uses iDen? How about Disney World, Proctor & Gamble, and countless contruction companies and first responders? Where I work, we recently switched FROM Verizon to Nextel due to the crappy in building reception and call quality. Nextel is buil...
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"iDen is a dieing network, and I can't believe Sprint hasn't phased it out yet to either the government or strictly business people"
... funny, because all of you quoted how well Nextel works with large corporate companies. MY POINT EXACTLY. Read ...
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... funny, because all of you quoted how well Nextel works with large corporate companies. MY POINT EXACTLY. Read ...
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The reality about Nextel
Many people seem to hold one of two persuasions about Nextel: it sucks because of slow data and messaging issues, or it rocks because of PTT and rugged phones. The real truth is that Nextel is an average mid-tier brand (and network for that matter). It has pro's and con's like any other network. Nextel's real issue is network coverage; its network doesn't span a large enough area of the U.S. to make it practical for anyone who does at least moderate traveling. Additionally, Nextel has only one roaming partner, SouthernLinc Wireless in the southeastern United States. They just don't offer enough coverage. There are a number of people who still like having a simple phone that gets strong reception and makes good calls, but Nextel isn't a...
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It's true that Nextel's coverage is not as extensive as the other carriers now, but as a historical point of fact, prior to the merger Nextel actually had one of the largest networks in the US. Because Nextel didn't roam, they HAD to build a large net...
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Why does Motorola think...
...they can sell Nextel feature flip phones for $100+? Nextel customers aren't looking for "stylish" feature phones; at that price it better be a smartphone or military spec. It will just be another i9 sitting around on our shelves.
The regular prices on I880 and I580 were $500 and $430 over 3 years ago. People still bought them at that price when they weren't eligible for discounts or use them as boost phones so I think with the prices being lower now they will sell decently.
