I HATE Nextel

smoothrideronli · 03-01-2007, 04:08 PM

I HATE Nextel. Half of my calls (no exxageration) are either dropped in the middle...silence...and or broken up...and this is everywhere I go. The only reason I keep them is because of the free incoming and the direct connect. I am going to move over to the Sprint Network to save my free incoming...does any one else have the same problems with them.

ND4SPD · 03-01-2007, 04:12 PM

I had them several years ago through my employer and hated every minute of it for very much the same reason.

smoothrideronli · 03-01-2007, 04:17 PM

I call every month to get credits and they have the nerve to say every single month, " this is going to be the last one..." Give me good service and I wont call every month. I got three messages this morning that were left from last night...as well as 15 emails from the day before ( I have the Blackberry Data plan as well)...Im glad that none were time sensitive.

ccwilli3 · 03-01-2007, 04:29 PM

go verizon...

abtech · 03-01-2007, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ccwilli3

go verizon...

smoothrideronli · 03-01-2007, 06:43 PM

The only problem with that is I use about 6000 mins per month...I currently get nights starting at 6...free mobile to mobile...and free incoming...plus 1000 peak mins. I cant beat the plan...even though half those minutes I am saying..."Can you hear me now??"

SomeStrangeGuy · 03-01-2007, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ccwilli3

go verizon...

+50,000

luvtolean · 03-01-2007, 07:01 PM

You're on the phone...100 hours per month??!!!!

SomeStrangeGuy · 03-01-2007, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

You're on the phone...100 hours per month??!!!!

Maybe he just wants to know the weather every single second...thats the only way to do it.

smoothrideronli · 03-01-2007, 07:06 PM

The weather in Hawaii actually...

smoothrideronli · 03-01-2007, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

You're on the phone...100 hours per month??!!!!

Never looked at it that way...1 sec phone call...ok Im back...but yep my phone bill says between 4000-6000 per month...

Hammer · 03-01-2007, 10:20 PM

Either Verizon or Cingular. It all depends on what location you are in and the coverage they have. We switched over to Cingular at work from Verizon due to dropped calls and no service, but we are in the hills and hollars and cell reception sucks to say the least but since the change it has been better. Nextel is just a step above 2 tin cans and a string if you ask me. I had one when I was over the road and no kidding I went wiothouit service for a day and a half in the north west and was talking the whole time on my Verizon phone. Finally the boss called and was irate with me for not calling in, I told him to change to something that works and quit being a cheap bastard.

SomeStrangeGuy · 03-02-2007, 02:01 AM

Wow, that is weird for Cing to top out Verizon, I know here Verizon is like having my home cordless phone with me everywhere...Cingular is like back in 91 using a brick phone when there were 3 cell towers in the state.

OSIRIS · 03-02-2007, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ND4SPD

I had them several years ago through my employer and hated every minute of it for very much the same reason.

Most of the time I wouldn't even bother charging it. Now my work phone goes through Alltel which is terrible where I live too. Don't charge that phone much either.

Verizon for my personal phone works great.

quick26 · 03-02-2007, 08:25 AM

i have us cellular, i very rarely loose calls and vary rarely dont have a signal. i live in a area that is rural, and it seems to be the only provider that works worth a damn. my buddy has nextel and its junk. i had sprint and they were junk also. i could sit in my house and loose signal.

ND4SPD · 03-02-2007, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SomeStrangeGuy

Wow, that is weird for Cing to top out Verizon, I know here Verizon is like having my home cordless phone with me everywhere...Cingular is like back in 91 using a brick phone when there were 3 cell towers in the state.

Opposite here. I gave my Verizon company phone back a year ago and started using my personal Cingular because that's what I was doing anyway and didn't want to carry 2 phones for no reason.

Purpdust · 03-02-2007, 10:52 AM

You really hate them because they are the title sponsor for NASCAR

quick26 · 03-02-2007, 10:57 AM

his secret comes out

smoothrideronli · 03-02-2007, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Purpdust

You really hate them because they are the title sponsor for NASCAR

They sponsor NASCAR !!!

...you mean I am part responsible for the proliferation of...cars driving in circles...responsible for uneven wear on right side tires...for drivers that have their heads permanently stuck to the left for the lack of looking right...oh wait...I had a NASCAR Nextel phone...

smoothrideronli · 03-02-2007, 11:35 AM

My Nextel phone goes from full signal to none in a blink of an eye...while I am standing still...I currently am not able to send text messages...and I just lost another call...

ND4SPD · 03-02-2007, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by smoothrideronli

They sponsor NASCAR !!!

...you mean I am part responsible for the proliferation of...cars driving in circles...responsible for uneven wear on right side tires...for drivers that have their heads permanently stuck to the left for the lack of looking right...oh wait...I had a NASCAR Nextel phone...

Ever hear of the Nextel Cup?

bda116 · 03-02-2007, 11:43 AM

Isn't Nextel owned by Sprint? Are their networks not one and the same?
I don't think it's even referred to as Nextel out here any longer, just Sprint.

smoothrideronli · 03-02-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Ever hear of the Nextel Cup?

Yes I was joking...it was lame I agree.

smoothrideronli · 03-02-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bda116

Isn't Nextel owned by Sprint? Are their networks not one and the same?
I don't think it's even referred to as Nextel out here any longer, just Sprint.

From what I understand they are the same company but on different types of networks. I did a little research and from I found the reason NExtel merged with Sprint is because the government ordered Nextel to abandon their network by 200? because their frequency is close one the government uses. Somehow they determined that a merger with Sprint would work best for them. Even though I see ads in the mail about Nextel increasing its network, the consensus is that Nextel isnt really expanding their network since they will have to abandon it in a few years. Hence the bad service. There are entire forums about this.

bda116 · 03-02-2007, 12:11 PM

Ah, I see.

SomeStrangeGuy · 03-02-2007, 10:52 PM

There is a new dual-network phone that works for Sprint and Nextel users...(so actally a quad network phone - not to be confused with quad-band).

They are attempting to bridge the gap but they are a seperate network entirely.

03-01-2007, 04:08 PM	#1
smoothrideronli www.calendartreats.com Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: New York Age: 34 Bike(s): 2004 1000RR, 2008 1000RR Posts: 1,400	I HATE Nextel I HATE Nextel. Half of my calls (no exxageration) are either dropped in the middle...silence...and or broken up...and this is everywhere I go. The only reason I keep them is because of the free incoming and the direct connect. I am going to move over to the Sprint Network to save my free incoming...does any one else have the same problems with them. __________________

03-01-2007, 04:12 PM	#2
ND4SPD I'm BATMAN!!! Join Date: 12-12-2006 Bike(s): Trek Posts: 8,414 Images: 25	Re: I HATE Nextel I had them several years ago through my employer and hated every minute of it for very much the same reason. __________________ "This is your life - are you who you want to be?" Learn all you need to know about Mac OS X "Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door"

03-01-2007, 04:17 PM	#3
smoothrideronli www.calendartreats.com Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: New York Age: 34 Bike(s): 2004 1000RR, 2008 1000RR Posts: 1,400	Re: I HATE Nextel I call every month to get credits and they have the nerve to say every single month, " this is going to be the last one..." Give me good service and I wont call every month. I got three messages this morning that were left from last night...as well as 15 emails from the day before ( I have the Blackberry Data plan as well)...Im glad that none were time sensitive. __________________

03-01-2007, 04:29 PM	#4
ccwilli3 having a laugh... Join Date: 12-18-2006 Age: 31 Bike(s): pps mod'd ohlins on a cbr Posts: 1,051	Re: I HATE Nextel go verizon...

03-01-2007, 06:43 PM	#6
smoothrideronli www.calendartreats.com Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: New York Age: 34 Bike(s): 2004 1000RR, 2008 1000RR Posts: 1,400	Re: I HATE Nextel The only problem with that is I use about 6000 mins per month...I currently get nights starting at 6...free mobile to mobile...and free incoming...plus 1000 peak mins. I cant beat the plan...even though half those minutes I am saying..."Can you hear me now??" __________________

03-01-2007, 07:01 PM	#8
luvtolean Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Bike(s): 2008 BMW GS-A Posts: 6,731	Re: I HATE Nextel You're on the phone...100 hours per month??!!!! __________________ The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. - Winston Churchill

03-01-2007, 07:06 PM	#10
smoothrideronli www.calendartreats.com Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: New York Age: 34 Bike(s): 2004 1000RR, 2008 1000RR Posts: 1,400	Re: I HATE Nextel The weather in Hawaii actually... __________________

03-01-2007, 10:20 PM	#12
Hammer Merry Christmas Join Date: 12-17-2006 Location: Indiana Age: 39 Bike(s): 05 Suzuki 600 Posts: 5,307 Images: 12	Re: I HATE Nextel Either Verizon or Cingular. It all depends on what location you are in and the coverage they have. We switched over to Cingular at work from Verizon due to dropped calls and no service, but we are in the hills and hollars and cell reception sucks to say the least but since the change it has been better. Nextel is just a step above 2 tin cans and a string if you ask me. I had one when I was over the road and no kidding I went wiothouit service for a day and a half in the north west and was talking the whole time on my Verizon phone. Finally the boss called and was irate with me for not calling in, I told him to change to something that works and quit being a cheap bastard.

03-02-2007, 02:01 AM	#13
SomeStrangeGuy BMW Snob in Training Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Debt, where else? Bike(s): GS / KLR Posts: 4,062	Re: I HATE Nextel Wow, that is weird for Cing to top out Verizon, I know here Verizon is like having my home cordless phone with me everywhere...Cingular is like back in 91 using a brick phone when there were 3 cell towers in the state. __________________ Come find yourself - GPS Discussion Forums Time is the ultimate currency.

03-02-2007, 08:25 AM	#15
quick26 Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Age: 25 Bike(s): 06 TRX 450r Posts: 1,613	Re: I HATE Nextel i have us cellular, i very rarely loose calls and vary rarely dont have a signal. i live in a area that is rural, and it seems to be the only provider that works worth a damn. my buddy has nextel and its junk. i had sprint and they were junk also. i could sit in my house and loose signal. __________________ I am not post whoring, I am providing an abundance of useless opinion.

03-02-2007, 10:52 AM	#17
Purpdust Join Date: 12-19-2006 Location: AB-Canada/Rome Italy Age: 34 Bike(s): gsxr 750 Posts: 1,554	Re: I HATE Nextel You really hate them because they are the title sponsor for NASCAR __________________ "And he added that excessive consumerism prompted Canadians and Americans to chase low prices and send manufacturing jobs to China" Mr. Jarislowsky

03-02-2007, 10:57 AM	#18
quick26 Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Age: 25 Bike(s): 06 TRX 450r Posts: 1,613	Re: I HATE Nextel his secret comes out __________________ I am not post whoring, I am providing an abundance of useless opinion.

03-02-2007, 11:35 AM	#20
smoothrideronli www.calendartreats.com Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: New York Age: 34 Bike(s): 2004 1000RR, 2008 1000RR Posts: 1,400	Re: I HATE Nextel My Nextel phone goes from full signal to none in a blink of an eye...while I am standing still...I currently am not able to send text messages...and I just lost another call... __________________

03-02-2007, 11:43 AM	#22
bda116 Done. Join Date: 12-17-2006 Bike(s): . Posts: 2,113	Re: I HATE Nextel Isn't Nextel owned by Sprint? Are their networks not one and the same? I don't think it's even referred to as Nextel out here any longer, just Sprint. __________________ "Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth." - Omar M. Ahmad, founding chairman of CAIR.

03-02-2007, 12:11 PM	#25
bda116 Done. Join Date: 12-17-2006 Bike(s): . Posts: 2,113	Re: I HATE Nextel Ah, I see. __________________ "Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth." - Omar M. Ahmad, founding chairman of CAIR.

03-02-2007, 10:52 PM	#26
SomeStrangeGuy BMW Snob in Training Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Debt, where else? Bike(s): GS / KLR Posts: 4,062	Re: I HATE Nextel There is a new dual-network phone that works for Sprint and Nextel users...(so actally a quad network phone - not to be confused with quad-band). They are attempting to bridge the gap but they are a seperate network entirely. __________________ Come find yourself - GPS Discussion Forums Time is the ultimate currency.

03-02-2007, 11:02 PM	#27
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