Re: Nextel Walkie Talkie??

"Ted B." wrote:
>
> >
> > Nextel is good for its original purpose, at least in many areas. But it
> > sucks as a general purpose phone because of the coverage.
>
> Tell that to employers . . . just about all employers. They think the
> Nextel PTT function is so cool, but they don't realize that the network it
> is on really SUCKS. Odd thing is, even if management types experience the
> poor coverage of Nextel personally, they still don't think to switch to a
> different cellular provider. Over several years, I've heard several excuses
> for putting up with the ****ty coverage on nextel, ranging from "but it
> works OK in some areas" to "we got a really good deal on it". Me, I'm
> thinking it doesn't matter how cheap it is if it doesn't work, and working
> OK in SOME areas is simply unacceptable.
>
> My last three employers have INSISTED I carry a Nextel handset. OK, so I've
> carried it, and I've gotten sick and ****ing tired of being asked why people
> can't get ahold of me. Could it be because most incoming calls to my nextel
> handsets go straight to voicemail? Nawwww . . . there must be some other
> explanation. (!) The last few years, my Nextel handset has been
> functioning as a pager. That is, it hardly ever rings. But it will
> eventually chime to let me know that I have voicemail. At that point, I
> pick up my personal Cingular handset to call (whoever) back. I don't even
> try to use the nextel handset. It's just not worth the effort. I'm too
> busy to dick around with trying to coax it to work, for a change. -Dave

That's a real drag! Buy a Verizon phone and be done with it.

Joe

On Tue, 17 May 2005 21:29:04 -0400, Joe Altmyer wrote:

> "Ted B." wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Nextel is good for its original purpose, at least in many areas. But it
>> > sucks as a general purpose phone because of the coverage.
>>
>> Tell that to employers . . . just about all employers. They think the
>> Nextel PTT function is so cool, but they don't realize that the network it
>> is on really SUCKS. Odd thing is, even if management types experience the
>> poor coverage of Nextel personally, they still don't think to switch to a
>> different cellular provider. Over several years, I've heard several excuses
>> for putting up with the ****ty coverage on nextel, ranging from "but it
>> works OK in some areas" to "we got a really good deal on it". Me, I'm
>> thinking it doesn't matter how cheap it is if it doesn't work, and working
>> OK in SOME areas is simply unacceptable.
>>
>> My last three employers have INSISTED I carry a Nextel handset. OK, so I've
>> carried it, and I've gotten sick and ****ing tired of being asked why people
>> can't get ahold of me. Could it be because most incoming calls to my nextel
>> handsets go straight to voicemail? Nawwww . . . there must be some other
>> explanation. (!) The last few years, my Nextel handset has been
>> functioning as a pager. That is, it hardly ever rings. But it will
>> eventually chime to let me know that I have voicemail. At that point, I
>> pick up my personal Cingular handset to call (whoever) back. I don't even
>> try to use the nextel handset. It's just not worth the effort. I'm too
>> busy to dick around with trying to coax it to work, for a change. -Dave
>
> That's a real drag! Buy a Verizon phone and be done with it.
>
> Joe

Thats OK, Nextel is going away. You should like the Sprint replacement
better...



--
Korbin Dallas
The name was changed to protect the guilty.

"Korbin Dallas" <korbindallas@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
newsan.2005.05.18.05.00.39.9445@dodgeit.com...
> On Tue, 17 May 2005 21:29:04 -0400, Joe Altmyer wrote:
>
> > "Ted B." wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Nextel is good for its original purpose, at least in many areas. But
it
> >> > sucks as a general purpose phone because of the coverage.
> >>
> >> Tell that to employers . . . just about all employers. They think the
> >> Nextel PTT function is so cool, but they don't realize that the network
it
> >> is on really SUCKS. Odd thing is, even if management types experience
the
> >> poor coverage of Nextel personally, they still don't think to switch to
a
> >> different cellular provider. Over several years, I've heard several
excuses
> >> for putting up with the ****ty coverage on nextel, ranging from "but it
> >> works OK in some areas" to "we got a really good deal on it". Me, I'm
> >> thinking it doesn't matter how cheap it is if it doesn't work, and
working
> >> OK in SOME areas is simply unacceptable.
> >>
> >> My last three employers have INSISTED I carry a Nextel handset. OK, so
I've
> >> carried it, and I've gotten sick and ****ing tired of being asked why
people
> >> can't get ahold of me. Could it be because most incoming calls to my
nextel
> >> handsets go straight to voicemail? Nawwww . . . there must be some
other
> >> explanation. (!) The last few years, my Nextel handset has been
> >> functioning as a pager. That is, it hardly ever rings. But it will
> >> eventually chime to let me know that I have voicemail. At that point,
I
> >> pick up my personal Cingular handset to call (whoever) back. I don't
even
> >> try to use the nextel handset. It's just not worth the effort. I'm
too
> >> busy to dick around with trying to coax it to work, for a
ange. -Dave
> >
> > That's a real drag! Buy a Verizon phone and be done with it.
> >
> > Joe
>
> Thats OK, Nextel is going away. You should like the Sprint replacement
> better...
>

Good! Then I don't have to work on them anymore and lie to the customers.

Korbin Dallas <korbindallas@dodgeit.com> wrote in
newsan.2005.05.18.05.00.39.9445@dodgeit.com:


>
> Thats OK, Nextel is going away. You should like the Sprint
> replacement
> better...
>
>
>

I don't think so. How do you figure Nextel is going away? They merely
joined forces with the other company. Nextel is not going anywhere.