[Scan-DC] Getting a feeling of who still uses Sprint Nextel direct connect.

[~Bill]

IF you have Internet access, Zello works quite well as an alternative.

PC and Droid based software.   Quite a few folks use it now for Notification
Groups, in addtion to the Two-Way radio Networks.

Sprints system has been failing more and more and with Nextel being shut
down this year, o well.
Verizon never flew and not sure about the AT&T PTT yet.   Can't wait for my
Sprint contract to end.

Bill - N1KUG
Boston, Mass
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-----Original Message-----
From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Euan Fisk
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 9:59 AM
To: John Pak
Cc: Cathy Drzyzgula; scandc
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Getting a feeling of who still uses Sprint Nextel
direct connect.

My workplace moved from Nextel [IDEN] system to Sprint's Direct Connect
[CDMA] about a year ago when Sprint refused to sell us additional phones for
our fleet.  With the Sprint system we're having about a 20% connection
failure rate compared to Nextel where we had only about 5% failure - a
pretty significant downgrade in performance.  Sure wish there was a better
but still affordable option for PTT communications.


On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 9:21 AM, John Pak <pak.john1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I guess Sprint is hoping folks will move over to their CDMA push to 
> talk phones as the iden is going to be turned off.  I went to a sprint 
> store a week ago and according to them CDMA is going to increase the 
> coverage that iden didn't do well but only time will tell.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cathy Drzyzgula [mailto:cathy at drzyzgula.org]
> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 9:08 AM
> To: 'John Pak'; Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Scan-DC] Getting a feeling of who still uses Sprint 
> Nextel direct connect.
>
> I think you are too late:
>
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57581193-94/sprints-critical-turning-
> point-
> the-death-of-nextel/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Pak
> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 6:13 AM
> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Scan-DC] Getting a feeling of who still uses Sprint Nextel 
> direct connect.
>
> Greetings,
>
>
>
> I am considering getting two Nextel phones to stay in touch with a 
> friend and I.  I remember a few years back when many more folks had 
> Nextel making the direct connect feature very handy.  I'm trying to 
> get a gage on who still uses it to see if it is still worth getting.  
> Is the use of direct connect fairly dead compared to a few years back?  
> I'd like to get folks thoughts.  Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>
>
> John
>