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  1. #1
    Captain
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    An idea for any sprint employee that may read this and want to pass it
    along. I think sprint's readylink can compete very well with nextel's, only
    problem, the $15-$20 extra you need to pay is way too high. Every plan of
    nextels includes their direct connect minutes, this is what sprint would
    need to do in order to compete efficiently. Setup half a dozen plans or more
    that are designed specifically for readylink users. So you would have your
    plans with x amount of anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends,
    unlimited readylink minutes or hell, charge an extra $5 for readylink
    unlimited. There is no reason sprint couldn't do this, and they wouldn't
    lose money, if that was the case nextel wouldn't be able to offer what they
    do with free incoming and unlimited DC minutes without going broke.

    As I said, I like sprint, but if they want to compete in the ptt market one
    day, they'll need to find a better pricing structure for people.


    Capt.





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  2. #2
    Robert M.
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    Re: readylink

    In article <[email protected]>,
    "Captain" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > An idea for any sprint employee that may read this and want to pass it
    > along. I think sprint's readylink can compete very well with nextel's, only
    > problem, the $15-$20 extra you need to pay is way too high. Every plan of
    > nextels includes their direct connect minutes,


    But nextel's plans typically cost $20 more than a SprintPCS plan for
    comparable minutes. Thus they have their direct connect bundled in at a
    cost of $20.

    Sprint's ReadyLink is a tad slower than Nextels DirectConnect, and its
    really only $5 extra if you already have Vision, and every ReadyLink
    phone so far is also a Vision phone.


    > this is what sprint would
    > need to do in order to compete efficiently. Setup half a dozen plans or more
    > that are designed specifically for readylink users. So you would have your
    > plans with x amount of anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends,
    > unlimited readylink minutes or hell, charge an extra $5 for readylink
    > unlimited. There is no reason sprint couldn't do this, and they wouldn't
    > lose money, if that was the case nextel wouldn't be able to offer what they
    > do with free incoming and unlimited DC minutes without going broke.
    >
    > As I said, I like sprint, but if they want to compete in the ptt market one
    > day, they'll need to find a better pricing structure for people.
    >
    >
    > Capt.


    I am sure it was all well considered before the PTT rollout, and the $15
    worst case cost is lower than Nextel's effective $20 price.



  3. #3
    fusQuanto
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    Re: readylink

    On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:05:22 GMT
    "Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote:

    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > "Captain" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > > An idea for any sprint employee that may read this and want to pass it
    > > along. I think sprint's readylink can compete very well with nextel's, only
    > > problem, the $15-$20 extra you need to pay is way too high. Every plan of
    > > nextels includes their direct connect minutes,

    >
    > But nextel's plans typically cost $20 more than a SprintPCS plan for
    > comparable minutes. Thus they have their direct connect bundled in at a
    > cost of $20.
    >
    > Sprint's ReadyLink is a tad slower than Nextels DirectConnect, and its
    > really only $5 extra if you already have Vision, and every ReadyLink
    > phone so far is also a Vision phone.
    >
    >



    is it really slower? i tried with my friends fone right next to mine and the
    delay was like 1 second. i guess cuz we were on teh same tower, donno how it
    would be if we were cross country.




  4. #4
    Robert M.
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    Re: readylink

    In article <[email protected]>,
    fusQuanto <[email protected]> wrote:

    >
    > is it really slower? i tried with my friends fone right next to mine and the
    > delay was like 1 second. i guess cuz we were on teh same tower, donno how it
    > would be if we were cross country.


    Even SprintPCS admits its slower. Only some of the insulting blind
    SprintPCS apologists here pretend its the same speed.

    Sprint says on their web site:

    " PCS Ready Link may not be appropriate for use by providers of
    emergency services. It will take several seconds to establish the
    initial PCS Ready Link connection; users may experience slight delays in
    subsequent "in session" communications. Only one person can speak at a
    time when in session. PCS Ready Link calls are terminated when you press
    "End" or after 20 seconds of inactivity. While in a PCS Ready Link
    session, voice calls will go directly to voicemail."



  5. #5
    TechGeek
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    Re: readylink

    fusQuanto <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    >
    > is it really slower? i tried with my friends fone right next to mine and the
    > delay was like 1 second. i guess cuz we were on teh same tower, donno how it
    > would be if we were cross country.


    I've done RL conversations all over the country, and we've tested the
    time. I tell them that I'll say a word, and as soon as they hear it,
    to say it back.

    Averaging 500-3000 miles, the time is about the same, usualy 7-15
    seconds before I get their reply.

    The initial connection is the slowest, but then it does get faster
    afterwards.



  6. #6
    Mike
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    Re: readylink

    TechGeek wrote:
    > fusQuanto <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    >
    >>is it really slower? i tried with my friends fone right next to mine and the
    >>delay was like 1 second. i guess cuz we were on teh same tower, donno how it
    >>would be if we were cross country.

    >
    >
    > I've done RL conversations all over the country, and we've tested the
    > time. I tell them that I'll say a word, and as soon as they hear it,
    > to say it back.
    >
    > Averaging 500-3000 miles, the time is about the same, usualy 7-15
    > seconds before I get their reply.
    >
    > The initial connection is the slowest, but then it does get faster
    > afterwards.


    So, we're talking 3.5-7.5 sec latency?
    I see much lower than that, but my testing has been standing side by
    side, or at worst, 40 miles. I've used the ReadyLink at 600 miles, but
    we didn't spend any effort checking latency - it was fast enough that we
    didn't think about it.
    -mike




  7. #7
    fusQuanto
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    Re: readylink

    On 27 Apr 2004 19:08:38 -0700
    [email protected] (TechGeek) wrote:

    > fusQuanto <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:<[email protected]>...
    > >
    > > is it really slower? i tried with my friends fone right next to mine and
    > > the delay was like 1 second. i guess cuz we were on teh same tower, donno
    > > how it would be if we were cross country.

    >
    > I've done RL conversations all over the country, and we've tested the
    > time. I tell them that I'll say a word, and as soon as they hear it,
    > to say it back.
    >
    > Averaging 500-3000 miles, the time is about the same, usualy 7-15
    > seconds before I get their reply.
    >
    > The initial connection is the slowest, but then it does get faster
    > afterwards.


    15 seconds?? are you sure?



  8. #8
    TechGeek
    Guest

    Re: readylink

    fusQuanto <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    >
    > 15 seconds?? are you sure?


    The longest before I got their reply was 15 seconds, it wasn't often,
    but I did hit a few.

    So, figure a second for them to reply, that's 14 seconds transmission
    time, 7 seconds there, 7 seconds back.

    Most were lower than that, in the 5-10 second range, and some were
    faster.



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