Archive for the ‘iDEN’ Category

Sprint Launches Motorola i570

Following up on the launch of the S1, Sprint has also launched the Motorola i570 for the Nextel network.
The phone features a rugged body tested and approved to meet M810F guidelines for shock, vibration and dust resistance, an external display with interchangeable faceplates, voice dialing, speakerphone, color display, and GPS support on top of full [...]

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Nextel Launches Motorola i615

Sprint Nextel has launched the Motorola i615, replacing the Motorola i605. The i615 builds on the i605 by adding a more rugged exterior. However, there are no significant feature enhancements on the i615 beyond a redesigned keypad.

In addition, the i615 has a lower standby battery time, indicating that Motorola is using a less [...]

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One More Moto… Motorola Harmony WiMAX Edition

Harmony - This one goes back a ways. Motorola has not set any details about the device, and the name itself is a closely-guarded secret we’re publishing today.
What Motorola did announce today is that they are planning to create a phone with iDEN and WiMAX. We have known about this phone for quite awhile, [...]

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Nextel Launches the Motorola i670

On July 7th Nextel launched the Motorola i670. This iDEN phone is aimed at the lower end of the Nextel line up. With the online price point being at $49.99 after all discounts for a new line of service (as of today’s date).

The i670 is upgradeable to WiDEN, Nextel’s answer to high speed wireless data [...]

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Sprint Nextel Seals the NPI Deal

Today Sprint Nextel closed on the purchase of the sole Nextel affiliate, Nextel Partners INC.(NPI). NPI’s stock ceased trading as of the close of today’s market. Withe the close of the sale Sprint Nextel picks up 58 additional markets along with 54 million POP’s and 6000 additional spectrum licenses. The purchase price for NPI was [...]

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Mologogo Releases Version 3.0

Mologogo has released new versions of their client software for compatible Motorola Nextel and Boost Mobile phones. The BlackBerry version of the software has not been updated. Version 3.0 of the free GPS service’s new client software includes updates which improve GPS accuracy and acquisition speed, as well as a plethora of other [...]

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