OT>>> Nextel Sucks!!!
From : roy
Q: only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. roy .
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From : mike simmons
only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. roy roy verizon works for me! mike .
From : denny
only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. roy hope you had a safe trip. remember that short discussion about verison vs. nextel we had about a year ago verison works for me most of the time. it seems like i get poor reception sitting at the kitchen table only if the ceiling fan is on. figure that one out.. or maybe somebody is trying to tell you to move west instead of south bg denny .
From : Annonymous
on tue 4 jul 2006 122110 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. roy all in all verizon does have the best coverage. that can change in specific areas but verizon has better technology so over all they have the best coverage especially on the east coast. nextel has some pretty old technology which is why they partnered up with sprint or whoever the heck it was. nextel pprbably has the best walkie talkie coverage right now......even better than their cell coverage but again it is based on old technology and they will lose ground quickly as new tech rolls out. i never understood the walkie talkie part of cell phones anyway. makes no sense to me. why not just call on the cell coverage .
From : greg o
lemme see nextel dont work but it is cheaper so it is better than verizon that works but costs more am i missing something or do you have some real advice greg and over priced... roy verizon works for me! mike .
From : jem
whats this truely got to do with dodge trucks except if you are riding in a truck trying to use a cell phone. there are group to gripe about cell phones.... only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. roy .
From : roy
whats this truely got to do with dodge trucks except if you are riding in a truck trying to use a cell phone. not a friggin thing! that is why there is a ot at the start of the subject. ya dont like it dont read it! .
From : christopher thompson
thats why its ot off topic -- -chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd real trucks dont need spark plugs whats this truely got to do with dodge trucks except if you are riding in a truck trying to use a cell phone. there are group to gripe about cell phones.... only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. roy .
From : greg o
what its got to do with dodge trucks is that we all drive one. hey now! i just hang out here! ill be damned if i would drive a dodge!! ;- greg .
From : beekeep
times no help. no fluids are leaking and braking pressure is fine except i dont feel the pulsing when aggressive brake testing the rear wheels are locking at this point. any ideas thanks in advance.....rm . 222 319550 44ac4af1.78981140@usenet.radix.net on wed 5 jul 2006 174311 -0500 greg o goo1959spam@cableone.net wrote what its got to do with dodge trucks is that we all drive one. hey now! i just hang out here! ill be damned if i would drive a dodge!! ;- greg then you will never know the al bundy feeling. beekeep .
From : scootter
and over priced... only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. roy roy verizon works for me! mike .
From : beekeep
on tue 4 jul 2006 203706 -0400 jem jem7281@charter.net wrote whats this truely got to do with dodge trucks except if you are riding in a truck trying to use a cell phone. there are group to gripe about cell phones.... what its got to do with dodge trucks is that we all drive one. other than that we talk about whatever we want. if you plan on hanging around in here get used to it. beekeep .
From : mac davis
on tue 04 jul 2006 190657 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote remember that short discussion about verison vs. nextel we had about a year ago verison works for me most of the time. it seems like i get poor reception sitting at the kitchen table only if the ceiling fan is on. figure that one out.. or maybe somebody is trying to tell you to move west instead of south bg denny weve had gte/verizon for years and like it a lot... only problem that we have is that there seems to be a hole around our house... a friend suggested getting rid of our metal framed carport canopies... right.. were on a family plan and had kids with phones in wa and az all talking fine with few problems... the only problem we had in years was when we went to n. dakota and couldnt get service in a few states along the way... afaik theyve made roaming agreements now and solved that.. nan uses nextel for work and i used to use at&t for mine.. they both sucked imo.. mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : mac davis
on tue 4 jul 2006 203706 -0400 jem jem7281@charter.net wrote whats this truely got to do with dodge trucks except if you are riding in a truck trying to use a cell phone. there are group to gripe about cell phones.... there are groups for net nannies too.. try alt.binaries.like-wecare mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : geekboy
only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. nextel is only set up for metropolitan areas or did you not look at the coverage maps roy -- posted via a free usenet account from http//www.tera.com .
From : Annonymous
on wed 05 jul 2006 080810 -0700 mac davis mac.davis@splinters.comcast.net wrote on tue 4 jul 2006 203706 -0400 jem jem7281@charter.net wrote whats this truely got to do with dodge trucks except if you are riding in a truck trying to use a cell phone. there are group to gripe about cell phones.... there are groups for net nannies too.. try alt.binaries.like-wecare mac that was not only good mac but you did it without the profanity that i would have used. you are my hero. https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : dale yonz
honeybs@radix.net wrote on tue 4 jul 2006 203706 -0400 jem jem7281@charter.net wrote whats this truely got to do with dodge trucks except if you are riding in a truck trying to use a cell phone. there are group to gripe about cell phones.... what its got to do with dodge trucks is that we all drive one. other than that we talk about whatever we want. if you plan on hanging around in here get used to it. beekeep to i got a motorolla cell phone its got a motor in it. see this is truck related trouble is i cant find the hood latch to open the hood and see what motor i got can anyone tell me what im doing wrong. dale .
From : mac davis
on thu 06 jul 2006 004227 gmt theguy@whatever.net wrote on wed 05 jul 2006 080810 -0700 mac davis mac.davis@splinters.comcast.net wrote on tue 4 jul 2006 203706 -0400 jem jem7281@charter.net wrote whats this truely got to do with dodge trucks except if you are riding in a truck trying to use a cell phone. there are group to gripe about cell phones.... there are groups for net nannies too.. try alt.binaries.like-wecare mac that was not only good mac but you did it without the profanity that i would have used. you are my hero. thanks i think... *blush* mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : mac davis
on wed 05 jul 2006 232846 gmt honeybs@radix.net beekeep wrote on wed 5 jul 2006 174311 -0500 greg o goo1959spam@cableone.net wrote what its got to do with dodge trucks is that we all drive one. hey now! i just hang out here! ill be damned if i would drive a dodge!! ;- greg then you will never know the al bundy feeling. beekeep doesnt that require a paper and locked bathroom door mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : miles
roy wrote okay ill bite. how and where do you get the latest firmware update for antenna locations. sprint/nextel stores will do it usually for free. newer phones can be done by calling customer service *2 for sprint maybe nextel and requesting a prl update flag. then you call back later and it auto downloads. at least thats the way it works with sprint and sprint/nextel merged and now use the same network so hopefully the same technique. .
From : roy
only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. nextel is only set up for metropolitan areas or did you not look at the coverage maps i would have thought that richmond and jacksonville were metropolitan areas. .
From : greg o
only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. nextel is only set up for metropolitan areas or did you not look at the coverage maps i would have thought that richmond and jacksonville were metropolitan areas. i would have thought the whole east coast was a metropolitan area!! at least compared to nd it is!! -- poorub 05 ultra classic 06 mambm .
From : roy
only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. nextel is only set up for metropolitan areas or did you not look at the coverage maps i would have thought that richmond and jacksonville were metropolitan areas. i would have thought the whole east coast was a metropolitan area!! at least compared to nd it is!! that would be my thought as well. the i-95 corridor has to be the most heavily traveled in the country. youd think that n-tel would have more towers. seems that cingular and verizon do. roy -- poorub 05 ultra classic 06 mambm .
From : azwiley1
hey roy for what it is worth i have alltel and travel between az and ny at least once a year. there is only one place i have been with the phone and not had service up/down i-25 in new mex but then even the cb doesnt work to well there. only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. nextel is only set up for metropolitan areas or did you not look at the coverage maps i would have thought that richmond and jacksonville were metropolitan areas. i would have thought the whole east coast was a metropolitan area!! at least compared to nd it is!! that would be my thought as well. the i-95 corridor has to be the most heavily traveled in the country. youd think that n-tel would have more towers. seems that cingular and verizon do. roy -- poorub 05 ultra classic 06 mambm .
From : gunner
i have been all over the country from fl to tx and to tn. never has my nextel let me down. there must be a problem with your phone. only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. roy .
From : roy
i have been all over the country from fl to tx and to tn. and that has what to do with the i-95 corridor never has my nextel let me down. there must be a problem with your phone. dont ya think i might have checked with another phone tried 3 n-tels my wifes mine and my work phone. they all were getting the same no service message at the same time. friends of mine i find out after the fact had the same problem. it would seem that the guy had it right. roy only problem on our trip to fl. and back to ma was the cell phone. the nextel was showing no service most of the way. south of dc it was junk. not a good feeling at all. tried to get info from aaa as we reached each state but if we made contact it would drop the call before we received the info. i suppose that one the few occasions we got a signal i could have stopped but that isnt really the idea. it would seem that im going to be making this trip numerous times so any of you folks that travel the i-95 corridor from new england to fl. have any thoughts regarding a cell phone service that actually works id like to hear them. roy .
From : mac davis
on sun 9 jul 2006 110328 -0500 greg o goo1959spam@cableone.net wrote i would have thought the whole east coast was a metropolitan area!! at least compared to nd it is!! sos the sahara desert compared to n. dakota... and thats even after red left.. ive found that when an area has a low population density it usually deserves it.. mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : miles
mac davis wrote on sun 9 jul 2006 110328 -0500 greg o goo1959spam@cableone.net wrote i would have thought the whole east coast was a metropolitan area!! at least compared to nd it is!! sos the sahara desert compared to n. dakota... and thats even after red left.. ive found that when an area has a low population density it usually deserves it.. sometimes its a matter of making sure your phone has the latest firmware update for antenna locations. people are unware they need to update it every now and then. .
From : roy
mac davis wrote on sun 9 jul 2006 110328 -0500 greg o goo1959spam@cableone.net wrote i would have thought the whole east coast was a metropolitan area!! at least compared to nd it is!! sos the sahara desert compared to n. dakota... and thats even after red left.. ive found that when an area has a low population density it usually deserves it.. sometimes its a matter of making sure your phone has the latest firmware update for antenna locations. people are unware they need to update it every now and then. okay ill bite. how and where do you get the latest firmware update for antenna locations. roy .
From : Annonymous
on tue 11 jul 2006 013416 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote mac davis wrote on sun 9 jul 2006 110328 -0500 greg o goo1959spam@cableone.net wrote i would have thought the whole east coast was a metropolitan area!! at least compared to nd it is!! sos the sahara desert compared to n. dakota... and thats even after red left.. ive found that when an area has a low population density it usually deserves it.. sometimes its a matter of making sure your phone has the latest firmware update for antenna locations. people are unware they need to update it every now and then. okay ill bite. how and where do you get the latest firmware update for antenna locations. roy with verizon you do it over the air. not sure with nextel roy. with verizon you should update the firmware every two months or so and miles is right it can really make a difference. .
From : roy
roy wrote okay ill bite. how and where do you get the latest firmware update for antenna locations. sprint/nextel stores will do it usually for free. newer phones can be done by calling customer service *2 for sprint maybe nextel and requesting a prl update flag. then you call back later and it auto downloads. at least thats the way it works with sprint and sprint/nextel merged and now use the same network so hopefully the same technique. thank you gentlemen ill give it a try. roy .
From : Annonymous
on wed 12 jul 2006 011814 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote roy wrote okay ill bite. how and where do you get the latest firmware update for antenna locations. sprint/nextel stores will do it usually for free. newer phones can be done by calling customer service *2 for sprint maybe nextel and requesting a prl update flag. then you call back later and it auto downloads. at least thats the way it works with sprint and sprint/nextel merged and now use the same network so hopefully the same technique. thank you gentlemen ill give it a try. roy definately worth a try but that is a lot to go thru. with verizon you call *228 and chose option 2 the firmware updates while you are on the line. takes about a minute. .
From : roy
on wed 12 jul 2006 011814 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote roy wrote okay ill bite. how and where do you get the latest firmware update for antenna locations. sprint/nextel stores will do it usually for free. newer phones can be done by calling customer service *2 for sprint maybe nextel and requesting a prl update flag. then you call back later and it auto downloads. at least thats the way it works with sprint and sprint/nextel merged and now use the same network so hopefully the same technique. thank you gentlemen ill give it a try. roy definately worth a try but that is a lot to go thru. with verizon you call *228 and chose option 2 the firmware updates while you are on the line. takes about a minute. i just called nextel they said to bring it in and they can reprogram it. cost $15 but if it works...... roy .
From : mac davis
on wed 12 jul 2006 124021 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote definately worth a try but that is a lot to go thru. with verizon you call *228 and chose option 2 the firmware updates while you are on the line. takes about a minute. i just called nextel they said to bring it in and they can reprogram it. cost $15 but if it works...... roy we just found out the first good thing that ive ever heard about nextel.... it works in baja! nans work uses it and her boss told her that if she could get it to work in baja she would love to have her as a consultant for a few hours a week when we move... an hour of her time at work is about 5 times the daily min. wage of $5 in baja.. mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .
From : akasbm
on wed 12 jul 2006 011814 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote roy wrote okay ill bite. how and where do you get the latest firmware update for antenna locations. sprint/nextel stores will do it usually for free. newer phones can be done by calling customer service *2 for sprint maybe nextel and requesting a prl update flag. then you call back later and it auto downloads. at least thats the way it works with sprint and sprint/nextel merged and now use the same network so hopefully the same technique. thank you gentlemen ill give it a try. roy definately worth a try but that is a lot to go thru. with verizon you call *228 and chose option 2 the firmware updates while you are on the line. takes about a minute. i just called nextel they said to bring it in and they can reprogram it. cost $15 but if it works...... roy should do it for free man...if they dont find a nextel company store. ours here showed me how to do it online with the data cable. .
From : roy
on wed 12 jul 2006 011814 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote roy wrote okay ill bite. how and where do you get the latest firmware update for antenna locations. sprint/nextel stores will do it usually for free. newer phones can be done by calling customer service *2 for sprint maybe nextel and requesting a prl update flag. then you call back later and it auto downloads. at least thats the way it works with sprint and sprint/nextel merged and now use the same network so hopefully the same technique. thank you gentlemen ill give it a try. roy definately worth a try but that is a lot to go thru. with verizon you call *228 and chose option 2 the firmware updates while you are on the line. takes about a minute. i just called nextel they said to bring it in and they can reprogram it. cost $15 but if it works...... roy should do it for free man...if they dont find a nextel company store. ours here showed me how to do it online with the data cable. sue took her phone in and they gave her all the upgrades so they say. we will know if there is any improvement in a couple of weeks. roy .