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I am sorry for such a dumb question but I have little time to find the answer myself. Being a single dad with two young children and working 60 hours a week. I am wondering if there is a ppc that I can use on Nextel's network. The reason I ask is because I have a Sprint 6700, 6800, 6850, 6900, and 6950 but they are all CDMA. Where I work at, there isn't any service. Nextel service is great there. Once I find out if there is something worth getting I will work up a trade.
Thanks in advance,
Yamus

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PPC's nope they have a couple of Blackberry's that are compatiable with their network....

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Nextel does not have any PPC's. They used to have an old flip phone that ran windows but no PPC's. They do however, coming Jan. 11th to stores and available through telesales now, have the Blackberry Curve with Direct Connect. It's supposed to be $150 after all the rebates.

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I was under the assumption that you could use any GSM phone on any GSM network. Shows what I know. Thanks for the info.

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shows you know alot, you came to the right place for a answer. glad you got it settled.

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See nextel is not GSM it is iDen and the sim cards are not compatiable...

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Ah ha....I knew it. Now to figure out how to make it happen. I will post pics of the two 6800's up for grabs if everything goes as planned.

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Now I am really confused because the girl across the street is using a Nextel phone on the Cricket network. WTF. More info please.
Thanks
Yam

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Right now I am using a Sprint Diamond and/or a Touch Pro. Is there and easy way to increase the signal on one or both?

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GSM=Global System for Mobile Communication and in America there are a few carriers that are GSM yes all of the phones are able to be used on each other once unlocked...

iDen= Integrated Digital Enhanced Network and has a few company's in America but primarily it is Nextel...

iDen phones can use GSM sim cards even though the networks are different...

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I don't know if there is a radio upgrade yet you would have to check the sub forum...

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I have a paid for company phone. I get the option of Sprint or Nextel. I love all of my Sprint phones. I am just trying to find a way to use Nextel's network and still be a PPCGEEK. Please don't tell me all hope is lost

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Aren't higher radios not always better?

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I'm not sure if this is the case, but I know Sprint released a few phones that were capable of using CDMA voice and IDEN direct connect. Perhaps she has one of those and uses voice only? Just a guess...

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the Blackberry is really you only option right now. I had that old WM Blackberry for two weeks. it sucked.

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The only sprint/nextel hybrid phone i know of is the ic902 and thats only cause my brother has it. either way, it uses sprint for voice so your reception issues wont be fixed by it. his phone does always get more bars than i do though. not that those really mean anything lol.

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There is quite a few highbred phones by Sprint/Nextel but the OP was looking for a PPC that was Nextel...

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Yes, he was looking for a ppc. He also said he thought his neighbor was using a Nextel phone on the Cricket network. That is why I made the post regarding the hybrid phones. I thought maybe that's what his neighbor had.

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Looks like I was misinformed about the whole Nextel Cricket thing. I feel like a J*&^$ss. I went over to check out the phone and it was some kind of old generic Blackberry. What about the option of the Sprint Airave deal? I entered my work's zipcode into the airave website and it said that service was not available there. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense though because it is my understanding that it uses the internet to create the signal.

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random: hey bro your PM box is full! plz clean it up so i can respond lol

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done.....aaaannnnddddd......done