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Just over a year ago we told you that if you were on Nextel and wanted a new BlackBerry that you needed to switch carriers, however, about 6 months or so ago, we started hearing rumors about a new Nextel BlackBerry running on the iDEN PTT network that would come sometime between this fall and early next year.
Well, today we are hearing rumors that the new Nextel BlackBerry will indeed be a BlackBerry Curve, carrier the model number BlackBerry 8350, and support Wi-Fi 802.11 b and g. We are also hearing that the new Nextel BlackBerry Curve will run BB OS 4.6.1 and be the first Nextel BlackBerry to come without an external antenna.
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 1st, 2008 with 6 comments.
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One of the questions asked here on RIMarkable quite often is when is the next BlackBerry coming out for Nextel?
Let me first say that I don’t have any rumors to leak, however, my gut tells me that if you want a new BlackBerry and you’re still on Nextel’s network, you are SOL. I seriously doubt that we will see a new Nextel BlackBerry ever again and the only reason Sprint doesn’t just come out and tell Nextel users this is because they are hoping that you will switch over to the CDMA side of the house as compared to just leaving for another carrier.
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Written by Robb Dunewood on June 15th, 2007 with 39 comments.
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Rumor has it that in the Fall of next year, Sprint will be releasing a new BlackBerry that will bridge PTT networks between Nextel and Sprint subscribers. One of the main reasons that Nextel subscribers have been so slow to move off the iDEN network over to Sprint’s CDMA network is because of imcompatability of PTT between the two networks.
QChat, a PTT technology from Qualcomm, will allow the 2-way walkie-talkie feature made famous by Nextel to work inter-network between the Sprint network and the Nextel network. QChat also runs at speeds that rival what Nextel subscribers are currently used to.
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Written by Robb Dunewood on December 27th, 2006 with 9 comments.
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As I look back over the year, one of the questions that was asked quite often by RIMarkable readers was when is the BlackBerry xxxx coming to Nextel? The last Nextel BlackBerry to hit the street was the BlackBerry 7100i over a year ago back in Q4 and many sources say that Sprint / Nextel have no intention of releasing another Nextel BlackBerry running on the iDEN network.
One thing that I have learned over the passed two years of blogging about BlackBerrys is that the only people that love their devices more then die-hard BlackBerry users are die-hard Nextel BlackBerry users. The number of Nextel BlackBerry users that have no intention of moving to another carrier or even over to the Sprint side of the house until Sprint forces them to move while kicking and screaming is impressive to say the least.
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Written by Robb Dunewood on December 25th, 2006 with 12 comments.
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I have a question for those BlackBerry insiders that read RIMarkable from time to time. Have we seen the last BlackBerry device on Nextel? Although they haven’t admitted it yet, Sprint seems to be slowly but surely phasing out the iDen network even though there are hoards of corporate subscribers who rely on the direct connect “Walkie-Talkie” feature that made Nextel popular.
Will the BlackBerry 7100i be the last device we see, or does, RIM possibly have future iDen BlackBerrys on the back burner?
Written by Robb Dunewood on October 17th, 2006 with 3 comments.
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Now that the $35 billion merger of Sprint and Nextel is complete, the new combined company will start to trade on the NYSE with the stock symbol S. The real question is, however, whether or not RIMarkable should combine the Sprint and Nextel categories into one new Sprint Nextel category?
Written by Robb Dunewood on August 15th, 2005 with 1 comment.
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Five GPS-powered productivity tools, formerly only available on Nextel Assisted-GPS handsets, are now available for the BlackBerry 7520.
The productivity tools include:
- ArcSoft Comet Tracker — which uses GPS to locate and track workers, maintain electronic timesheets, and dispatch tasks
- Corrigo Connect — a wireless web-based work-order and dispatch management solution for service organizations with installation, maintenance and repair operations.
- Gearworks Etrace — which provides electronic time sheets and GPS-fleet maps to optimize field service operations.
- IT2ME Silver, Gold & Platinum — which are GPS-based wireless business solutions that allow customers to track and monitor valuable assets and employees.
- Xora GPS Time Track — an application that combines employee hours, job/work order management, GPS location tracking and barcode scanning capabilities.
These applications, which are an extension of services previously available on Nextel Assisted-GPS (A-GPS) handsets, enable users to locate and dispatch workers; manage work orders; process electronic time sheets; and monitor assets directly from their BlackBerry 7520(TM) handheld devices. Moreover, these location-based services (LBS) can complement existing sales force management applications, such as Salesforce.com, making BlackBerry(R) an even more powerful business tool.
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Written by Robb Dunewood on July 27th, 2005 with no comments.
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It looks like the Sprint / Nextel Merger is set to happen in Q3. The combined company decided to go with the name Sprint Nextel (very clever by the way… Not) and have infused both companie’s logos maintaining the Sprint name and Nextel yellow and black colors.
The widely rumored deal announced Wednesday would create a company that would be known as Sprint Nextel that would have about $40 billion in combined revenue in the latest year and would serve more than 35 million wireless subscribers, trailing only the industry leaders Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless.
Written by Robb Dunewood on June 23rd, 2005 with no comments.
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I didn’t blog on Nextel’s initial release of Telenav Inc’s Java based GPS Navigation software for the BlackBerry 7520, but, you know what they say…”Better late than never.” I just came back from a road trip with a co-worker who actually has TeleNav installed on his 7520 and I must say it that is is a pretty cool application.
TeleNav on the BlackBerry is very similar to the GPS cell phones that you can get from most car rental places. It displays maps, speed and direction, and best of all, gives you audible driving instructions that tell you when to turn and change lanes. You don’t have to worry if you miss a turn either. Telenav will automatically reroute you to get you back on your way.
The one thing that I would recommend for the serious road warrior is a car kit with a dashboard mount and battery charger. The GPS radio seems to get better reception when it is near the front window and can be a drain on the batteries as well.
Written by Robb Dunewood on June 8th, 2005 with no comments.
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