Does Verizon make a phone like nextell

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Does Verizon make a phone thzt uses a link like Nextell,
I like Nextell (never owned one) because my friends all have one.
What I need to know is there a verizon phone with radio to radio capablites.
If so I want this Phone, please let me know.

Thanks
augustino Patti

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Augustino Patti wrote:
> Does Verizon make a phone thzt uses a link like Nextell,
> I like Nextell (never owned one) because my friends all have one.
> What I need to know is there a verizon phone with radio to radio
> capablites. If so I want this Phone, please let me know.
>
> Thanks
> augustino Patti

At the risk of seeming impertinent, what is preventing you from signing up
with Nextel?

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- Philip

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On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:46:48 -0600, "Augustino Patti" <apattijr@bellsouth.net>
wrote:

>Does Verizon make a phone thzt uses a link like Nextell,
>I like Nextell (never owned one) because my friends all have one.
>What I need to know is there a verizon phone with radio to radio capablites.
>If so I want this Phone, please let me know.

Yes, VZW offered, and may still be offering a "Push To Talk" aka "PTT" feature
on some V60p phones.

HOWEVER the IMPLEMENTATION of this feature on VZW is HORRIBLE!

To see how bad this is compared to others check:


http://kodiaknetworks.com/flash_demo/flash_demo.html

And I think I read where Motorola is purchasing or heavily investing in this
firm too! Wonder why!? ? ! It makes PTT on CDMA or AMPS analog available to any
cell operator and is as good if not better then Motorolas own iDEN format!

If PTT is what you need do:

1) Wait for VZW to get the same technology as Alltell's "touch to talk" (T2T)
same as PTT, technology from Kodiak. They were supposedly "retooling" the PTT
thing.

2) Get Alltels T2T phones.

3) Get either a Nextel or Boost (Nextel prepaid, not in all areas,
www.boostmobile.com )


If the people you want to talk to via PTT already have Nextel then you need to
get a Nextel or Boost as NONE of the PTT can internetwork PTT ie: nextel to/from
Alltell etc..

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On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 16:32:22 -0500, xxnonexnonexx@tampascanner.info
wrote:

>1) Wait for VZW to get the same technology as Alltell's "touch to talk" (T2T)
>same as PTT, technology from Kodiak. They were supposedly "retooling" the PTT
>thing.

Bluegrass Cellular in KY (who just turned up a CDMA network) is using
the Kodiak solution as well.

VZW's VoIP solution is an utter joke compared to iDEN or Kodiak...SPCS
RL isn't much better but is at least somewhat tolerable.

>3) Get either a Nextel or Boost (Nextel prepaid, not in all areas,
>www.boostmobile.com )

I know this is a.c.verizon and not a.c.nextel but anyway...

FWIW, it looks like Boost will be more or less nationwide within 60
days...Boost is requesting phone numbers all over the place, Nextel is
soliciting dealers for Boost, and phones are starting to show up in
areas they haven't been available before.

-SC
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