If you don't care about the two-way radio, Cingular would be a better choice. Problem w/ Nextel phone is that it cannot roam off network but Cingular can roam on any GSM network nationwide. Cingular also offers many more brands/models of phones where Nextel offers Motorola phones only.
hello. my contract ended with tmobile and i want to try other carriers. i was debating between nextel or cingular. i like nextel phones but i really dont like cingular phones...im mostly using the phone for calling not for walkie talkie...should i go with nextel or w/ cingular? HELP!?
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