Re: Nextel Walkie Talkie??

05-17-2005, 08:19 PM

Ken wrote:
>
> Hardly a gimmick, particularly since Qwest, Verizon and others of the
> local phone companies are starting to offer the service.
>
> It does indeed use the cellular network and won't work if you can't get
> a signal. One major advantage of the "walkie-talkie" feature is that
> when you key up another person, you can just start talking and they
> will hear you. They do not have to "answer" your call to receive your
> voice transmission.
> Another advantage is that the service can be used in "group" mode which
> allows the sender to access several people with one keystroke.
>
> My wife and I have Nextel phones and we find the service very useful.
> It is our primary means of communication when contacting one another.

I am happy you live in an area that has sufficient coverage.

I'm not as lucky.

Joe