The Nextel network was officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. on June 30, 2013, and Sprint is currently deploying LTE equipment on the 800 MHz spectrum formerly used by the iDEN network.
What was the chirp phone called?
Thing is, that walkie-talkie feature actually is a relatively useful feature for a phone. It's one of the reasons Sprint and Motorola just teamed up to create the Motorola i1, the world's first push-to-talk (aka “chirp”) Android-powered smart phone.2010-03-24
What year did Nextel Chirp phones come out?
Launched in 1987 to take advantage of the specialized mobile radio (SMR) market, Nextel Communications today is one of the major digital mobile phone operators in the United States.
Who had the chirp phones?
It's one of the reasons Sprint and Motorola just teamed up to create the Motorola i1, the world's first push-to-talk (aka “chirp”) Android-powered smart phone.2010-03-24