NexTel's days numbered

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (CCCC1 1CCCC) wrote:

> phillipe, the coverage thing is a big myth anyways, but now that vzn's
> ptt has finally come out and has been proven to suck the vealots are
> back on the coverage myth bandwagon, cuz they got nothing else. Nextel
> all digital to vzn's digital service? Enough for most of us to keep us
> happy and enjoying our great nextel service where ever we happen to go.

Nice try. Its Verizons biggest selling point against Nextel.
Demonstrably better coverage with a similar walkie-talkie feature.
The postings from Chicago last week are an example.

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"Phillipe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Mitchell Regenbogen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Nextel will have no choice but to compete on
> > price, which is unfortunately what starts a company's downward spiral.
>
> Well thats not whats happening. Verizon is not giving away PTT to
> attract customers (at least not yet). PTT is going to cost you $20/month
> extra from Verizon.

As a Verizon and Nextel user, I think that Verizon definately has an
advantage on
coverage. I prefer to use my Nextel but I go to many areas where coverage
is poor or
non existent. I think for Nextel to advertise "nationwide" is very
misleading.
You can't even get a coverage map of the entire US on their site like you
can on Verizon's
site. Just pieces of maps. I guess they are just real proud of their
"nationwide" network!
Nextel does not even have all of the interstates covered . The rural areas
off of the interstates
are just a dream! I have not seen any growth in their coverage in 2-3
years. All they tell
you about are their "plans".

My questions are:
1. Will Verizon do what it takes to get their customers to sign up for PTT
and get Nextel's customers to leave?
2. Will Nextel do what it takes to keep their customers and go after
Verizon's?

I don't think Nextel will lose, Mitch.


"Mitchell Regenbogen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Remember though, that only Nextel customers were able to have PTT. That
> leaves about 60-70 million customers on the other carriers who haven't
> felt the need to have PTT, even though Nextel could have provided it for
> the asking. Once there are options other than Nextel, the monopoly is
> gone. Ands it's gone to much bigger digital networks. So which carrier
> do you think will lose?
>
> "NexTel Rocks" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > Your Crazy....
> >
> > NexTel continues to improve their coverage area. When I was in the
> > Verizon store a couple of days ago the majority of the customers there
> > were either upgrading their plans ( not to the PTT -- just more
> > regular minutes) or signing new contracts with regular cell service.
> > I asked them why they were not going with the new PTT. There response
> > to me without a word of lie was -- NEXTEL HAS A BETTER PTT SYSTEM. I
> > like to refer to them as INFORMED WELL EDUCATED CUSTOMERS. People are
> > not going to leave a company that provides near instant contact for a
> > PUSH AND WAIT TO TALK SYSTEM.
> >
> > There is no real delay in the NexTel System. I was in New Mexico and
> > Arizona three weeks ago and made many PTT calls back to the EAST
> > COAST. As soon as I keyed up the radio it went through and I got a
> > response back almost instantly from the other party. Now that is a
> > case of "CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW!"
> >
> > KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK NEXTEL
> >
> > Regards, NexTel Rocks
> >
> >
> >> six months or two years, Nextel will eventually be reduced to the
> >> T-Mobile of PTT.
> >>
> >> "NexTel Rocks" <[email protected]> wrote in
> >> news:[email protected]:
> >>
> >> > Well, Verizon PTT has been out for about a week now, and I have had
> >> > some friends who are NexTel subscribers try out the new Verizon
> >> > PTT. They all agree that the new service should be called Verizon
> >> > Push and Wait to Talk. I've witnessed it myself. It really sucks
> >> > to have to wait for the phones to connect up.
> >> >
> >> > Anyway, for those of you on the wait list for the new v60p, you
> >> > should only have to wait about one more week. Verizon will have a
> >> > lot of used phones from all the returns that they are going to get.
> >> >
> >> > NEXTEL ROCKS

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (CCCC1 1CCCC) wrote:

> Ah the coverage MYTH again. MitchellVEALOT..... can Nexel and vzn not
> both provide service? Does it have to one or the other? Get off your
> vealot thrown and open your eyes.


Depends on the area. In some areas coverage may be similar, but
nationally, Verizons coverage is far superior to Nextels', call it a
myth if you like but that won't make Nextel's coverage any better.

That's going to upset Mitch. He wants to see Nextel's demise. Why? I don't
know & don't care.


"Phillipe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Mitchell Regenbogen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Remember though, that only Nextel customers were able to have PTT. That
> > leaves about 60-70 million customers on the other carriers who haven't
> > felt the need to have PTT, even though Nextel could have provided it for
> > the asking. Once there are options other than Nextel, the monopoly is
> > gone. Ands it's gone to much bigger digital networks. So which carrier
> > do you think will lose?
>
> The reviews are in, verizon PTT is not as good as nextel's service,
> however in many areas, Verizons coverage is better than Nextels.
> Nextel, however, unlike SprintPCS is profitable and therefore likely to
> hang around a while.

I know I'm happy with my Nextel service. And I especially like the quality
of the phones over VZW's.


"CCCC1 1CCCC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> phillipe, the coverage thing is a big myth anyways, but now that vzn's
> ptt has finally come out and has been proven to suck the vealots are
> back on the coverage myth bandwagon, cuz they got nothing else. Nextel
> all digital to vzn's digital service? Enough for most of us to keep us
> happy and enjoying our great nextel service where ever we happen to go.
>
> Phillipe <[email protected]> wrote in article
> <[email protected]>:
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > Mitchell Regenbogen <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Remember though, that only Nextel customers were able to have PTT.
That
> > > leaves about 60-70 million customers on the other carriers who haven't
> > > felt the need to have PTT, even though Nextel could have provided it
for
> > > the asking. Once there are options other than Nextel, the monopoly is
> > > gone. Ands it's gone to much bigger digital networks. So which
carrier
> > > do you think will lose?
> >
> > The reviews are in, verizon PTT is not as good as nextel's service,
> > however in many areas, Verizons coverage is better than Nextels.
> > Nextel, however, unlike SprintPCS is profitable and therefore likely to
> > hang around a while.
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (CCCC1 1CCCC) wrote:

> Mitchell NO VEALOT WE DONT. Grow up, the vzn cheerleading session for
> you is OVER.

Cool it with the Nextel cheerleading. You are in the wrong Newsgroup for
that.

Why does it bother you that Nextel is a good company with vastly improved
service over the past year?? I tried Nextel six months ago & the service in
my area was lousy. I went back to them three weeks ago, & let me tell you,
Mitch they have improved. Nextel's not going anywhere. Sorry to burst your
bubble.


"Mitchell Regenbogen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "WindsorFox[SS]" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:BUy3b.31883$xf.27058@lakeread06:
>
> > Mitchell Regenbogen wrote:
> >
> >> Enjoy it while you can. Nextel knows its days as PTT market leader
> >> are numbered, which is why it chooses to compete by lawsuit, since it
> >> can't compete by network coverage or quality. Whether it takes a
> >> week, a month, six months or two years, Nextel will eventually be
> >> reduced to the T-Mobile of PTT.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Words of wisdom from a boob who has obviously never had the ill
> > fated opertunity to try VZW's PTT. Oh wait, I see by the cross
> > posting you are not a boob, but a troll...
> >
>
> Verizon's PTT is two weeks old. Talk to this boob in a year or two...

"Ben Skversky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Why does it bother you that Nextel is a good company with vastly improved
> service over the past year?? I tried Nextel six months ago & the service
in
> my area was lousy. I went back to them three weeks ago, & let me tell you,
> Mitch they have improved. Nextel's not going anywhere. Sorry to burst your
> bubble.


I hope your opinions will not change and you will continue to happy. Three
weeks is not really long enough to determine the worth of a company and its
products IMHO. My experience with Nextel over several years is that when
everything seems to be working well, just wait. They will do something to
screw it up! The Nextel experience is definately a "roller coaster" ride!

#1 who are you to think you can critic another post?

#2 what part of your responce below is Nextel cheerleading?

#3 Since Nextel is such a hot topic for the vealots this IS the
newsgroup, if you notice I responded I didn't start the thread.

#4 Get a life

Phillipe <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (CCCC1 1CCCC) wrote:
>
> > Mitchell NO VEALOT WE DONT. Grow up, the vzn cheerleading session for
> > you is OVER.
>
> Cool it with the Nextel cheerleading. You are in the wrong Newsgroup for
> that.

[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

Where ever I go and need the Nextel phone to work, it works and this is
not just in one place, this is up and down the eastcoast nyc to fla, on
and off the highways. Saying and meaning it about coverage, not hoping
and dreaming it and continuing the myth.

Phillipe <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (CCCC1 1CCCC) wrote:
>
> > Ah the coverage MYTH again. MitchellVEALOT..... can Nexel and vzn not
> > both provide service? Does it have to one or the other? Get off your
> > vealot thrown and open your eyes.
>
>
> Depends on the area. In some areas coverage may be similar, but
> nationally, Verizons coverage is far superior to Nextels', call it a
> myth if you like but that won't make Nextel's coverage any better.

[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

In alt.cellular.verizon Ben Skversky <[email protected]> wrote:
> Why does it bother you that Nextel is a good company with vastly improved
> service over the past year?? I tried Nextel six months ago & the service in
> my area was lousy. I went back to them three weeks ago, & let me tell you,
> Mitch they have improved. Nextel's not going anywhere. Sorry to burst your
> bubble.

I don't think Nextel's going anywhere either. They have a huge asset:
their humongous installed base of current customers.

And as I've said, I don't think most of those companies will be flipping
to Verizon.

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Phillipe wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (CCCC1 1CCCC) wrote:
>
>
>>Mitchell NO VEALOT WE DONT. Grow up, the vzn cheerleading session for
>>you is OVER.
>
>
> Cool it with the Nextel cheerleading. You are in the wrong Newsgroup for
> that.


Perhapse you should pay more attention to where your posts are
going, because I am in alt.cellular.nextel .

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (CCCC1 1CCCC) wrote:

> Where ever I go and need the Nextel phone to work, it works and this is
> not just in one place, this is up and down the eastcoast nyc to fla, on
> and off the highways. Saying and meaning it about coverage, not hoping
> and dreaming it and continuing the myth.

We're very happy for you. Folks elsewhere (Chicago for instance) have
different experiences.

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (CCCC1 1CCCC) wrote:

> #4 Get a life

Look who's talking. Jeeeez.