NewsSamsung Z400 Brings QChat Direct Connect to Sprint
Photos from the FCC have revealed the Samsung SPH-Z400; the first QChat-enabled phone from Sprint. QChat will be branded as Direct Connect, returning Push To Talk to the Sprint PCS line of phones. Basic features include a dual display, camera, and Bluetooth but other specifications are currently unavailable. The third picture (shown below) confirms the Sprint branding on the device.
QChat will enable Sprint to discontinue use of the Nextel iDEN network. By migrating customers to Sprint Direct Connect phones, customers will be able to migrate to Sprint’s CDMA network without giving up the benefits of Nextel’s advanced walkie talkie platform.
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Will this phone have 850 roaming?????????
who cares its uuuuuugly
It does look like it will work with CDMA 800 MHz (850) roaming. The device is referenced in FCC filings as a Cellular/PCS device… which indicates support for both 800 (Cellular) and 1900 (PCS) bands. We’ll have to see though, the documents that would confirm that are being withheld from public view right now.
I have to say I hesitated getting my ic902 for Xmas because I was waiting for a QChat phone.. but damn that thing is FUGLY. I’m kind of glad I went w/ the ic902
It is ugly, but it is Samsung’s first attempt at rugged that I have seen. Sanyo’s rugged Q-Chat phone is less ugly.
Is it submerged in water in that third pic? Wonder if it is waterproof like the G-Zone.
That’s a foam insert that the FCC typically uses to hold phones upright when taking photos of devices.
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I think it’s great………..This will hopefully put sprint over the top.
where can i buy one?