You could not pay me to use any Iden phone
I have had several Iden phones, and now I have a android phone. Unless you need the walkie talkie, and want your text messages to take hours or days to reach the person you text, do not buy any Iden phones. They suck on web, text, and call quality. That little screen is so 1995. Former owner of i880 and i875 phones.
How long before this phone shows up on Boost Mobile claiming to be a android phone. The sad part is people will buy it thinking they are getting a android phone.
But some of Sprint's customers still swear by IDEN. Why? Because in some areas, it works where no one elses service does! Also even though other carriers have launched PTT service, Direct Connect is still the best PTT technology out there.
This phone actually usees a new technology to reduce delayed text messaging as IDEN has been suffering in the past.
I think its a nice looking phone and a good price point for the Nextel customers.