sprint and nextel crossover

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I was wondering the same about mobile-to-mobile.
But Sprint wont go to iDen and I dont think the Nextel will go to ReadyLink.
I see QChat in the future

"Capn" <capn@charter.net> wrote in message
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> so what does this mean for things such as mobile to mobile? Will it work
> with nextel customers? Will sprint's readylink be dumped and direct
> connect from nextel be implemented, man I hope so? Will you be able to
> direct connect with both nextel and sprint customers? Will sprint go to
> sim cards for phones or will that be dumped once they merge? Anyone with
> info or just simple your opinion, happy to hear.
>
> Capt.
>

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John Richards wrote:
> "Capn" <capn@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:0WGud.12880$z33.422@fe04.lga...
>
>> so what does this mean for things such as mobile to mobile? Will it
>> work with nextel customers?
>
>
> No, it applies only when the call is with Sprint PCS phones on both ends.

The question was what happens after the merger. Cingular and AT&T customers can
now call each other and be billed M2M. I suspect the same will be true in a
Sprint/Nextel merger.

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In article <cpfm6h$k1a$1@ratbert.glorb.com>, Steve
Sobolsjsobol@JustThe.net says...
> >Will sprint go to sim cards
> > for phones or will that be dumped once they merge?
>
> Probably not. Verizon has a hybrid CDMA/GSM phone for international roamers,
> Sprint might end up selling one too.
>

Sprintpcsinfo.com says one is in the works. Let's just say
I don't disagree.

CNN is saying that Sprint and Nextel might retain their
respective brand names. If that's the case, then they just
might remain incompatible. I'm not sure if that's in
anyone's interest should the companies merge, though.

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On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:21:04 +0000, mjohns2 wrote:

> I was wondering the same about mobile-to-mobile.
> But Sprint wont go to iDen and I dont think the Nextel will go to ReadyLink.
> I see QChat in the future
>

Nextel already uses iden->cdma bridges and since their new freq band is
for pcs there is no reason why they can't just populate it with cdma
access. Since of course they will be doing equipment changes anyway.
This of course would be a major reason for merging with sprintpcs.

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John Richards wrote:
> "Steve Sobol" <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote in message
> news:cpfk2i$jkh$1@ratbert.glorb.com...
>> John Richards wrote:
>>> "Capn" <capn@charter.net> wrote in message
>>> news:0WGud.12880$z33.422@fe04.lga...
>>>
>>>> so what does this mean for things such as mobile to mobile? Will it
>>>> work with nextel customers?
>>>
>>>
>>> No, it applies only when the call is with Sprint PCS phones on both
>>> ends.
>>
>> The question was what happens after the merger. Cingular and AT&T
>> customers can now call each other and be billed M2M. I suspect the
>> same will be
>> true in a Sprint/Nextel merger.
>
> The proposed merger of Sprint and Nextel is hardly a done deal. It's
> probably premature to speculate as to the extent of inter-operability.
> Frankly, since the two networks are so disparate, I don't see any M2M
> or similar integration happening between the two for quite a while.

What integration? It's merely a billing issue. A SPCS phone can
obviously call a Nextel phone right now, and vice versa. I fail to see
what is so difficult about identifying the company that currently serves
a given mobile number; and billing or not billing accordingly. I don't
see it as being any more difficult than identifying a LD M2M call, where
one or both of the parties ported their number from another carrier.


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John Richards wrote:

> The proposed merger of Sprint and Nextel is hardly a done deal. It's
> probably premature to speculate as to the extent of inter-operability.
> Frankly, since the two networks are so disparate, I don't see any M2M
> or similar integration happening between the two for quite a while.

M2M isn't a network function, it's a billing function. All that has to
happen during billing is to have the software query a database to see if
the number being called (or the number calling) is a Nextel or Sprint
number. If yes, then It's M2M. It's an arrangement that could be
easily similar to AT&T and Cingular's current setup (similar network,
different billing systems).

But you are right: this is far from a done deal, thankfully.



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