Nextel is not what they seem Rip-off deceptive company Irvine California

First, my husband and I, not to mention all our friends, use Nextel. Mainly because they are the only phone to have the 2 way radio, at no additional cost I might add.

The only real problem you have, is the insurance coverage. That should be taken up with the dealership you dealt with. But, Nextels do not cost $250. The most a expensive Nextel is $149 and usually, there is a rebate offered on all their phones. Any phone CAN be repaired as long as it is not damaged beyond repair, meaning, if it is constantly dropped and that is the reason, it probaly can't be fixed. But, when we brought an insurance contract on our phones, we read over the paper work that we sign and receive a copy of, you should also have this.

As to the comments about their service area, like any cell phone, there will be times that service is bad. This occurs mainly around power lines. If you really had these other services, surely you'd see Nextel is the best offered. Cingular, without any doubt, is the worst. My mother uses them and can't wait until her contract is up. You usually get a recording stating she is unavailable because her phone is off, just to find out, it's been on the whole time. The list goes on with their problems.

The radio not being worth it, whatever. The radio is probally the best thing any cell company came up with, 99% you can get through, unless they're using the phone at that time. Even when you can't get a landline, you can usually get the radio.

Basically, I'm not attacking your comments, but if what you say is true, your problem is with the dealership you purchased your phones from. 1) You should have never paid $250 for any of their phones, 2) They do offer big discounts, not only on the phones, but on the service plans, when you purchase them for a business. This is the dealerships problem. They've taken you for a ride, if you used these other services, you should have known first hand what to look for in their plans and better yet, you should have shopped around a little more.

I forgot to add one thing! With Nextel you can only use Motorolla phones. They are the worst phones ever! Their battiers won't hold a charge and the break easily!