Nextel i355 help

[JASII]

Nextel i355

Will the direct talk feature work if the phone is not unlocked?

As long as it has a SIM card that had been activated, you will be good to go.

 

[KA9JYO]

Yes, you are using the 2way radio part, not the cell phone. SIM card doesn't need to be active, Nextel is out of business.

 

[KA9JYO]

Not active

As long as it has a SIM card that had been activated, you will be good to go.

I use my phones on directalk for the last 5 yrs, I never had a Nextel account

 

[ProgressRidge]

I love the Direct Talk (aka MotoTalk) feature. I use it on a Nextel i576. When Nextel went out of business, it was easy to pick them up for about $40 each on eBay and other places. They do require a Nextel SIM Card, but you can buy 100 of those on eBay for almost nothing. They don't need to be activated to use Direct Talk.

They are similar to the Motorola DTR and DLR series radios, in that they use 900 Mhz FHSS on the ISM band. The Nextel phones use 700 mw, which is slightly lower power than the 1 Watt that the DLR/DTR Radios use. I've read that they are not compatible with the Motorola DTR and DLR series, though.

Given how old the batteries on my i576s are, I'm starting to consider some kind of alternative, like the DLR and DTR radios.

 

[fireradio]

I love the Direct Talk (aka MotoTalk) feature. I use it on a Nextel i576. When Nextel went out of business, it was easy to pick them up for about $40 each on eBay and other places. They do require a Nextel SIM Card, but you can buy 100 of those on eBay for almost nothing. They don't need to be activated to use Direct Talk.

They are similar to the Motorola DTR and DLR series radios, in that they use 900 Mhz FHSS on the ISM band. The Nextel phones use 700 mw, which is slightly lower power than the 1 Watt that the DLR/DTR Radios use. I've read that they are not compatible with the Motorola DTR and DLR series, though.

Given how old the batteries on my i576s are, I'm starting to consider some kind of alternative, like the DLR and DTR radios.

Hey ProgressRidge,

If I'm not mistaken, the i576 uses the BT90 batteries, which appear to be the same batteries used by Motorola in their new DLR series 900 MHz radios as well as their older analog CLR business radios and the SL7550 MotoTRBO radios. Therefore, I think batteries should remain readily available for some time; no need to replace your i576es if they're working well.

 

[ProgressRidge]

Thanks for letting me know. That is *very* useful information!

Hey ProgressRidge,

If I'm not mistaken, the i576 uses the BT90 batteries, which appear to be the same batteries used by Motorola in their new DLR series 900 MHz radios as well as their older analog CLR business radios and the SL7550 MotoTRBO radios. Therefore, I think batteries should remain readily available for some time; no need to replace your i576es if they're working well.