Sprint announces QChat in 40 new markets, 4 new phones
By Sean Cooper 
posted Jun 15th 2008 8:36AM
posted Jun 15th 2008 8:36AM
If any of you feared you might never again be forced to listen to loud walkie-talkie conversations from iDEN handsets, start hating, as the service is growing, not shrinking. Sprint has announced the new QChat service is expanding into 40+ new markets and a small team of new handsets are arriving to herald the new service's launch. Markets like Austin, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orlando are set to go for June 15th through all of Sprint's traditional retail channels. The LG LX400 boasts a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPS, and noise reduction and can be had for $79.99 on a two-year deal. The Samsung Z400 is an ultra-rugged 810F military spec. affair with a sad 1.3 megapixel cam, Sprint Navigation, and Bluetooth, in a tough clamshell form factor for $99.00. Two Sanyo sets are also on the list, the $79.99 PRO-700 features a tough rubber housing, Bluetooth, plus Sprint Navigation, and the $49.99 PRO-200 which packs the same navigation features as the others, Bluetooth, and not much else. So with thanks to Qualcomm's QChat technology and Sprint's EV-DO network we'll be putting up with enjoying push to talk for the foreseeable future.
[Via PhoneScoop]
[Via PhoneScoop]
And i thought i liked Qualcomm!
At least VZW hasnt done this yet cause they have a hell of a lot more people on their network now
Plus they have EVDO Rev A
And Qualcomm support
You thought that however many sprint people doing this was bad, add 80000000 customers to that
you will shoot yourself
sprint actually has REV A and infact has more REV A coverage and the only phone on the market to support Rev A. and Verizon is also getting push to talk its not the Qchat tho.
Direct connect is a good thing. Sensible users turn their external speaker off in public and have a private dc conversation. You just have morons using it that think it makes them look important having their volume turned up so everyone can hear them chirp. (kind of like the idiots who keep the bluetooth earpiece stuck in their ear all the time)
wow. somehow all three manufacturers managed to make cdma phones that look just as fugly as iden phones! amazing!
and you cant even order them online. the website gives you a phone number to call. both retail and sero do this.