I currently have a sprint ic902 but need something to help keep me more organized so I got a 7100i on ebay. How are the data speeds on the 7100i compared to the sprint speeds.

Not even close to EVDO speeds on Sprint.
iDen is slow.

I would recommend selling that 7100i and going for a Sprint BlackBerry.

I can't... I can't afford to give up the direct connect which i use frequently for work.

That's too bad. iDEN is the slowest network out there. Although the 7100i is a good device - I had one for about 2 years.

Thats good to hear that its a good device at least. I guess I'll give it a try. I can always go back worst case.

Imagine back when you used a 56k modem. Then divide that speed by 2 and that is about what you get with any Nextel BlackBerry.

best answer, keep two devices. you will be terribly unhappy with iDEN speeds. get a sprint BB for data only and use the voice/PTT of the ic502

i have the 7520 bought it used from ebay for the same reason Wholesaletunna did I have it synced with my outlook and it keeps all my appointments, i also get my email with it and have the yahoo IM and Aim on it and they all work good and fast, but for the Web the browser is slow. But i search the web with my computer at home and work i just use that for what i have listed above and it works fine, btw i am using outlook 2003 and the sync program i think i downloaded that from here, or the nextel website.