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Scott Stephenson wrote:

> Off the Business Wire:

Sorry, forgot the link:

http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quo...45CE1%7D&symb=

I like the 'broadband' comment- I guess iDen isn't always a step behind.

Scott Stephenson wrote:

> Off the Business Wire:

Sorry, forgot the link:

http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quo...45CE1%7D&symb=

I like the 'broadband' comment- I guess iDen isn't always a step behind.

I guess that means for those who want to take advantage of WiDEN, the
majority of the Nextel Telephone Possessors will have to purchase new
Nextel Hardware.

I'm not sure if my i730 is WiDEN-Ready, though.....

Scott Stephenson wrote:
> Scott Stephenson wrote:
>
>
>>Off the Business Wire:
>
>
> Sorry, forgot the link:
>
> http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quo...45CE1%7D&symb=
>
> I like the 'broadband' comment- I guess iDen isn't always a step behind.

I guess that means for those who want to take advantage of WiDEN, the
majority of the Nextel Telephone Possessors will have to purchase new
Nextel Hardware.

I'm not sure if my i730 is WiDEN-Ready, though.....

Scott Stephenson wrote:
> Scott Stephenson wrote:
>
>
>>Off the Business Wire:
>
>
> Sorry, forgot the link:
>
> http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quo...45CE1%7D&symb=
>
> I like the 'broadband' comment- I guess iDen isn't always a step behind.

iDEN seems to be a very resilient technology if you ask me. What's Matt
Drudge's statement, "Often imitated, never quite duplicated" (I'm thinking
Verizon PTT here...).



"Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Scott Stephenson wrote:
>
> > Off the Business Wire:
>
> Sorry, forgot the link:
>
>
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quo...45CE1%7D&symb=
>
> I like the 'broadband' comment- I guess iDen isn't always a step behind.

iDEN seems to be a very resilient technology if you ask me. What's Matt
Drudge's statement, "Often imitated, never quite duplicated" (I'm thinking
Verizon PTT here...).



"Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Scott Stephenson wrote:
>
> > Off the Business Wire:
>
> Sorry, forgot the link:
>
>
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quo...45CE1%7D&symb=
>
> I like the 'broadband' comment- I guess iDen isn't always a step behind.

Thing is, I am totally unaware whether or not Nextel Customers will be
required to purchase new Nextel Hardware to take advantage of the
upcoming WiDEN Technology. I'm not sure if it's what I said, or if it's
some kind of Nextel Phone Firmware Update that I have to deploy, I'm not
sure what the situation of converting iDEN to WiDEN would be, since
WiDEN is gonna be more technologically advanced than iDEN.

Bill Roland wrote:

> iDEN seems to be a very resilient technology if you ask me. What's Matt
> Drudge's statement, "Often imitated, never quite duplicated" (I'm thinking
> Verizon PTT here...).
>
>
>
> "Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Scott Stephenson wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Off the Business Wire:
>>
>>Sorry, forgot the link:
>>
>>
>
> http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quo...45CE1%7D&symb=
>
>>I like the 'broadband' comment- I guess iDen isn't always a step behind.
>
>
>

Thing is, I am totally unaware whether or not Nextel Customers will be
required to purchase new Nextel Hardware to take advantage of the
upcoming WiDEN Technology. I'm not sure if it's what I said, or if it's
some kind of Nextel Phone Firmware Update that I have to deploy, I'm not
sure what the situation of converting iDEN to WiDEN would be, since
WiDEN is gonna be more technologically advanced than iDEN.

Bill Roland wrote:

> iDEN seems to be a very resilient technology if you ask me. What's Matt
> Drudge's statement, "Often imitated, never quite duplicated" (I'm thinking
> Verizon PTT here...).
>
>
>
> "Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Scott Stephenson wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Off the Business Wire:
>>
>>Sorry, forgot the link:
>>
>>
>
> http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quo...45CE1%7D&symb=
>
>>I like the 'broadband' comment- I guess iDen isn't always a step behind.
>
>
>

I would assume it will require new hardware to take advantage of, but that's
not really anything new in the Cell phone industry (think AMPS>TDMA>GSM or
AMPS>CDMA).

"Mark Kim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Gqitb.155878$ao4.499046@attbi_s51...
> Thing is, I am totally unaware whether or not Nextel Customers will be
> required to purchase new Nextel Hardware to take advantage of the
> upcoming WiDEN Technology. I'm not sure if it's what I said, or if it's
> some kind of Nextel Phone Firmware Update that I have to deploy, I'm not
> sure what the situation of converting iDEN to WiDEN would be, since
> WiDEN is gonna be more technologically advanced than iDEN.
>
> Bill Roland wrote:
>
> > iDEN seems to be a very resilient technology if you ask me. What's Matt
> > Drudge's statement, "Often imitated, never quite duplicated" (I'm
thinking
> > Verizon PTT here...).
> >
> >
> >
> > "Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >
> >>Scott Stephenson wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Off the Business Wire:
> >>
> >>Sorry, forgot the link:
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quo...45CE1%7D&symb=
> >
> >>I like the 'broadband' comment- I guess iDen isn't always a step behind.
> >
> >
> >
>

I would assume it will require new hardware to take advantage of, but that's
not really anything new in the Cell phone industry (think AMPS>TDMA>GSM or
AMPS>CDMA).

"Mark Kim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Gqitb.155878$ao4.499046@attbi_s51...
> Thing is, I am totally unaware whether or not Nextel Customers will be
> required to purchase new Nextel Hardware to take advantage of the
> upcoming WiDEN Technology. I'm not sure if it's what I said, or if it's
> some kind of Nextel Phone Firmware Update that I have to deploy, I'm not
> sure what the situation of converting iDEN to WiDEN would be, since
> WiDEN is gonna be more technologically advanced than iDEN.
>
> Bill Roland wrote:
>
> > iDEN seems to be a very resilient technology if you ask me. What's Matt
> > Drudge's statement, "Often imitated, never quite duplicated" (I'm
thinking
> > Verizon PTT here...).
> >
> >
> >
> > "Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >
> >>Scott Stephenson wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Off the Business Wire:
> >>
> >>Sorry, forgot the link:
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quo...45CE1%7D&symb=
> >
> >>I like the 'broadband' comment- I guess iDen isn't always a step behind.
> >
> >
> >
>

Bill Roland wrote:

> I would assume it will require new hardware to take advantage of, but
> that's not really anything new in the Cell phone industry (think
> AMPS>TDMA>GSM or AMPS>CDMA).
>

Probably will mean new hardware, but in any new industry (and cellular would
still fall into this category) most new technologies on the back end
usually require new user hardware.

What I found most interesting was the refernece to potential broadband
development. The thought of being able to use some business apps at high
speed over the network is a wonderful possibility.

Bill Roland wrote:

> I would assume it will require new hardware to take advantage of, but
> that's not really anything new in the Cell phone industry (think
> AMPS>TDMA>GSM or AMPS>CDMA).
>

Probably will mean new hardware, but in any new industry (and cellular would
still fall into this category) most new technologies on the back end
usually require new user hardware.

What I found most interesting was the refernece to potential broadband
development. The thought of being able to use some business apps at high
speed over the network is a wonderful possibility.