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Lots of Internet companies signing distribution deals with carriers like Nextel.

Recently mobile Internet space has been in the limelight, given the potential of the market - there’re about 200 million mobile users in the U.S. Wireless operators and media and entertainment companies alike are salivating over the prospect of a windfall. Microsoft signed a comprehensive agreement with Sprint Nextel last Novemberto provide search on its mobile network.

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The annoying Nextel chirps overheard on a bus ride.

The mobile conversations are worse. Onna bus. I said onna bus. I SAID I ONNA BUS. Where you at? WHERE YOU AT! She home? I AXED YOU IS SHE HOME. Bonus points if you get to hear the other side of the converation, punctuated by Nextel “chirps”.

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Some advantages of the Nextel i275 GPS-enabled phone.

Seriously, this GPS solutions can be a lifesaver. If you need to make a 911 emergency call, the GPS feature can help emergency personnel locate you. On the lighter side, you can enjoy audible and visual turn-by-turn directions to any address, anywhere on Nextel’s Nationwide Network.

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When you need a caffeine fix in a strange location.

The new application allows users to find a cafe in any unfamiliar location by launching the Caffeine Finder application from a BlackBerry handset, picking a cafe from a "Nearest List," selecting Caffeine Finder for a map, directions, a review, and the address. Nextel network users, can take advantage of the automatic GPS location functions built into the BlackBerry 7520™ and the new BlackBerry 7100i™.

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If you can use this with MapQuest (or similar), you could navigate nearly anywhere.

For the time being, Garmin Mobile is only available on three specially selected Sprint Nextel handsets (Sanyo MM-8300, Sanyo MM-7400, and Sanyo MM-5600), but if it is successful, other carriers will likely pick it up as well.

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Good news for cell phone users:

Desautels said customer service concerns led carriers such as Cingular Wireless, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless to abide by the guidelines to avoid situations where "people are running up $500 for services they didn't realize they subscribed to."

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I find push-to-talk very annoying, especially when people use Nextel phones as walkie-talkies and I can hear the entire conversation all the way across the room.

In the highly competitive cellular marketplace, carriers are always on the lookout for an edge, a way to differentiate their services from their competitors’ offerings. Somewhat surprisingly, for more than a decade, Nextel has been able to use one enhanced service, Push-to-Talk (PTT), not only as a differentiator but also as a way to prop up its revenue and margins. That may soon change, however, as other carriers are now poised to deliver similar services.

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Good info here for BWC users trying to get their browser to work.

I applauded Nextel for giving BWC users full access to the HTML browser. But as of two days ago, I lost connectivty to the internet service on the HTML browser and went hunting to get it back. If you have issues with the HTML browser (called Internet Browser for BWC users), I've documented my experiance below with every possible solution I have found.

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I pay Nextel way too much money to have service as unreliable as this. With all of the network problems, the constant dropped calls, and the reception issues, I have decided that I will not be renewing my contract this year.

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This is very clever product placement.

Speaking of TiVo, Tara and I love watching 24. It's probably our favorite show we watch. During a scene where Jack Bauer is on his cell phone, trying to help an innocent couple from terrorists, he gives out his cell phone number to them.

When he read out the phone number, I hit pause and looked at Tara and said 'they didn't use the normal 555 phone number' (you know how TV and movies always uses the fake 555 prefix when saying phone numbers...).

I immediately picked up my cell phone and dialed the number (go ahead and try dialing 310 597-3781):

The Nextel mailbox for 24 is full. Thank you for calling. Please try again later.

I guess if I had been watching the show live on a Monday and called I would of gotten a better message from Nextel, but alas, the mailbox was full. Very cool way to promote Nextel!

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I'm not surprised with all the consolidation in the industry.

The firm attributed the jump in job cuts to a surge in telecommunications mergers, such as the purchase of AT&T Wireless by Cingular Wireless and Sprint’s merger with Nextel.

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