nextel towers? TDMA??

Iden is a form of TDMA digital service. I think that this is what they are refering to

Jack

 

iDEN and TDMA are based on time division techniques but they are not compatible with each other. Just like GSM is also a time division based technology.
If by service you mean phone features, Nextel and Cingular will be similar except that Nextel has the Push-to-talk exclusive to them. If you are talking about compatibility then no, Cingular and Nextel are not compatible. If you are referring to signal strength, then that varies. Nextel has its own cell sites and spectrum separated from everyone else so signal will be about the same or different from that of Cingular depending on where their towers are located.

 

i like nextels DC and i like their free incoming plans with unlimited DC........now if i could just snap and their network would be converted to cdma1x and their phones get analog roaming and also increase their phone selection from mostly large bulky motorolas now we'd be talking!!!

 

2 bars...?? Hmm... The quick answer is no. There's really no way to tell how another carrier's signal will be if they are both running different networks. There are too many variables involved. Tower placement, height of the tower, transmission power of the towers, quality of the phone, signal sensibility of the phone, you name it. The only way to be sure is to use a Nextel phone and see how the sgnal is where you need it.