Sprint phases out QChat phones Originally posted at Dialed In
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CNETreviews on 4th Dec 2009 (via cnet.com)
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...
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FierceBroadbandWireless on 3rd Dec 2009 (via fiercebroadbandwireless.com)
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...
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CellPhoneTrek on 3rd Dec 2009 (via cellphonetrek.com)
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...
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FierceMobileIT on 2nd Dec 2009 (via fiercemobileit.com)
After Sprint acquired Nextel in 2005, the third largest wireless carrier introduced QChat last year as a possible replacement...
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PhoneArena on 2nd Dec 2009 (via feedproxy.google.com)
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 ...
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PhoneScoop on 2nd Dec 2009 (via phonescoop.com)
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...
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FierceWireless on 30th Nov 2009 (via fiercewireless.com)