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  • 06-15-2007, 05:32 PM
    DodgerBlues
    there are really bad dead spots in my area. i once drove 3 miles from the drop area til i got reception again. it was shocking.
  • 04-26-2007, 12:40 AM
    runequester
    main signal issues comes from crossing lines between towers (long drives) and never powercycling the unit (once per day is recommended)

    As for the original poster whining about incomprehensible charges, if you have specific questions, I'd be happy to explain. There's nothing you wont find anywhere else. All cell phone carriers are crooks, its just a question of what each company cheats you on

    IC402 and 502 use the CDMA (Sprint) network, generally (but not always) superior coverage
  • 04-04-2007, 08:39 AM
    nextel28.com
    The i930 is the wrose phone I ever had from Nextel,
    I normally travel to South America and when i'm down there I use the GSM feature on the i930 and I also get the worst signal ever, drop calls..
    So I know there are many problems with Nextel service, but I belive all Motorola Iden phones has a big problem low signal.
  • 09-23-2006, 02:26 PM
    Martybc3
    I870 is a very good phone. I never ever drop calls the only way it does drop a call is if it dies from low battery or i hit a dead spot in the network somewheres. I580 is almost the exact same thing as a I870 so they probably should operate the same. I just hope nextel does something to improve around my area in Battle Creek , Michigan 20 miles from Kalamazoo earlier in the post. If i could drop nextel without a fee i would but im waiting for sprint to improve nextels network with these dual mode phones there coming out with. Cause i here sprint is a very good provider and dual mode phones run on sprints network and only use iden for two like said in the earlier in the post. Pray for nextel :l
  • 09-23-2006, 02:05 PM
    jwprice2
    I have the I580 and it rarely drops a call, maybe 1 time a week and I travel a lot since being a State Trooper, I'm in the car at least 8 hours a day. My previous phones(I830, I870) dropped calls more frequently.
  • 09-22-2006, 08:41 PM
    speedo313
    Who No's Anything About The Signal Scrambler That Allows You No Never Drop A Call On Your Nextel, Whadeva The Model Phone You Have, There Is A Code Out Here An I Want It----(pls Help)
  • 08-31-2006, 08:17 PM
    dude222
  • 08-31-2006, 07:02 PM
    wulleymammoth
    Ok, I will. Thanks for the tip.
  • 08-31-2006, 03:44 AM
    dude222
    Check out the 580...
  • 08-30-2006, 09:03 PM
    wulleymammoth
    I've got one more "tid bit" to add, and then I'll shut "the pie hole" ).

    This problem (as described in the first post) seems very much like experiences that I've had, with wireless PC networks; I'm a network engineer. If you make the wireless nic "more sticky", in how it handles "which access point" to hang with, as transmission strength changes, then it usually won't drop the LAN connection, as much; keeps "hanging with" the same access point, until the signal strenght REALLY gets low. This may be what's making my older phones "more reliable", with regards to dropped calls.

    Is there a way to change the "stickyness" on the new phones, with regards to signal discrimination, between various cells? There's got to be a part of the transcevier technology, that handles this. Whether or not it's "addressable" or "configurable" (by us), outside of any "hard-coded values", is what we need to know. If it's a "hard-coded thing", then none of the newer phones are going to "discriminate less", without a firmware update, "for the area that the problem exists in".

    Best regards,

    Wulleymammoth
  • 08-30-2006, 08:38 PM
    wulleymammoth
    I can fully understand the gravity, of the first post, as "number of cells, in a given area" being the main contributor, to the "growing-Nextel, dropped-call" problem. But, there is definately "something to the phone issue", as well. As I've mentioned in a previous post (so I'll keep this one MUCH shorter ), I've been noticing the same thing, in Columbus, OH, "as described, in the first post", but, I've also noticed "even worse problems", with using the newer-model phones.

    It all started when we were forced to replace my wife's 730 (got stolen), and decided on a 930. It's a cool phone, but it drops calls so often, that we can't really use it. I have a hard time "keeping a call", right in my house, never mind traveling. My 305, on the other hand, DOES NOT exhibit the same problem. Sure, it drops calls, at an annoying rate (2 or 3 times a day), but is MUCH more stable, than the 930's been; drops calls 90% of the time. The 730 performed much better as well; much like my 305.

    I can definately see the problem being mainly due to the number of cells, in a given area, causing "confusion" for the phone. But, there's definately a difference, that I've noticed, between how the older phones, and the newer phones "descriminate" between the cell-coverage problem.

    It's gotten so bad, that I'm replacing my 930, under the 30-day return policy, but don't know which phone to replace it with. If all of the new-available phones (minus the 355 maybe) all have the same transceiver technology, then it won't matter which phone I get. In that case, Nextel can have my 930 back, and I'll eBay a 730, if I have too. If anyone out there knows of a new phone, that's not as "problematic" as my 930's been...let me know about it; thanks in advance.

    Best regard,

    Wulleymammoth
  • 08-17-2006, 12:39 PM
    dude222
    Latest News
    Sprint To Rein In Boost
    Yesterday, 5:33 PM source: Kansas City Star
    Sprint COO Len Lauer said that the carrier will make changes to halt the
    growth of its youth-focused MVNO Boost. Boost is outpacing Sprint growth,
    and is getting large enough that it will soon put a strain on Sprint's iDEN
    network. The iDEN network is already under pressure because Sprint was asked
    to give up a portion of its iDEN spectrum to the FCC in order to create
    clear public safety bands. The growing population of Boost users are
    straining the shrunken network even further, and Sprint would prefer that
    the limited capacity was used to serve Nextel customers, who typically pay
    more per month to use iDEN handsets. Sprint has not detailed how they will
    curtail Boost's growth, however Sprint previously announced another
    initiative that should thin out Nextel's crowded 800 MHz spectrum. The
    carrier intends to launch dual mode handsets that use CDMA for voice and
    data calls, and only relies on iDEN for Push To Talk. Sprint's first dual
    mode handset, the ic502, has already been cleared by the FCC.
  • 08-17-2006, 11:48 AM
    diehard.iden
    Quote Originally Posted by ray babbitt
    I can get you a list of the number of sites that Nextel has covering the Kalamazoo, Michigan area, as I still have friends that work for all of the major providers in this area. The number of 26 that I gave you I can assure you is accurate because it came directly from a Nextel field engineer who is a friend of mine. He was attempting to correct the major service problem near my home after they put up 2 more towers near my home. He was unalble to help because he did not have the authority to change power levels and hand-off parameters at those sites. I can drive to the end of my street and see 3 nextel sites within "shooting" distance which you can imagine causes big service problems just like the rest of the Kalamazoo area. There are a few service/programming commands you can do that will help a little, but the service is still a joke.
    Raymond
    Could you please email me any information you can obtain through your friend on the Nextel towers/site please via [email protected]? Thanks!
  • 07-15-2006, 12:00 PM
    aepple
    It looks like Nextel will have good service when some day all cell phones will reliable service, i think Verizon is as reliable as you can get today. i live just outside NYC so could imagine how cell phone users are between NYC and Philly area, and it seems Verizon is capable of handling it, they base their reputation on it according to their commercials..
  • 07-15-2006, 11:49 AM
    Markchip7
    Dear Ray Babbit: I have often wondered why on Earth my nextel signal goes up and down constantly, just as you described...my Verizon phone never did that. Well, now I know..thanks. I am curious about something a Nextel Store worker told me. I had been describing what the signal strength indicator did and he told me that you can "program" the phone to force it to only stay with the strongest signal and not just bounce from one to another. What he recommended was to press the "pound" key, the "star" key, the "menu" key, and finally the right hand key in the center of the phone (I have an I-730) all in quick succession and voila, it will force the phone to hang with the strongest signal. I have tried this and I can't say whether it works any better or not. I do notice a few numbers and letters appear over where the signal strength is indicated..what they mean, I have no idea. I was also told that Sprint's ultimate goal is to have Nextel arrays on all of their towers and vice versa..to improve service..this seems contradictory to good business sense to me...I've heard that Sprint will be phasing out the IDEN system by 2010, and if so, why keep putting up more and more arrays on either existing towers of Sprint's, or putting up brand new towers just for Nextels. What do you think.
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