Nextel's Direct Send
Nextel's Direct Send
Kent German Former senior managing editor / features
Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran of CNET since 2003, he reviewed the first iPhone and worked in both the London and San Francisco offices. When not working, he's planning his next vacation, walking his dog or watching planes land at the airport (yes, really).
Today, Sprint Nextel announced the rollout of Direct Send, a new service that combines Nextel's Direct Connect push-to-talk service with multimedia messaging. With Direct Send, Nextel customers--using two Nextel phones, of course--can send and preview a picture while on a Direct Connect call. The picture will simultaneously appear on both phones, allowing the callers to view and discuss it without switching to a regular call. The is the first phone to support the new feature, but Nextel said it will introduce Direct Send to other handsets in its lineup during the next few weeks. The fee will be 25 cents per picture sent and received.
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