Scott Sloat, the spokesperson of Sprint has confirmed that the company will no longer push-to-talk phones based on Qualcomm's QChat technology, which was introduced in 2008 as an EVDO Rev. A-powered alternative to Nextel's iDEN technology. He said that Sprint Nextel's iDEN network technology has recently improved and the carrier will market its PTT services for iDEN only....

Sprint phases out QChat phones Originally posted at Dialed In

Sprint Nextel said it will no longer offer new CDMA EV-DO Rev. A devices that feature push-to-talk capability, known as QChat, but will instead refocus its efforts on PTT phones using the company's iDEN network. Sprint's original plan was to transition its iDEN users onto its CDMA network and eventually phase out the iDEN network. But last year the company announced it would ke...

The alleged atmosphere surrounding Sprint’s transfer from Qualcomm’s QChat technology to iDEN for push-to-talk has now subsided to an official declaration. Sprint’s central reasoning behind the move is simple; when EV-DO Rev. A-powered QChat system was introduced last year, a Sprint / Nextel collaboration was a likely possibility. Unfortunately, ever since, the carrier has been s...

We saw the writing on the wall here for a while, but Sprint's now gone ahead and made it official that it'll be phasing out its push-to-talk offerings based on Qualcomm's QChat technology in favor of -- what else? -- good ol' iDEN. For Sprint, the move makes sense; when the EV-DO Rev. A-powered QChat system was introduced last year, a Sprint / Nextel schism was a very real poss...

Sprint Nextel said it will no longer offer new CDMA EV-DO Rev. A devices that feature push-to-talk capability, known as Qchat, but will instead refocus its efforts on PTT phones using the company's iDEN network. Sprint's original plan was to transition its iDEN users onto its CDMA network and eventually phase out the iDEN network. But last year the company announced it would ke...

After Sprint acquired Nextel in 2005, the third largest wireless carrier introduced QChat last year as a possible replacement...

Sprint spokesperson Scott Sloat has confirmed that Sprint Nextel will cease to offer push-to-talk phones based on Qualcomm's QChat technology. QChat was introduced in 2008 as an EVDO Rev. A-based alternative to Nextel's iDEN technology for PTT services. Sprint ...

Mobile phone carrier Sprint is reportedly preparing to discontinue the QChat-based Direct Connect phones that it currently offers to its users. It seems that the wireless operator already stopped replenishing the stock of such devices, and models are starting to be sold out. Moreover, some handsets got discontinued, including the LG LX400 and Samsung Z400, and they can not be found available for p...

Sprint Nextel said it will no longer offer new devices running Qualcomm's QChat technology, and will instead refocus on push-to-talk phones operating on its iDEN network. Sprint spokesman Scott Sloat told FierceWireless the move stems from the carrier's announcement last year that it would keep and reinvigorate its iDEN network. The carrier has since launched new iDEN devices and service...