Defiance82
Computer Elite
Premium
join:2002-09-11
Reeds Spring, MO
clubs:  | What a joke..
Nextel still wins hands down. EV-DO is junk and is useless when you travel due to many areas which lack EV-DO support.
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Programming is like sex. One mistake - endless support. |
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DarnellP
join:2004-10-12
Las Vegas, NV | Unless you travel to one of the many areas that DO have EVDO coverage. |
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HEDP
join:2008-04-27
Miami, FL
| reply to Defiance82
Judging by the updated coverage maps just eye balling it I would say that the current EVDO coveraged area's for Sprint Direct Connect is about 45-50% of the current Nextel network.
It's been deployed in 40 markets expect more coverage as more devices start to infiltrate the market but most of Florida and all NE coast is pretty much covered. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| said by HEDP  :Judging by the updated coverage maps just eye balling it I would say that the current EVDO coveraged area's for Sprint Direct Connect is about 45-50% of the current Nextel network. It's been deployed in 40 markets expect more coverage as more devices start to infiltrate the market but most of Florida and all NE coast is pretty much covered. Nextel is an 800 mhz network (different band then the cellulars tho, but its still low freq), Sprint is a 1900 PCS network which heavily relies on roaming and the network was engineered to roam (only put a tower in the rural/subrub area if there is too much roaming traffic being billed from the neighborhood, and towers don't need to form carpets, islands are fine.). Nextel can't roam on anyone, so they had to engineer the network with carpet coverage from day 1. No room for error. No roaming to fill up holes. Try comparing Sprint's voice coverage to Nextel's voice coverage on Long Island NY using the map, many many holes on Sprint's area. I highly doubt Qchat (or its impossible) will work when roaming onto Verizon. This product will flop when Nextel users realize their phone works in less places because it only works on Sprint native. |
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RickNY
Premium
join:2000-11-02
New York
| said by patcat88 :Try comparing Sprint's voice coverage to Nextel's voice coverage on Long Island NY using the map, many many holes on Sprint's area. I'm on Long Island and have Verizon for my personal cell service, and Sprint for my Blackberry service from work.. Coverage on Verizon is great.. When the Blackberry loses Sprint coverage, it roams on Verizon's network -- so the holes in Sprint's coverage maps aren't telling the whole story there.. My experience with Sprint has not been that bad here.. Now, Nextel on the other hand -- I've pretty much given up on talking to friends with Nextel voice service around here -- dropped calls, cant contact them when trying to call ("Please hold while the Nextel customer you are trying to reach is being located.." -- over to Voicemail) |
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lvlorpheus
join:2008-02-17
Eureka Springs, AR
| reply to patcat88
"They go on sale tomorrow in forty different markets and will operate over Sprint’s EV-DO Revision A network."
Will their roaming agreements with Alltel/Verizon EV-DO not cover them for the next 6 or 8 years. They should use that time to build more tower if they plan on being here in 10 years. |
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HEDP
join:2008-04-27
Miami, FL
| reply to patcat88
This is why I believe Sprint released a updated version of the coverage maps. Look under Nextel direct connect and you will find that their are now Sprint devices tab available for viewing showing those 40 markets with their current deployments. There are some dead spots, but as more markets are opened, the coverage gap will be minimized. Nextel I am more than certain will be leaving by 2010 and that the original deadline schedule is set for iDEN. Once that happens the remaining 800mhz that can be used by Sprint from the Nextel network, will be to deploy 800mhz CDMA EVDO Rev.A.
Sprint had to sacrifice some 800mhz spectrum because of the FCC public safety interference and where given some of the 2ghz spectrum in return for that lost spectrum which is where Sprint is relocating TV broadcasting stations. According to the website dealing with that about 82% of it is complete. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| reply to RickNY
said by RickNY :and Sprint for my Blackberry service from work.. Coverage on Verizon is great.. When the Blackberry loses Sprint coverage, it roams on Verizon's network -- so the holes in Sprint's coverage maps aren't telling the whole story there. Aye, what did I say about Sprint always relying on roaming and Qchat not working on roaming? This product will fail when it fails to work on roaming. |
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