Nextel

[emsguy]

I'm just doing some research and was just wondering about Nextel's P2T cell. Does it use CDMA,TDMA or other? What is used for dispatch consoles?
I know this is a touchy subject as most of the forums I have read, people don't think to highly about nextel.

 

[mr_hankey]

it uses iDEN: Interference Designed Exclusively for Nextel

 

[N_Jay]

I'm just doing some research and was just wondering about Nextel's P2T cell. Does it use CDMA,TDMA or other? What is used for dispatch consoles?
I know this is a touchy subject as most of the forums I have read, people don't think to highly about nextel.

It used iDEN, which is a proprietary TDMA format.

Dispatch consoles are typically control stations.

I find every forum has its own favorite "Whipping Boy"! :twisted:

 

[INDY72]

Also surprised that N_Jay didn't point out- Nextel is NOT cellular, it is a Nationwide Trunked SMR using Motorola iDen digital in most locations with one or two EDACS Analog sites and one or two Motorola Type I sites. The analog sites are getting rarer as they are upgraded to the iDen type.

 

[N_Jay]

Also surprised that N_Jay didn't point out- Nextel is NOT cellular, it is a Nationwide Trunked SMR using Motorola iDen digital in most locations with one or two EDACS Analog sites and one or two Motorola Type I sites. The analog sites are getting rarer as they are upgraded to the iDen type.

Does Nextel market the Analog service under the Nextel name?

(I would be surprised if they did).

And I didn't bother because it;
1) was not part of the question
2) giving people way more of an answer than they asked for often adds to the confusion.

So don't be "surprised"

 

[INDY72]

LOL,.. and as to the marketing.. back when they first set up thier analog systems here in MS, yepper they advertised it under thier name. It was part of the old original Nextel Business Solutions program.. back before they really became a PITA! Of course that was also before the digital age of communications really caught on. (Mid 1980's thru mid 1990's)

 

[Josh]

LOL,.. and as to the marketing.. back when they first set up thier analog systems here in MS, yepper they advertised it under thier name. It was part of the old original Nextel Business Solutions program.. back before they really became a PITA! Of course that was also before the digital age of communications really caught on. (Mid 1980's thru mid 1990's)

And it's not possible to get on these 800/900Mhz analog systems anyhow as NexTel is just buying them to shut them down and convert the users (if any) to their lousy, expensive digitzed service.

-Josh

 

[N_Jay]

LOL,.. and as to the marketing.. back when they first set up thier analog systems here in MS, yepper they advertised it under thier name. It was part of the old original Nextel Business Solutions program.. back before they really became a PITA! Of course that was also before the digital age of communications really caught on. (Mid 1980's thru mid 1990's)

Do you mean "FleetCall"

Nextel did not become Nextel until 1993

 

[STiMULi]

Sort of on topic I found some letters prompted by John "I am exploiting the abduction of my kid " Walsh of AMW to the FCC about handing over Freqs to NEXTEL for thier screw up.

Here is one...

From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Kreg@corncast.net
Saturday, January 31,2004 1059 PM
KAQuinn
DO NOT PASS the Consensus Plan -- FCC WT Docket #02-55
Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554

Dear Commissioner Abernathy,
The Consensus Plan is totally the wrong thing to do!!!
If this plan is approved it will the down slide of Public Safty communication as we know
it.

John Walsh should stick to finding missing people. Not promoting a half baked plan that
was created as a Nextel business decision.
DO NOT PASS THIS PLAN
Sincerely,
Kreg Christoff
201 South Valley
McHenry, Illinois 60050

cc:
Representative Philip Crane
Senator Richard Durbin

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My favorite so far....

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Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554

Dear Commissioner Abernathy,

Emergency response communications have never been more critical, or more difficult.
Why can't you folks put Antennas: 2 under the cell phone repeater and and one on
top.Connecting all three,
Broadcasting Antennas for police bands Broadcasting Point out in a funle to the ground.
Putting a Direct line of Direct communication under all repeater.
Essentially making a three-dimensional net under all cell towers.


Sincerely,
bryan buttram
1070 teller
lakewood, Colorado 80214

cc:
Senator Ben Campbell
Senator Wayne Allard
Representative Bob Beauprez
Senator Peter Fitzgerald



I would bet the letter back to Brian B. went something like this..

HUH?

Sincerely,
Michael Powell
Charman FCC


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Anyway here is the link > http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6515783502