Refurbished phones offer strong value today, but legacy Nextel handsets are largely obsolete after the retirement of the iDEN network. Choose certified refurbished devices and verify warranty, battery health, and network compatibility.
A mid-2000s collaboration between Baby Phat and Nextel produced a Motorola-styled handset that combined fashion-focused design with Nextel's Push-to-Talk feature. The device reflected the era's trend of co-branded phones and remains a collectible example of lifestyle tech.
In the 2000s Baby Phat partnered with handset makers to produce limited-edition phones that emphasized style - pink finishes, jewel-like trims and coordinated accessories - while offering the basic features of the era.
Nextel's classic walkie-talkie (Direct Connect) on the iDEN network is gone, but modern push-to-talk survives via carrier PTT services and internet apps. Coverage, group sizes and billing now vary - read providers' terms before you sign up.
A mid-2000s collaboration between Baby Phat and Nextel produced limited-edition Motorola handsets marketed as fashion accessories with jeweled trim and Nextel's Push-to-Talk. The phones are now collectible after Nextel's iDEN network was retired in 2013.
Push-to-talk (walkie-talkie) phones moved from specialized use to mainstream awareness thanks to Nextel and later evolved into carrier services, apps, and 3GPP-standardized mission-critical solutions.
You can keep your phone number when switching wireless carriers. Local number portability lets you move numbers between providers - including landline-to-mobile and many prepaid numbers - as long as you follow the carrier's porting process and verify account details.