FreshPhoneNews.com

Sprint, in all efforts to save its sinking ship, has brought a new feature to its push-to-talk messaging network; NextMail. NextMail basically adds GPS co-ordinates, location timestamps, street addresses and interactive maps to messages. Sprint users will now be able to send location, date, time and voice observations to dispatchers, call centers or field workers.

The interactive map will let recipients of messages see an aerial view of the sender’s location, a hybrid view showing the names of roads and streets surrounding the sender, and a bird’s eye view that provides a snapshot of the location. Users can use the tool to send real-time commands to their command centers, making coordination a lot easier.

According to Danny Brown the President of Nextel Direct Connect for Sprint, “NextMail Locator will allow mobile workers in industries such as transportation, utilities, field service and public safety to increase productivity by communicating their voice message along with their location to their home office or another worker without waiting for a call to be answered.”

NextMail is available on select GSP-enabled Nextel handsets, and the unlimited data plan will cost you $19.99 per month.