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Sprint adds 4 new PTT phones
Sprint Nextel will launch four new Direct Connect phones in about 47 markets on June 15. The phones will be powered by Qualcomm's QChat next-generation push-to-talk technology that uses Sprint's EV-DO Rev. A network. The phones offer new features such as Call Alerts (a repeating alert that lets users notify another user that they are trying to reach them) and Group Connect, which lets customers quickly connect to up to 20 other Direct Connect users at once.
The new Direct Connect phones include the LX400 by LG, the Sanyo Pro-200 and Pro-700 and the Samsung Z400, which is the first Direct Connect phone offered by the handset maker. The phones range in price from $50 (with a two-year agreement and a $50 rebate) to $80 (with a two-year agreement and a $50 rebate).
The new Direct Connect handsets are critical to Sprint, which has been losing iDEN customers in droves. The firm hopes that the new QChat technology and handsets will prevent more customers from leaving the carrier.
For more:
- see this press release
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Posted by AllenHarkleroad | June 12, 2008 - 1:20pm
Sprint overcharged my small (US) company for over $50,000.00. We caught them doing it and now they refuse to refund the over-payments. You can read the full story at www.sprint-really-sucks.com
I also wrote an open letter to Dan Hesse the Chairman and CEO of Sprint Nextel. It is a good read so please consider reading the letter.
www.sprint-really-sucks.com/open-letter-dan-hesse.aspx
Posted by WilliamC | June 13, 2008 - 9:17am
I am expecting a turn around with Sprint. Now that they have introduced new plans and phones. This should help them out. They brought in some talented directors. And - customers need to give Sprint a break and some encouragement. It cannot survive with all the negativity and bad press. Customer service has taken a lot of heat. It needs major improvement. I don't want to lose my cellular phone company. AT&T and Verizon's plans and prices are no comparison to Sprints. I don't care how great their network is - they are just too expensive. Consumers purses and wallets are not created the same. The rollout of Clearwire's Wimax service should generate much needed revenue too. So stay on course and lets right the ship!!!
