The Samsung Z400 is a push-to-talk phone recently released with Sprint.  It is surrounded by a rubber coating to help reduce scratching and improve the grip. The Samsung Z400 measures 3.7 by 1.9 by 0.96 inches and weighs in at 3.5 ounces. The Samsung Z400 is a military-grade - durable phone, which had to pass rigorous test to receive this title. ... continued »

The expansion of Nextel Direct connect will be giving Sprint customers more ways to get things done instantly with industry-leading push-to-talk and fast data speeds. Sprint customers in over 40 markets will soon get Nextel Direct Connect with 4 new broadband phones. These Phones include: LX400 by LG(R) - The LX400 by LG is packaged in a slender form factor and enables ... continued »

Sprint's upcoming QChat service is definitely something to get excited about, as it will finally enable seamless push to talk between Nextel and Sprint subscribers. So it only figures that Sprint announcing 40 new markets for the service, and four new phones, is some big news. QChat will have comparable latency to iDEN, which makes it the perfect technology to ... continued »

Sprint and Verizon have always been bitter rivals, engaging in price wars, coverage wars, and device wars. The two use CDMA, and both have the same technologies, and they both have the same pool of phones to choose from to carry. So when Sprint announced they would be using QChat to provide the next generation of push to talk service, ... continued »

There is quite a bit of hype surrounding the launch of Sprint's QChat service. Sprint has been talking about QChat for some time now, and several QChat phones have been seen lately for Sprint's upcoming service. The service is set to launch on June 15th, according to one source. QChat is going to be Sprint's next generation of Sprint's Push ... continued »

Sprint will be providing the communications support for the Pope's visit to New York. Each of the 600 phones Sprint is providing, will be equipped with Direct Connect, a la Nextel. Sprint is providing these phones at the request of the Archdiocese of New York. The phones will provide instant communication between the staff during the activities of the ... continued »

While it might be easy to forget Nextel in the face of overwhelming iPhone, Instinct and Vu shaped competition, there are still legions of users enjoying push-to-talk with the carrier.  Since Sprint bought the company out, they've been promising to deliver QChat: an upgrade to PTT that uses EV-DO Rev.A rather than the iDEN Direct Connect system currently in place.  ... continued »

Sanyo's two new handsets for Sprint, the PRO-200 and PRO-700, got a bit swamped at CTIA Wireless, but it seems a shame not to give the Nextel Direct Connect compatible devices their moment in the sun.  Both clamshells with EV-DO Rev.A, Bluetooth, GPS and QVGA displays, they're the first Direct Connect handsets from the company to use the Sprint EV-DO ... continued »

Overshadowed by its all-inclusive big brother, Sprint actually announced another unlimited plan yesterday: seemingly aimed at more traditional cellphone users, $89.99 a month gets you unlimited voice, messaging and push-to-talk use but leaves out the data, GPS and mobile entertainment functionality.  Personally I'd prefer to see unlimited internet access in there rather than PTT, but it's still undercutting Verizon, AT&T ... continued »

Latest rumor on the block is that Sprint is planning to launch five new handsets and a data card on April 16th, including at least one that boasts compatibility with the Qchat push-to-talk network (and thus will work on the EVDO Rev.A network as well as becoming inter-operable with Nextel PTT users).  Among the handsets will be the LG LX400, ... continued »