Disney World Comms post Nextel

[n6mon]

So, does anyone know what Disney World is going to do for radio service when Sprint shuts down the Nextel system later this year?

 

[haleve]

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[Bolt21]

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LOL!

 

[wv_mountaineer]

So, does anyone know what Disney World is going to do for radio service when Sprint shuts down the Nextel system later this year?

I read somewhere that if you were using and or already a Nextel costumer that your service would continue till at least 2015. By then Nextel figures that your equipment / phones will need replaced or broken anyways. By then the customer would have or will replace their phone(s) with one that is using the new push to talk technology for the Sprint network. I am a Nextel customer myself and as of today Sprint / Nextel hasn't told me that I have to change or buy a new phone yet.

 

[bravo14]

I got rid of boostmobile a month ago the rep person at a diiferent cell company told me no boost nextel or sprint they are turning off towers no wonder why I have no signal by me

 

[N1XDS]

Nextel was always good to the military families since they merged with Sprint they went sorry...I left Nextel 5 years ago.

 

[lafd55]

I had Nextel for literally less then 48 hours. Hahaha, true story.

 

[dcr_inc]

I believe Disney owns their Iden system.. Their weren't actually on Nextels network

 

[trooper890]

Sprint

Nope, it's Sprint's network.

I would imagine it will all get converted to Sprint CDMA direct connect, when IDEN is shutdown next year.

 

[wv_mountaineer]

I would imagine it will all get converted to Sprint CDMA direct connect, when IDEN is shutdown next year.

That is exactly what I was told yesterday at the Sprint store.

 

[dcr_inc]

We have an electric company in Baltimore.. BG&E that has its own Iden wide area system.. It is NOT Sprint or Nextel's infrastructure.. Are you sure Disney is actually on Sprint/ Nextel's system?

 

[dcr_inc]

Look at the Maryland trunked systems in the RR database..you will see BG&E Iden

 

[dcr_inc]

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Baltimore Gas and Electric

System Name: Baltimore Gas and Electric
Location: Various, MD
County: 11 counties
System Type: iDEN Harmony
System Voice: iDEN TDMA
Last Updated: October 13, 2010, 10:12 pm (Updated General Trunked System Information)
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This is an iDEN Harmony trunked radio system and is not monitorable by scanners.

System Frequencies
Red (c) are primary control channels | Blue (a) are alternate control channels | Site Map(s): FCC Callsigns RR Locations

Site Name County Freqs * * * * * *
001 (1) Site 1 855.18750 855.36250 855.41250 855.61250 855.63750 856.28750 856.66250
* * * 857.28750 857.78750 858.28750 858.66250 859.01250 859.28750 860.28750

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[APX8000]

Disney's iden system is a standalone system. Users can only access their system and do not roam to any other Nextel iden/Sprint CDMA network. Vice versa, your boost or nextel cannot access Disney's tower.

If I had to give my educated guess, they will go the Mototrbo route based upon what I've seen already in use.

 

[mikewazowski]

From what read the last time this was brought up, Disney's system is not a standalone system.

 

[trooper890]

Disney

You're right. It's not.

 

[kg9nn]

From what read the last time this was brought up, Disney's system is not a standalone system.

Correct; for the past several years WDW has been jettisoning "non-core businesses and activities." If you dine at World Showcase in EPCOT, you're eating at a restaurant operated by a contractor (hence green instead of blue ID badges worn by employees). The only two "non-entertainment" business units left at WDW are Reedy Creek Energy Services and Walt Disney World Telecom. WDW Telecom writes a big fat check to Sprint every month - WDW has ZERO interest in owning or operating a radio system. It's not their core competency. Heck, even IT is now outsourced to IBM (server management and network) and ACS (helpdesk and tech support).

MotoTrbo is the most likely replacement, but remember that all of these contractors running around 'the World' are responsible for their own gear so each can make their own decisions to some degree or another depending upon the phase of moon, mood of management, and last quarter's financial performance.

 

[WayneH]

The Disneyland Resort (in CA) does the same thing by extending the Nextel iDEN network in to the park. They've still kept their old 900 trunked system on the air though.

TDR only [somewhat] recently switched over to Nextel so I'd figure there's a plan in place to convert over to PTT over CDMA.

 

[bravo14]

Sprint's Nextel gets its death date: June 30, 2013 - May. 29, 2012

looks like they are updating the system(s)

 

[Sprinter06]

Disney Comms post Nextel

In reference to the cans and string... That made my day! Flippin hilarious and to the point! Love it! In the midst of all this new technology one has to revert back to more simple times when that new technology then becomes old and outdated. The good ole tried and true!!! Hahahaha!!!