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Nextel Direct Connect

With more than 16 years of expertise, Sprint is the undisputed leader in push-to-talk with the largest community of users in the world. Nextel Direct Connect has set the industry standard for push-to-talk and serves millions of Nextel Direct Connect subscribers on the fastest national push-to-talk network. Nextel Direct Connect is the only push-to-talk product in the industry that offers industry-leading performance with the advantage of instant connection (call set-up times of less than one second), nationwide and international push-to-talk services, and the largest portfolio of push-to-talk phones, including the largest selection of rugged phones.




News Releases

1/22/2009 - Sprint Launches Game-Changing Pricing Plans to Bring More Value to Nextel Direct Connect Business Users

1/12/2009 - Sprint Customers Can Push-to-Send Location Information with NextMail Locator on Select Nextel Direct Connect Phones

12/15/2008 - Sprint Launches BlackBerry Curve 8350i for Customers Wanting the Most Advanced Push-to-Talk BlackBerry Smartphone Ever

10/30/2008 - Sprint to Rejuvenate Nextel National Network

10/30/2008 - Sprint Nextel Statement on the Federal Communications Commission's Decision to Grant Sprint's Waiver to Remain on the Interleaved Channels of the 800 MHz Spectrum Band

9/10/2008 - Sprint to Deliver Industry-Leading Push-to-Talk Services on New BlackBerry Smartphone

9/2/2008 - Sprint Launches Motorola Renegade V950, Pairing Fastest Push-to-Talk Network with Nation's Largest Mobile Broadband Network in an Ultra-Rugged Handset

7/10/2008 - Sprint to Give More Customers the Benefits of Industry-Leading Push-to-Talk, Largest Voice Calling Area and Sprint Mobile Broadband Speeds

6/12/2008 - Sprint Customers in 40+ Markets Can Soon Get Nextel Direct Connect(r) Plus Sprint Mobile Broadband on 4 New Phones

4/18/2008 - Sprint Provides Critical Communications Support for Pope's Visit to New York City

4/10/2008 - Sprint Business Customers in Kansas, Colorado Get Sanyo Pro-200 and Pro-700 Phones for Nextel Direct Connect plus Sprint Mobile Broadband

4/1/2008 - New Sanyo Pro-200 and Pro-700 Devices Give Sprint Customers Industry-Leading Push-to-Talk Plus Sprint Mobile Broadband


Fact Sheets
BlackBerry(r) Curve(tm) 8350i Smartphone fact sheet (pdf)
Motorola Renegade(tm) V950 fact sheet (pdf)
i576 by Motorola fact sheet (pdf)
Nextel Direct Connect fact sheet (pdf)

PRO 700 by Sanyo fact sheet
PRO 200 by Sanyo fact sheet
Deluxe(tm) ic902 by Motorola Fact Sheet (pdf)
i335 by Motorola Fact Sheet (pdf)
i570 by Motorola Fact Sheet (pdf)

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Featured Handsets

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BlackBerry(r) Curve(tm) 8350i Smartphone


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BlackBerry(r) Curve(tm) 8350i Smartphone fact sheet (pdf)

9/10/2008 - Sprint to Deliver Industry-Leading Push-to-Talk Services on New BlackBerry Smartphone

 

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i576 by Motorola fact sheet (pdf)

 

PRO 700 by Sanyo (r) fact sheet

 

 

PRO 200 by Sanyo® fact sheet