Comments on: Sprint’s upcoming Motorola i9 comes out of hiding

By: SHERI

SHERI — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:46:17 +0000

it’s a nice phone, but really, what’s so special about it lol the instinct is way nicer

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:18:07 +0000

This phone is a GREAT idea.Iden network is good for a lot of people. Boost Mobile uses iden only and they have a $50 unlimited plan with no contract. This phone is the answer to all those UGLY, BULKY, Non Feature phones that Moto has. Sprint’s unlimited plan is $100 a month. Boost Mobile…$50. You do the math. I’ll be getting this i9 when it comes out.

By: theodore

theodore — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:29:17 +0000

Iden.

By: Cristian

Cristian — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:05:15 +0000

Gee! I dont know why Motorola is giving Sprint this sexy phone? Maybe it cuz THEY’RE ROLLING OUT THEIR 4G NETWORK! SUCK IT AT&T!

By: i580 Guy

i580 Guy — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:38:34 +0000

anyone heard a release date. Will it be this year or next?

By: your mom

your mom — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:50:48 +0000

Sprint is the most hated on . But no one can touch the internet speeds or the 100 dollar plan . No one matches the tv or the nfl network , we are the first to stream live football . What you gotta say now ?

By: DrunkGuy

DrunkGuy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:48:20 +0000

Forget about the stupid Moto phone. Is that Jager on tap in the background. Give me some! That sweet liquid comes out at around 15F and will hold upto 3 liters of godsent goodness. Great picture.

By: bmurf

bmurf — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:38:19 +0000

Moto has been making some really nice Iden phones lately. They are getting smaller with more features.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:59:58 +0000

well, that probably is the bestest looking device to EVER hit the iDen network.

By: i580 Guy

i580 Guy — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:39:36 +0000

Are you saying 12-2-08 release for the i9? Are you sure?

By: brjahu

brjahu — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:08:31 +0000

Mark this down. December 2nd.

By: marco R

marco R — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:29:12 +0000

this is why moto is where its at…
i dont think they got technology to go beyond 2″ LCD LOL

By: Burgundy

Burgundy — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 06:23:42 +0000

@ radar_one

The only other company besides Moto to make a true iDen device is RIM as far as I know. The Nextel phones to come out by Samsung and LG recenty are CDMA devices and are only compatible with NDC via EVDO Rev A… Or Q Chat devices if you will. I do agree however that iDen is still a viable solution for some customers out there and it would be dumb of Sprint to ignore the large iDen subscriber base by not offering them new devices… Dying network be damned.

By: j man

j man — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:54:08 +0000

ive head this is a hybrid phone. voice runs on sprint cdma, and the walkie talkie on iden!?!??!

By: EPS

EPS — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:27:02 +0000

Motorola needs all the money they can get- iDEN isn’t the fastest-growing business (in fact it’s shrinking), but it’s a profitable one for them, so why not milk it while it lasts? It seems like the form factor and features of this phone (Modeshift, front touch, etc.) are all fairly standard from Moto’s designs elsewhere, putting them in an iDEN handset can’t have been too difficult for them.

By: Radar_One

Radar_One — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:51:02 +0000

iDen is Motorola technology…so they’re gonna support it til the death.
Moto has let other companies like RIM and Sanyo and LG buy iDen transmitters to put into phones for the Nextel network…its smart as hell for them to support iDen. Who better to make iDen phones than the people that created the technology, come on it isn’t rocket science.

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:37:06 +0000

They’re only successful because as you said they’re the only major player in iDEN–the only other one being RIM With their occasional Blackberrys.

They need to devote most if not all their resources on markets and companies that have a future. Since when have we heard that Nextel, much less Sprint, is rapidly gaining customers??

By: tritan

tritan — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:31:25 +0000

Ok, BGR show us the 8350i, its the only blackberry not to hit spy shots status yet! Date of release and pricing would be nice too!! Nov 11th I heard for launch as I just registered for the training.

By: EPS

EPS — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:16:32 +0000

The die-hard iDEN users do need devices too… Motorola owns all the rights to iDEN and makes the majority of the phones for it, it’s one of the areas where they’re very successful.

By: Burgundy

Burgundy — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:15:43 +0000

Anyone care to make some bets on pricing for this?? I’m going to say three-fiddy with no rebate on a two-year. V9 style.

By: alex

alex — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:12:43 +0000

why would moto put a sexy device like this on the most unpopular network. great strategy moto NOT!!! how about lose the iden and move to at&t or verizon as regular phones!!

By: tblack

tblack — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:33:38 +0000

coming out with a iden phone is useless im with sprint I can see if iden was up graded to like iden-3g

By: Ryan Everhard

Ryan Everhard — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:28:50 +0000

OK, so I just saw the other comments about this but wtf, i’ll post too. Because the very first thing I thought when I saw the shots with the flip open is how incredibly small the inner screen looks, especially with that huge space they could have used. FAIL

By: Burgundy

Burgundy — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:13:31 +0000

They’re about the same size, and once again, the external will be a touch screen, like the V9 and VE20.

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:42:14 +0000

Yeah what in the world…the outside screen almost looks bigger than the inside one!

By: Burgundy

Burgundy — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:11:15 +0000

This one is IDEN. Pretty nice looking for a Nextel too…

By: Robert S.

Robert S. — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:02:36 +0000

That inside screen sure looks small. What a waste of space.

By: tblack

tblack — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:53:15 +0000

is it sprint or iden