Can you still use Nextel walkie-talkie?

So the question still stands, is Nextel back? The short answer is, no because the technology never left, it only improved. While we do not offer Nextel phones or services, our Interoperability Technology connects your phone with two-way radios in your business.

Is Nextel Direct Connect still available?

The Nextel network was officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. on June 30, 2013, and Sprint is currently deploying LTE equipment on the 800 MHz spectrum formerly used by the iDEN network.

What cell phone was like a walkie-talkie?

Nextel Walkie-Talkie Nextel provided a direct calling feature in the late 1990s and early 2000s that provided an all-digital network walkie-talkie service that worked between compatible phones in a 6-mile radius. These phones were like purchasing Cobra walkie-talkies and paying a monthly fee for them.

Who has push-to-talk?

Verizon’s Push To Talk Plus leverages America’s largest 4G LTE network to connect your important Push To Talk calls.

Is Nextel making a comeback?

Nextel — the other name behind the 2005 merger that bedeviled Sprint — is making a comeback alongside Tender Vittles, Tidy Wipes, Hai Karate and Drixoral. Retrobrands USA, a Florida-based company, claims Sprint abandoned the Nextel brand in 2013. So it’s fair game, and Retrobrands has grabbed it.

Does Verizon have push-to-talk?

Push to Talk Plus is now available for Verizon Wireless customers, with enhancements such as improved voice quality and faster call set up time, on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. The service is powered by Kodiak Networks, a global industry leader in push-to-talk platforms.

Are walkie-talkies traceable?

2 way radios are difficult to trace. Two-way radios, also known as walkie-talkies, remain popular even after the advent of cell phones. Police and security forces, the armed forces, event managers, hunters and many others use them. Two-way radios are extremely difficult to trace.

Is there anything like Nextel?

Voxer, The New Nextel-like App But Better.

When did chirp phones start?

OVERVIEW. Launched in 1987 to take advantage of the specialized mobile radio (SMR) market, Nextel Communications today is one of the major digital mobile phone operators in the United States.