nextel is two companies the way it is....... nextel and nextel partners. if to look at the boost prepaid you will see nextels OWN coverage. i live in a town where with in 15 miles is near 100,000 people so i am not a total boon dock. i sold nextel, i had nextel, i ported a shit load of peeps out of nextel and i think nextel phones are spendy paper weight and worthless. i sold phones for 5 years and i know a little.