Michael Fisher on Twitter: "From printing money to punchline, in less than two years. ☠️ On today's episode of "When Phones Were Fun," re-live the improbable rise and catastrophic fall of Nextel:
It's no accident that Apple chose a yellow icon for its walkie-talkie feature. I dug out my old (2002ish) Nextel with PTT (push to talk). It was all the rage back then... :
Motorola Nextel i880 Repair - iFixit
Nextel Walkie-Talkie | HowStuffWorks
Merger narrows cell phone field / Sprint-Nextel deal leaves four major wireless services in U.S.