BROWN27 said:
I know jrfdsf will give me a lot more insight than that.

Then send him a PM 🤨

Then keep your stupid lame thoughts to yourself! He will post here you pud!

still in the box. will activate this evening.

Oh right on bro damn it took awhile thought you might of had the chance to play with it all weekend. I'm a patient person so keep us posted. I checked it out at the store it's one sweet looking phone, but most interested in your opinion on the DC. reading good reviews so far but some mixed, you being old school Nextel I know you'll tell it like it is.

I plan on doing a full product analysis in about a month, after I've had ample time to thoroughly test the new phone. My initial observations are as follows:

CONS: Speaker & ringer volumes. More like a regular cell phone rather than the ear splitting sound that comes from traditional Nextel phones. This is important considering I work in a very loud environment (around 90 decibels).

BATTERY LIFE: Is terrible. Reminiscent of the old i830 bronze phones. In fact, it has the same battery almost.

RUGGED, BUT NOT LIKE AN i530: This phone is ruggedized, and is tougher than any regular plastic or aluminum cased phone, but not nearly as strong as the Nextel phones we've come to know.

NO DIRECTALK OR GROUP CONNECT: Yet, anywa...
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Thank you! The DC chirp is not normal loud then? or just the ring tones and such?

Do you see yourself keeping the phone?

BROWN27 said:
Thank you! The DC chirp is not normal loud then? or just the ring tones and such?

Do you see yourself keeping the phone?

Keeping it if at all possible. The reception, coverage and goodies are all I hoped they would be. If it works inside my work ok, I will.

Chirp volume is a "6" on a scale of 1-7.

Powersource chirp is like an "8" on a 1-7 scale.

Nice that falls in line with other reports of the chirp having somewhat less volume, sounds like it's usable. Man jealousy is starting to fester over here. 🙂

BROWN27 said:
Nice that falls in line with other reports of the chirp having somewhat less volume, sounds like it's usable. Man jealousy is starting to fester over here. 🙂

One minor difference is when you push and release the DC button to page someone, the "chirp" is shorter in duration. Kinda like a half-chirp. If you continue holding the button while it connects, it's the same.

Makes verizon's motorola v750 look stupid! 🤣

BROWN27 said:
Makes verizon's motorola v750 look stupid! 🤣

We tested those exact phones at work. The very first day, one was dropped and broke! The connection speeds were inconsistent as well.

iDEN will always be the "gold standard" of PTT. Since QChat is compatible with it, this is a good idea.

QChat and BREWChat are like "paper money." It's only good if it has the "gold" to back it up.