Sprint & Motorola: Friends Again

[CoreyTheGent]

Motorola, Sprint Team Up For WiMax Test
Today, 3:50 PM source: Sprint / RCR News

Motorola and Sprint have entered into an agreement to deploy WiMax mobile (802.16e) test networks in 2005 and 2006. The companies expect this partnership to serve as test bed, to work the kinks out of WiMax mobile deployments for themselves as well as other companies once the standard is ratified later this year. Sprint has been making a major commitment to WiMax mobile, recently announcing an equipment partnership with Intel as well. One reason for the interest could be that when Sprint and Nextel merge, they will have 2.5 GHz spectrum (the band WiMax works in) covering 80% of the US population. Nextel recently announced they will be testing a competing wireless broadband technology, UMTS-TDD, in the same 2.5 GHz spectrum in Washington, DC.

Phonescoop.com (http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=1265)

Sprint Press Release (http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=7101)

[FloorMatt]

:clap: :blow1: :bday1: :circle: :blow1: :bday1: :clap:

C'mon Motorola! Start making Sprint phones!

[CoreyTheGent]

I'd say it's inevitable at this point, Matt. Ol' Chris Price even has some new Sprint/Motorola information which he's apparently holding from us, assuming it's not what I posted above.

[JoMamma]

Im wondering if they in a sense, had to team up because of the merger and nextel ONLY carries moto phones.

in any event. this is good. i like motorola phones.. to an extent. haha. there screens always seem to high quality. but the cameras.. im nto fond of them. because of the while control bar when you open it.

[Carterism]

:clap: :blow1: :bday1: :circle: :blow1: :bday1: :clap:

C'mon Motorola! Start making Sprint phones!

I agree. I like motorola phones.

[CoreyTheGent]

Long as they come with Nextel's build quality, I'll support them. If not, I'm afraid I won't be able to.

[FloorMatt]

Nextel Moto build Quality + Better syle = Motorola's Sprint Lineup? I hope... :fingers:

[Moogle]

Moto phones are okay... the RF seems to be pretty good... But the software is buggy as hell - and the menus feel really clunky to me.

Moogle

[NwIndianasFines]

I never liked any of Nextels phones so hopefully they will make some better Motos now....

[sneak]

I have confirmation of a few things.

1) Moto will officially be back in with Sprint post-merger.
2) Sprint is seriously considering an iTunes phone.

[CoreyTheGent]

I knew #1, never even heard of #2.

[FloorMatt]

iTunes Phone! iTunes Phone! :clap:

[tuolumne]

made by Samsung with one of their 4GB phone hard drive disks, right:p

[sneak]

I knew #1, never even heard of #2.
.. from a Sprint employee today ..

He also confirmed Hatoncat's price changes, among other things. Hell, I'll just create a new thread.

[tuolumne]

Samsung info Samsung info Samsung info:D:D:D

Ok, I'm done.

[sneak]

Samsung info Samsung info Samsung info:D:D:D

Ok, I'm done.
Nothing much, other than the a800 is not selling very well.

[CoreyTheGent]

N/M.

[sneak]

What else is to say? Its too expensive to sell very well. People can justify $280 for an 8300, but not $500 when they could get a camera + phone cheaper.. much cheaper.

[suneeboyboy]

Samsung info Samsung info Samsung info:D:D:D

Ok, I'm done.

Why are you such a damn troll? It says Sprint and Motorola.

[Matt]

Why are you such a damn troll? It says Sprint and Motorola.

I am guesing chemical imbalance or chemical dependency.

[Jake]

I am guesing chemical imbalance or chemical dependency.
:lmao:

[Park]

i'd like to see a new StarTAC for sprint. i know there was some "10 year anniversary" one that came out a while back, but damn i loved that phone.

[suneeboyboy]

Yeah a new StarTac would be great. Motorola's build quality is great. That Nextel i860 is so smooth and solid. Does this mean that Sprint will be more in Motorola's focus or that Moto will just develop more phones again? Like does this give Sprint "priority" for the CDMA RAZR (pending a US release)?

[tuolumne]

http://image2.cetizen.com/review/Data/img/mt/startac2004/800/00021-1.jpg

Looks very much like....(don't have a stroak sunnnydelightboy), the Samsung A400.

[CoreyTheGent]

Yeah a new StarTac would be great. Motorola's build quality is great. That Nextel i860 is so smooth and solid. Does this mean that Sprint will be more in Motorola's focus or that Moto will just develop more phones again? Like does this give Sprint "priority" for the CDMA RAZR (pending a US release)?The CDMA Razr is already being created for Verizon. Whether or not Sprint gets it, or something even better, is what I have no idea about.

It should definitely make Sprint an overall higher priority than Verizon, however.

[tuolumne]

Hopefully Sprint'll pick up that other thin phone.

[suneeboyboy]

looks very much like....(don't have a stroak sunnnydelightboy), the Samsung A400.

Ahhh good left jab tuo. :headbang2 BTW its spelled stroke.

[sneak]

don't have a stroak sunnnydelightboy
Thats not nice.

[bluecoyote]

The Samsung A800 is sold out in most stores in the Cincinnati region. I haven't been able to get my paws on it yet.


Still, Motorola + Sprint = good things!

[FloorMatt]

Hopefully Sprint'll pick up that other thin phone.

Yeah! I like that.....other.....thin phone!

[tuolumne]

Stop thread hyjacking Matt! You made a reference to a non-Motorola handset!!! :ohcrap:

[FloorMatt]

*Darth Vader voice* NOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo!

*flails arms around*

Can't wait to see what Motorola brings to the Sprint table! :tu:

[Park]

http://image2.cetizen.com/review/Data/img/mt/startac2004/800/00021-1.jpg

Looks very much like....(don't have a stroak sunnnydelightboy), the Samsung A400.

i guess i can see where you could make that comparison, but coming from someone that had both phones, i'd MUCH rather have an old StarTAC than an a400. and that new StarTAC just looks awesome!

[tuolumne]

I absolutely LOVED my A400. Reliable to the extreme

[CoreyTheGent]

You'll never see that Startac released with a US carrier. Nobody wants it, they barely want the V60 series anymore. Motorola certainly needs something new to fill that gap, however, at least in my opinion.

[tuolumne]

V260/65. V180/220/188.

[CoreyTheGent]

Nah, those sure as hell ain't it.

[tuolumne]

They sell like they are.

[sneak]

You'll never see that Startac released with a US carrier. Nobody wants it, they barely want the V60 series anymore. Motorola certainly needs something new to fill that gap, however, at least in my opinion.
The Vx series will be big. If I remember, I liked the design of the PEBL. But the RAZR sold so outstandingly well that Motorola is running with the concept. I wouldn't be surprised to see low end Vx series phones within the next 6-10 months.

[CoreyTheGent]

Yeah, I was going to say that, sneak. A mix of the V60c and the Razr V3 would be nice.

Hell, the whole future Motorola lineup is focused around the Razr, at least from the signs that I'm seeing.

[Jordan]

made by Samsung with one of their 4GB phone hard drive disks, right:p

No, probably the Nokia. That phone is sweet!! I want a razr for sprint!!!!!

[suneeboyboy]

I'm thinking there is a bombshell a cooking somewhere in there. We are going to get a nice phone from Moto this year I'm thinking. the QVGA PTT BT MP MP3 phone I've been hoping for! :)

[sneak]

If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

[Matt]

Bah. Razr.... By the time Sprint gets the V3, there will be a dozen other Motos that blow it away feature wise.

[sneak]

I'm thinking there is a bombshell a cooking somewhere in there. We are going to get a nice phone from Moto this year I'm thinking. the QVGA PTT BT MP MP3 phone I've been hoping for! :)
With Motorola, BlueTooth (uncrippled) is a possibility.

[suneeboyboy]

It definately is. Actually Bluetooth itself. No high end non-pda phones have it (besides the upcoming 940....TUOLUMNE i know you want to boast that) Moto definately will provide in the features department I am certain of.