Clearwire launched its mobile WiMAX service under the brand name "Clear" in Portland, Ore., yesterday, making it the second city--after Baltimore, Md.--in the United States to support the 4G technology. The new service in Portland is cheaper than the service launched under Sprint Nextel's WiMAX Xohm brand this past fall. Home Internet service starts at $20 per month, and mobile WiMAX service ...

I feel bad for all those poor souls that have locked themselves into Sprint/Nextel for push-to-talk functionality, only to wait an average of three years for new iDEN BlackBerrys. HipVoice is a cross carrier push-to-talk service that will soon be launching for BlackBerry. As the video shows above, not only does it work irrespective of your BlackBerry or carrier, subscribers will also be able to co...

The Moto Tundra is built to last. (Credit: Motorola) Motorola Nextel's phones have long shown that the company has a talent for making rugged handsets, which is why we aren't surprised to see the Tundra VA76r for AT&T. Introduced on the eve of CES 2009, the Tundra ... Originally posted at CES 2009

The first WiMax rollout since Clearwire and Sprint Nextel combined operations debuts in Portland. The open all-IP network provides customers with average download speeds initially of 2-4 megabits per second and peak rates that are considerably faster. Clearwire plans to provide WiMax service in most of the top 100 markets by no later than 2010, although the current economic conditions could put a ...

Is there going to be a Forum for the 8350i? I need some input on this phone. I had nextel for 6...

Sprint Nextel and iPCS appear headed for trial later this spring after an Illinois court ruled last week that a 2006 ruling on whether Sprint's acquisition of Nextel violated its exclusivity agreement with iPCS also applied to Sprint's WiMAX operations. "Sprint and those acting in concert with Sprint may not compete against iPCS in iPCS's exclusive service areas," Cook Cou...

While many associate push to talk with this squawking sound you might hear walking down the street, it actually used most prominently for business. Many contractors use the technology to keep up with multiple job sites. The problem, until recently, has been that Nextel’s iDEN network has really been the only way to get reliable PTT. We saw the release of a few newer services this year, like ...

Does anyone know if Nextel plans on letting us use our BB as a modem like the rest of the free...

A judge upheld an earlier decision that bars Sprint Nextel from providing wireless services in areas covered by iPCS. iPCS had sued Sprint and Clearwire in hopes to block the merger of the two companies' WiMax businesses. iPCS is ...

Sprint Nextel cannot offer service in iPCS territory, a Cook County, Ill., judge ruled last week, affirming an earlier decision.