NEXTEL IS ALIVE

[KG7PBS]

Check them out at

Push to Talk PTT and Cellular Mobile Solutions • NEXTEL™ Communications

NEXTEL™ Communications provides a robust portfolio of solutions for your business, with the service, coverage, and rugged capability NEXTEL™ is renowned for.

www.nextelcommunications.com

 

[K4EET]

We really liked our Nextels but they went away. Are they going to be able to withstand the competition out there today?

 

[KG7PBS]

Yes because they our integrating DMR Radio in some of there phones. That awesome

 

[mmckenna]

No, Nextel isn't back.

Those guys were at IWCE back in 2017. They are selling Cheap Chinese Radios with an LTE radio in them. It's not Nextel, it's just a cheap radio with PTT over cellular function.

From the bottom of the webpage:
"Disclaimer: NEXTEL™ Communications is not affiliated with Sprint Communications Inc."

And, Sprint is/was fighting back:

Sprint Sues Two Florida Companies over Nextel Trademark

MissionCritical Communications, Radio Resource International, and Public Safety Report - wireless voice and data communications for mobile, remote and public safety operations

www.rrmediagroup.com

Not sure what the current state of that lawsuit is right now.

 

[bharvey2]

The mobiles look like TYT or Anytone clones. It'll be interesting to seen whether this pans our or if they fizzle away. A few of the major cell phone carriers have dipped there toes in the PTT water but it doesn't seem like customers ever took to them like they did to Nextel 1.0.

 

[mmckenna]

The mobiles look like TYT or Anytone clones.

Yeah, the ones they had there in 2017 were not impressive radios. They were absolutely of the CCR product line with a yellow "Nextel |" sticker on them.

The cell phone was just a cheap smart phone with a yellow/black case and a PTT app.

It'll be interesting to seen whether this pans our or if they fizzle away. A few of the major cell phone carriers have dipped there toes in the PTT water but it doesn't seem like customers ever took to them like they did to Nextel 1.0.

I haven't seen it go very far since they first showed up. I don't know of anyone using them.
Public safety learned their lesson about Nextel way back, and I don't think that's worn off yet. Even when it does, there are better options out there.
This is just a marketing gimmick.