Used Nextel Cell Phones
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Why mess around with a lesser model, or fewer features, when you can buy a used Nextel cell phone that is often in basically brand-new condition for way less that a new phone? And you won't have to sign up for another one or two year contract just to get a better price on the phone. Buying through ebay is very safe these days - check the seller's feedback ratings, experience, etc. before you buy, and you'll have virtually no risk.
About Nextel
Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation, was a telecommunications firm based in the United States best known for providing a nation-wide push to talk mobile communications system. Unlike other cellular providers' networks, Nextel's network operated in the Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) band, and Nextel was one of the first providers in the United States to offer a national digital cellular coverage footprint.
Nextel had over 20 million U.S. subscribers, and in 2006, claimed to serve "198 of the top 200 U.S. markets." Nextel offered pre-paid services through the Boost Mobile brand and has established agreements with the Next Mobile brand of the Philippines.
Nextel was headquartered in Reston, a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC.
Nextel had a huge advantage in the U.S. push-to-talk industry, though in 2003 Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS each launched a push-to-talk feature, with Cingular (now AT&T Mobility) following in 2005; many other cell phone providers have announced plans to launch similar half-duplex features. Nextel and Verizon had entered a legal battle in June 2003 over Verizon's advertising for their push-to-talk feature. The companies reached a settlement on 2004-02-13. Early advertising for Verizon's service was heavy, but it became almost nonexistent fairly quickly that may have been due to poor reviews of the unclear service. Nextel also offers GPS integration in current handsets.
The push-to-talk (PTT) feature, with which Nextel has gained popularity, is expected to become inter-operable between the Sprint and Nextel networks by 2008. Currently, Sprint PCS has its own push-to-talk service called ReadyLink which is based on the SIP VoIP protocol. Due to the difference in technology, users of the ReadyLink service cannot make or receive push-to-talk calls with users of the iDEN-based network. The integration of the two networks will be dependent on the deployment of Sprint's chosen successor to the first-phase of their high-speed wireless EV-DO network. The new push-to-talk platform is slated to be based on Qualcomm's Qchat product, which has been under development as a joint effort between Sprint, Nextel and Qualcomm since January 2002. Nextel also offers a feature on some of their phones called DirectTalk. This uses the 900 MHz ISM band and provides 10 FHSS "channels". It provides for simplex "off network" push to talk communications between individual phones.
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