>Let's hear about that dispatch feature, I haven't heard or read anything
>about it yet.
The dispatch feature is simply using the unit much as you would a two
way radio. You can talk to the whole group of people in your crew or you
can talk to only one person in the group. You are allowed to talk for
250 minutes per month. The minutes are billed to the nearest second.
After you have used up the 250 minutes per unit you pay ten cents for
each additional minute you use. The time is bill to whichever unit
starts the conversation. If there is a six second lag in the
conversation the next radio which talks is billed. Each unit in the
group is allowed 250 minutes. If you and your wife have these units, you
each get 250 minutes of talk time per month. You are only billed for the
amount of transmit time per unit. The time between transmissions is
yours. If you keep the transmissions short, you can get more out of your
time.
These units were the ones used at the Olympics in Atlanta.
>I would test the system before committing too much money to it. I called
>Nextel again today, they had sent me out info before but didn't include a
>coverage area map.
My friend has found some spots which are dead, but in my areas of travel
the units perform better than the old cellular systems I have used. I
work in the federal building in Philadelphia. none of the cell phones
would work inside this building. The nextel unit not only works but it
works well even inside the elevator with the doors closed.
>Hmmm, that's too bad, both 850 mHz carriers in this market offer plans with
>free offpeak. It's nice to have, I save a lot of money using the cellular
>after 7pm instead of the regular LL phone.
I believe the carriers here plan on making as much money as possible.
>Interesting, thanks for the info.
you are quite welcome. Both my friend and I like the units thus far.
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 LR> My phone logs the number of minutes I use in any given period.  I  at
 LR> my billing date so I know how many minutes I used each month and
 LR> compare that with my bill.  It's been very close to the same.  Good
 LR> to keep them honest, however.
      Mu Phone also kept a log which wasn't any where near what they claimed
    on my Bill.. I explained that to them and as told that maybe the phone 
didn't disconnect after the calls were completed that happens once in a while
and that I need to make sure it is turned off after making a call.
   Oh well i didn't need one that bad...
  appreciate the reply.
       Don
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