What to do with old iDen phones? (Nextel / Boost) : r/gadgets
网页2013年6月3日 · But just wait, it gets worse. Sprint/NexTel's network operates operated on an 800 MHz band. No one else uses that band yet, everyone else in the US is using 850, 900, 1800, 1900, and 2100 MHz. To make matters worse iDEN uses Time Division Multiplexing to handle multiple phones talking to one tower, while GSM uses TDMA and frequency …
How good are Nextel PTT phones? : r/vintagemobilephones - Reddit
网页2024年2月24日 · Direct talk works on the 900MHz. They go about 2-3 miles depending on obstacles but are fairly good at long distances. HERE is the link to models compatible with Direct Talk feature (no towers or service needed). Keep in mind you will need an inactive Nextel branded SIM for Direct Talk to work. 2.
Who here had this old Nextel walkie talkie phone? Remember the …
网页NrL04. •. Not the i500/550 or 700 but I had the clamshell flip from this era i1000plus. Bought new in 2001 and used until late 2004. Then I went into Nextel BlackBerry land until the original iPhone circa 2007. Reply reply. blizzard7788. •. The concrete company I worked for got the Nextel PTT.
ELI5 How did Nextel walkie-talkie phones work? - Reddit
网页2022年9月8日 · You had to be on a Nextel or compatible network and with a compatible phone. The idea was it was a walkie-talkie that could work over a cellular network, so you just had to be in range of a network tower. It worked wherever that network's cellphones worked. Nextel (and others) ran a system called iDEN (Integrated Digital Enhanced …
I have a burning question about some old Nextel phones.
网页2021年11月24日 · No way sadly. Some Nextel phones have an off network walkie talkie mode called DirecTalk which works like a regular walkie talkie. It has a range of about a mile. If you want to use a Nextel phone on a network without PTT you can buy a Motorola i920 or i930 and use it on T-Mobile. Those phones have a GSM radio for world roaming.
Yall remember chirp phones? : r/nostalgia - Reddit
网页I loved my Nextel phone! It was so durable. I flew into Chicago once. It dropped on the hard floor inside the airport. The 2 sides broke away from each other. I assumed it was toast. Nope! There was literally a thread still connecting those pieces. It was super awkward to hold both pieces so that I could make calls, but it actually worked!
Why did Nextel phones die out? : r/AskAnAmerican - Reddit
网页2022年11月28日 · Nextel was bought out by Sprint who did not continue with using or supporting the walkie talkie feature. Unlimited talk and text plans made the feature somewhat redundant, although the tradesmen were using them heavily right up to the buyout. 5. Meattyloaf.
Anyone else missing the oldschool Nextels too?
网页2003年4月7日 · I still have 2 i95's and an i90 nextel will activate the 32k sim cards and one of my i95's is activated on the boost network with a boost mobile 32k sim card which is kinda hard to come by...it cost me 25 bucks and 2 months of seearching to finally get one off of ebay...but my nextel phone is still the i930
I was given these Motorola Nextel phones today… - Reddit
网页2024年3月16日 · I was given these Motorola Nextel phones today…. Motorola i90c, i88s, and i560. All work perfectly except for the i90c, which has a dead battery 😁. nextel chirp! Motorola i90c, i88s, and i560. All work perfectly except for the i90c, which has a dead battery 😁.
NEXTEL? : r/amateurradio - Reddit
网页2022年2月18日 · Hear me out, but coordinated properly DMR could be the new Nextel. DMR has roaming ability and features that could make for an awesome Nextel like experience. I miss Nextel. So I've recently come into possession of a Motorola r765 and since presumably DirectTalk still works if you have other NEXTEL phones, so I have to….