Sprint Boost.. Iden is going away.

[boostermike]

From an industry news letter:
Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) launched a website detailing how and when it will begin decommissioning iDEN cell sites around the country as part of its multibillion-dollar Network Vision network upgrade.


Sprint's website offers details on its iDEN shutdown plan.

Sprint announced in late 2011 that would decommission its Nextel iDEN service on its 800 MHz spectrum beginning in 2013, the company has not detailed how this will occur. Now, it appears Sprint is offering a glimpse of how more than 250 Nextel markets across the country will be affected as Sprint progresses with its Network Vision plans. Sprint plans to eventually shut down push-to-talk service on its iDEN network; it hopes to migrate customers to advanced PTT services on its CDMA network. The company will then refarm is 800 MHz iDEN spectrum for advanced voice services as well as for LTE.

"Sprint is in the process of reducing the number of Nextel towers and making other network modifications around the country," the company states on the site, nextelnetwork.sprint.com. "Sprint CDMA coverage will not change due to these actions." The site provides market-by-market maps, with markings for individual iDEN cell sites.

While most of the cell site modifications will begin this spring and move through the summer, some will begin earlier. For example, according to the site, Sprint will decommission around a dozen iDEN cell sites in New Orleans starting in late February (but will keep dozens more online for now). However, in many other markets where there are no towers specifically marked for decommissioning, Sprint states that "select towers in this area are under evaluation" and may be impacted.

Last fall Sprint launched its CDMA Direct Connect service, powered by a new solution from Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), as part of its plan to migrate iDEN customers. Sprint said the new Direct Connect service, which rides on Sprint's 1900 MHz spectrum, offers improved in-building coverage and will triple the square-mile reach of its current iDEN-based PTT service. Specifically, Sprint said its new PTT offering will cover 2.7 million square miles and a population of 309 million (with the addition of 1XRTT and roaming coverage), up from the iDEN network's 908,370 square miles covering a population of 278 million.

The Web site:
https://nextelnetwork.sprint.com/

[slidways]

*Sigh*
And so it begins.....

What I'd like to know is what is Boost going to do for us current iDen users.
Anything? A deal on a PTT CDMA handset would be a great start...

[arp734]

What will probably happen is the current push to talk cdma cell phones that are for sale on sprint's website will probably make their way to boost mobile after they have reconfigured the iden network. That is if boost mobile gets those phones ever.

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[JasonatAmerican]

Who would be in Charge of the Decommissioning of these nextel sites?

[fonezfonz]

http://www.prepaidphonenews.com/2012...tomers-of.html

The postpaid Nextel guys already know this, Boost iden prepaid folks are getting this news too finally and officially...
I'm still going to chirp till the end...lol

[slidways]

And yet they are still selling 2 iDen handsets....
"Here, buy this before we get stuck with useless stock"

I have a real ethical issue with this....

[jboard55]

I suppose I'll stay until the end, then either get a cdma handset (preferrably one with direct connect) or port out.

Hopefully I can get through to talk to a customer service rep while going through their maze of a phone system.

[slidways]

If you are a Boost customer, press 88 when the voicemail
menus begin but after they ask if you speak swahili

Works every time.

[luther349]

sprint has been trying to kill iden sense they bought boost mobile. alot of cops where using iden and threw a fit so sprint kept it alive all this time. i have a feeling that's going to happen again. direct connect is garbage compared to iden the 2 way still is its best feature and nobody has gotten right and yes they tried before unlimited minutes became a common plain.

[rilharri]

sprint has been trying to kill iden sense they bought boost mobile. alot of cops where using iden and threw a fit so sprint kept it alive all this time. i have a feeling that's going to happen again. direct connect is garbage compared to iden the 2 way still is its best feature and nobody has gotten right and yes they tried before unlimited minutes became a common plain.

Sprint didn't buy boost mobile, it was always nextels prepaid service.

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[luther349]

well yea they bought Nextel that included boost.

[J Wireless]

What will probably happen is the current push to talk cdma cell phones that are for sale on sprint's website will probably make their way to boost mobile after they have reconfigured the iden network. That is if boost mobile gets those phones ever.

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I was just told that there are no plans for Boost to get the new push to talk at this time. My guess is that they will try to get people who were on iDen to get on a Sprint contract. But with other people doing push to talk as well, that plan will probably backfire.

[rilharri]

I was just told that there are no plans for Boost to get the new push to talk at this time. My guess is that they will try to get people who were on iDen to get on a Sprint contract. But with other people doing push to talk as well, that plan will probably backfire.

Thats a better plan than giving ppt away with prepaid again.

That will help Sprints long term growth.


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[magicski]

Is it just me or Sprint is now claiming they are not shutting down Nextel?

See updated link: https://nextelnetwork.sprint.com/

[fonezfonz]

'Sprint never has once shown they know what the blazes they are doing at any time. Ever.