FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FANNING MARK   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEXTEL PARTNERS INC [NXTP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 4500 CARILLON POINT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2004 (Street) KIRKLAND, WA  4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   23 D $ 16.71 535,701 D   Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   3,934 D $ 16.7 531,767 D   Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   64 D $ 16.57 531,703 D   Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   1,213 D $ 16.56 530,490 D   Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   6,487 D $ 16.55 524,003 D   Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   7,658 D $ 16.53 516,345 D   Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   3,307 D $ 16.52 513,038 D   Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   16,041 D $ 16.51 496,997 D   Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   32,903 D $ 16.5 464,094 D   Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   994 D $ 16.46 463,100 D   Class A Common Stock 11/01/2004   S(1)   2,376 D $ 16.45 460,724 (2) D (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FANNING MARK 4500 CARILLON POINT KIRKLAND, WA			Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Donald J. Manning, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark Fanning		11/03/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 12, 2004.
(2)	The Reporting Person sold an aggregate of 75,000 shares on November 1, 2004 in multiple transactions at varying prices.
(3)	The Reporting Person is party to an amended and restated shareholders' agreement dated as of February 18, 2000, as amended, among certain stockholders and as such may be part of a "group" for purposes of Section 16, whose members hold collectively more than 10% of the Issuer's capital stock. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares held by the other parties to such agreement.

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