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larry · 10-09-2006, 2:09 AM

As of October 1st, the ic502 has been released to specific channels, including retentions. The ic402 will be available as a retention tool later this month. In early November they will release the phones in 24 markets through all channels except for nation retailers. The nation launch will be in the 1st quarter of 07 with a huge media campaign.

nKrypteD1 · 10-09-2006, 2:32 AM

Thanks for the heads up.

larry · 10-09-2006, 2:54 AM

I've been told that the IDEN portion of the phone will only work as a walkie talkie. If true that sucks. Maybe we'll have to wait for the next hybrid phone to be able to have a device that we can pick and choose which network we want to use.

nKrypteD1 · 10-09-2006, 3:06 AM

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Originally Posted by larry

I've been told that the IDEN portion of the phone will only work as a walkie talkie. If true that sucks. Maybe we'll have to wait for the next hybrid phone to be able to have a device that we can pick and choose which network we want to use.

I've heard that as well, 3 times now, but at least it's a start in the right direction.

wirles · 10-09-2006, 7:46 AM

Personally, I would rather have iDen PTT and GSM voice, but I guess that won't happen

TelcomJunkie · 10-09-2006, 9:47 AM

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Originally Posted by wirles

Personally, I would rather have iDen PTT and GSM voice, but I guess that won't happen

Ha

Good luck on that one

The real shame on this is the phones don't have the ability to roam on the cellular bands. It will roam, but only on the 1900 PCS frequencies. A lot of remote areas are only covered by cellular A and B blocks.

Yankees368 · 10-09-2006, 9:54 AM

You won't see any hybrid phone working with voice calls on CDMA. This phone was made specifically for 2 purposes:

1) Help get customers off iDen in areas where the iDen network is overcrowded

2) Get customers onto the CDMA network in that same network, while still giving them fast PTT

budney · 10-09-2006, 10:06 AM

I would like to be able to mix Sprint & Nextel phones on the same account/plan. My mom has a thing for Motorola and she really wants Nextel because of this. I just hope some of the new Sprint Motorola's will be to her liking and reasonably priced.

TelcomJunkie · 10-09-2006, 4:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Yankees368

You won't see any hybrid phone working with voice calls on CDMA.

Say what??

Yankees368 · 10-09-2006, 5:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TelcomJunkie

Say what??

err....iden

larry · 10-09-2006, 6:05 PM

Sprint isn't ready to give up on IDEN yet. In fact most new cell sites being built are IDEN only.

Yankees368 · 10-09-2006, 6:09 PM

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Originally Posted by larry

Sprint isn't ready to give up on IDEN yet. In fact most new cell sites being built are IDEN only.

Yeah, that makes sense

10-09-2006, 2:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
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10-09-2006, 2:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
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10-09-2006, 2:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,948 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	Re: Dual Mode Hybrid phone! I've been told that the IDEN portion of the phone will only work as a walkie talkie. If true that sucks. Maybe we'll have to wait for the next hybrid phone to be able to have a device that we can pick and choose which network we want to use.

10-09-2006, 7:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
wirles Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In a SCIF Posts: 732 Phone(s): BLACKJACK!!!!, Iridium/Moto 9505, Sectera GSM TalkSecure Provider(s): All of the above Devices: Help, my Blackberry is now a Blackjack.... Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 5	Re: Dual Mode Hybrid phone! Personally, I would rather have iDen PTT and GSM voice, but I guess that won't happen

10-09-2006, 9:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lansing, MI & Long Island Posts: 3,227 Phone(s): TouchPRO, Mogul, Sanyo M1, Motorola K1m,Samsung a900, Sanyo 7400 8200 8100 6200, Samsung a460, Nokia 5190 Provider(s): Sprint PCS (since 2002), Voicestream (2001-2002) Devices: S9 HD, 30GB iPod 5g, 2GB nano, Dell XPS M1530 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Images: 528	Re: Dual Mode Hybrid phone! You won't see any hybrid phone working with voice calls on CDMA. This phone was made specifically for 2 purposes: 1) Help get customers off iDen in areas where the iDen network is overcrowded 2) Get customers onto the CDMA network in that same network, while still giving them fast PTT __________________ "'Current Sprint Service Can Not Be Used' What the hell does that mean?!?"

10-09-2006, 10:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,446 Phone(s): Touch Pro, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Re: Dual Mode Hybrid phone! I would like to be able to mix Sprint & Nextel phones on the same account/plan. My mom has a thing for Motorola and she really wants Nextel because of this. I just hope some of the new Sprint Motorola's will be to her liking and reasonably priced. __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

10-09-2006, 6:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,948 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	Re: Dual Mode Hybrid phone! Sprint isn't ready to give up on IDEN yet. In fact most new cell sites being built are IDEN only.

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