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Tuesday July 25, 2006
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 Lost amongst all the RAZR announcements, Motorola showed off some impressive new Nextel phones at the company's analyst event here in Chicago. Yes, Nextel.
You may have heard of the ic502 and ic902, the first cross-platform phones which will make calls using Sprint's CDMA network, but do push-to-talk "chirp" on Nextel's iDEN network. The ic502 is a pretty basic rugged phone, but the ic902 has the big new features for Nextel -- a 2-megapixel camera and a music player with external music buttons. But you might not have heard of the i880 (at left) and i885, the new "fashion phones" for Nextel and Boost. Both have external music buttons and 2-megapixel cameras, and both snap open when you press a button on the hinge. The i885 has a faux-leather finish and the i880 is an odd but attractive fake snakeskin. The ic502, i880 and i885 will appear by the end of this year; the ic902 will be released in early 2007. Check out my in-depth slideshow on PCMag.com.
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August 1, 2006 6:51 PM
I like the ic902, but I'm wondering if it will be able to use Sprint's CDMA network to handle text messaging. If so, that should greatly improve Nextel's messaging service.
August 27, 2006 1:57 AM
I wonder if the ic902 has evdo.
September 20, 2006 5:35 PM
it looks kool but is nextel go do something with it'sthis year i like to get my hands on it!!!!!!!! email ru4mopar@hoymail
September 28, 2006 9:00 PM
I am a legacy Nextel employee, and we went through training on this phone today. It is only going to be offered through Retention, and only in 24 select markets, wher it will actually help coverage. If sprint or Nextel won't work in your area, then this phone is not going to work for you.