I believe the NYS Attorney General recently hauled them into court for false advertising.
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Spritzer? He loves to sue one and all; it would not surprise me. I do not suggest that Nextel should be sued but rather, much like Vonage and the recent 911 fiasco, they should be obliged to spell it out in black and white a little better than they do: (1) "We do not have roaming service" (2)"Although we do serve a large portion of the public and are considered 'nationwide', we only serve mostly people centered near major interstate highways and in larger cities successfully" (3)"Our technology is not compatible with what is commonly referred to as 'cellular telephone service'. " PAT]- posted
18 years ago