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motoman117
Posts: 3 |
 
Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:01 pm |
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Which one do you guys prefer and why? I am currently on the Nextel iDEN network, and I do not know whether to get new iDEN phones, or Qchat phones. I read that Sprint is selling the 800MHz spectrum to the gov, so I dont know if Nextel will continue anyway. But still, what are your thoughts? Thank you in advance!
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McGirk
Posts: 2412
Phone Model:
AX380 Wave
Service Provider:
Alltel |
Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:16 am |
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IDen is the past, it isn't expanding much if at all, and as Sprint reduces its available bandwidth, it gets less and less reliable. QChat from what I've heard is as fast as IDen's walkie talkie, but will work best in Sprints EVDO RevA data network, it may still work on slower networks, but if it does, you will likely notice a decrease in speed and quality. QChat has not yet been fully released, and at this time it will only work in certain markets, however, unlike the Hybrid phones, the QChat phone will work anywhere a Sprint phone does. I just wish I lived in an area where it had been released.
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jdchet
Posts: 2
Phone Model:
Sanyo Pro-700
Service Provider:
Sprint-Nextel |
Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:14 am |
Just purchased a Sanyo Pro-700 last Sunday after owning an i850 for 2 years. At first the DC service sucked,but after a firmware upgrade from Cust. Service the phone has been working quite well. Q-chat definetely has better call quality than IDEN IMHO. Coverage is a least as good as IDEN so far. I drive a truck so I travel all over the northeast US so I'll have a better idea of coverage in a couple of weeks, but so far so good!
JD 
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motoman117
Posts: 3 |
Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:25 pm |
| jdchet wrote: | Just purchased a Sanyo Pro-700 last Sunday after owning an i850 for 2 years. At first the DC service sucked,but after a firmware upgrade from Cust. Service the phone has been working quite well. Q-chat definetely has better call quality than IDEN IMHO. Coverage is a least as good as IDEN so far. I drive a truck so I travel all over the northeast US so I'll have a better idea of coverage in a couple of weeks, but so far so good!
JD |
That is awesome! I live in the northeast, AND owned an i850! Thanks for the tip
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iowa
Posts: 1262
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana Deluxe\LG Rumor\Palm Centro
Service Provider:
Sprint~MyPlan (2 Lines 1000 Min, Free Roaming,Free Internet, Free Text, Free Pick 5, Free Mobile 2 Mobile, 25% Loyalty Discount, Free Nights & Weekends@5PM, 7$ Recurring Credit.) 80 Bucks. |
Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:33 am |
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I'm waiting for the new sammy qchat phone. now that's a fully functional phone.
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motoman117
Posts: 3 |
Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:25 am |
| iowa wrote: | | I'm waiting for the new sammy qchat phone. now that's a fully functional phone. |
really? you should check the Motorola V950. It has more features and is coming a lot sooner. Also, moto has a lot of PTT experience. The Z400 by Samsung was not one of the best PTT phones
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jdchet
Posts: 2
Phone Model:
Sanyo Pro-700
Service Provider:
Sprint-Nextel |
Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:51 pm |
Okay.had my Sanyo Pro-700 for about a month and just returned it! Decent phone for voice calls but absolutely unreliable for Direct Connect! Plus the change in plans was going to cost me upwards of $80-100 more a month! Tried it.maybe when they get it right we do it again!
JD 
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McGirk
Posts: 2412
Phone Model:
AX380 Wave
Service Provider:
Alltel |
Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:58 am |
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It probably was less the phone, and more the network at this time. Sprint is using a brand new technology, it's possible that a software patch is all that it will need to fix the problem. It also depends on the coverage of EVDO RevA in your area.
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