Sprint Nextel Corp. announced a new custom-pricing plan for business customers on its Nextel Direct Connect service. Designed to bundle messaging and other tools used by workgroups, the Nextel Direct Connect Custom Plans provide unlimited Direct Connect (a push-to-talk or walkie-talkie service).

The company’s service also offers unlimited Group Connect (for walkie-talkie service across workgroups), unlimited mobile voice to other Sprint mobile users, and unlimited text messaging and picture mail.

The new plans are:

• Unlimited Workgroup Communications: Priced at $30 per month per user.
• Web & Navigation: $40 per month per user.
• Pooled voice service can be added to either plan for group sharing at $30 per month per user for 500 minutes or $100 per month per user for 2,000 minutes.

[via ComputerWorld]