By:
Stewart Wolpin
Catering to largely business clientele, Nextel's past handset lineup has consisted mostly of bulky candy bar-style phones with monochrome screens and a basic, albeit solid, design.
Encased in a silver finish with clean lines, the Nextel i730 has a modern look that may appear familiar--it's seen regularly on the television show CSI.
The i730's phone book can hold up to seven phone numbers for each of the 600 contacts--handy, as each Nextel user needs two phone numbers for regular and nationwide (except in Alaska and Montana) PTT calls.
We tested the single-band (iDEN 800MHz) i730 in the New York City area using Nextel's service and were generally pleased.
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