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Just wanted to check and see if anyone has any updated info on how ready link is working. Considering it but wanted to get some first hand experience from people.


Capt.

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When it works, it works great. On my end in NY, I get a lot of
connection problems. I can be standing in the same room as the person
I'm trying to connect to, both phones have signal, and I'm not able to
connect.

But when it is working, it is very clear with little delay. Is it worth
$20 on the first phone and $15 on the second per month....NO!!!!

I'm going to run out my two free months and get rid of it. There is no
way it's worth $35 a month ($20 and $15) on two of my four phone, or
$65 to put it on all four. I will go to Nextel for it before I give
SPCS that kind of money.


Captain wrote:
> Just wanted to check and see if anyone has any updated info on how ready
> link is working. Considering it but wanted to get some first hand
> experience from people.
>
>
> Capt.

No complaints. I am in the Wash DC?Baltimore market and it works well. I have contractors in all 50 states and the crews that use Sprint PCS are upgrading to the RL phones and we have had great success with it. I believe it will continue to grow solidly - especially if Sprint PCS ever markets it aggresively. All in all it is a solid and reliable service.
"Captain" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
Just wanted to check and see if anyone has any updated info on how ready link is working. Considering it but wanted to get some first hand experience from people.


Capt.

In article <[email protected]>,=20
Jim <""jimreid(\"nycap.rr.com">Jim <""jimreid(\"
nycap.rr.com"> says...
> But when it is working, it is very clear with little delay. Is it worth=
=20
> $20 on the first phone and $15 on the second per month....NO!!!!
>=20

There's rustling in the leaves suggesting something for=20
Valentine's Day. Might be worth keeping your eyes open.

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O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.

Ready Link is working great. I have had it since the first day that it
came out. It has never failed on me and has always had fast connection
and send times. I am very pleased with it and plan to keep it on my
phone. Word from Sprint and Nextel is that Ready Link Users will be able
to connect to Nextel Direct Connect within the next few months. Just keep
your fingers crossed.

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, it was written:

> When it works, it works great. On my end in NY, I get a lot of
> connection problems. I can be standing in the same room as the person
> I'm trying to connect to, both phones have signal, and I'm not able to
> connect.
>
> But when it is working, it is very clear with little delay. Is it worth
> $20 on the first phone and $15 on the second per month....NO!!!!
>
> I'm going to run out my two free months and get rid of it. There is no
> way it's worth $35 a month ($20 and $15) on two of my four phone, or
> $65 to put it on all four. I will go to Nextel for it before I give
> SPCS that kind of money.
>
>
> Captain wrote:
> > Just wanted to check and see if anyone has any updated info on how ready
> > link is working. Considering it but wanted to get some first hand
> > experience from people.
> >
> >
> > Capt.
>
>

I am kinda half-expecting that all the carriers with PTT will be able to
do intercarrier direct connect, just as SMS was few years back that you
could only write among other users in that same provider...but now you
can write to anyone with a cell phone...and even getting more out-reach
so that you can send SMS to other countries with some providers. I'm
sure it might take some time and standardization, but strong chance that
one day it will come ;-)


Chad Michael Crews wrote:
> Ready Link is working great. I have had it since the first day that it
> came out. It has never failed on me and has always had fast connection
> and send times. I am very pleased with it and plan to keep it on my
> phone. Word from Sprint and Nextel is that Ready Link Users will be able
> to connect to Nextel Direct Connect within the next few months. Just keep
> your fingers crossed.
>
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, it was written:
>
>
>>When it works, it works great. On my end in NY, I get a lot of
>>connection problems. I can be standing in the same room as the person
>>I'm trying to connect to, both phones have signal, and I'm not able to
>>connect.
>>
>>But when it is working, it is very clear with little delay. Is it worth
>>$20 on the first phone and $15 on the second per month....NO!!!!
>>
>>I'm going to run out my two free months and get rid of it. There is no
>>way it's worth $35 a month ($20 and $15) on two of my four phone, or
>>$65 to put it on all four. I will go to Nextel for it before I give
>>SPCS that kind of money.
>>
>>
>>Captain wrote:
>>
>>>Just wanted to check and see if anyone has any updated info on how ready
>>>link is working. Considering it but wanted to get some first hand
>>>experience from people.
>>>
>>>
>>>Capt.
>>
>>

In article <[email protected]>, "@(none)"=20
<""cliff\"@(none)">"@(none)" <""cliff\"@(none)"> says...
> I am kinda half-expecting that all the carriers with PTT will be able to=
=20
> do intercarrier direct connect, just as SMS was few years back that you=
=20
> could only write among other users in that same provider...but now you=20
> can write to anyone with a cell phone...and even getting more out-reach=
=20
> so that you can send SMS to other countries with some providers. I'm=20
> sure it might take some time and standardization, but strong chance that=
=20
> one day it will come ;-)
>=20

I'm speculating, but I doubt it. There are some=20
fundamental incompatibilities with Nextel (for example). =20
For one, the number you "dial" using Nextel's DC is=20
different from that for cellular usage. For another, this=20
would involve nearly constant inter-carrier communication=20
to allow Nextel-like connections, unlike with cell phones,=20
where four rings gives a significantly large amount of time=20
that the system can "find" the recipient as the request to=20
connect a call is made.

Or are you saying that you'd live with 20-something connect=20
time for inter-carrier PTT?

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R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.

O/Siris wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, "@(none)"
> <""cliff\"@(none)">"@(none)" <""cliff\"@(none)"> says...
>
>>I am kinda half-expecting that all the carriers with PTT will be able to
>>do intercarrier direct connect, just as SMS was few years back that you
>>could only write among other users in that same provider...but now you
>>can write to anyone with a cell phone...and even getting more out-reach
>>so that you can send SMS to other countries with some providers. I'm
>>sure it might take some time and standardization, but strong chance that
>>one day it will come ;-)
>>
>
>
> I'm speculating, but I doubt it. There are some
> fundamental incompatibilities with Nextel (for example).
> For one, the number you "dial" using Nextel's DC is
> different from that for cellular usage. For another, this
> would involve nearly constant inter-carrier communication
> to allow Nextel-like connections, unlike with cell phones,
> where four rings gives a significantly large amount of time
> that the system can "find" the recipient as the request to
> connect a call is made.
>
> Or are you saying that you'd live with 20-something connect
> time for inter-carrier PTT?
>

Nooo...lag time would suck. But I am saying that just as at one time SMS
was per-carrier only, and is now inter-carrier...we will (hopefully) one
day see a standardization of how PTT is used and connected.

In article <[email protected]>, "@(none)"=20
<""cliff\"@(none)">"@(none)" <""cliff\"@(none)"> says...
> Nooo...lag time would suck. But I am saying that just as at one time SMS=
=20
> was per-carrier only, and is now inter-carrier...we will (hopefully) one=
=20
> day see a standardization of how PTT is used and connected.
>=20

Maybe, but I don't think SMS makes a good analogy for that. =20
Primarily because of that lag time. A message that take 5=20
or 10 minutes doesn't seriously impact the user experience. =20
Even a 15-second delay in PTT would have a much more severe=20
impact on the usability.

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R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.

O/Siris wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, "@(none)"
> <""cliff\"@(none)">"@(none)" <""cliff\"@(none)"> says...
>
>>Nooo...lag time would suck. But I am saying that just as at one time SMS
>>was per-carrier only, and is now inter-carrier...we will (hopefully) one
>>day see a standardization of how PTT is used and connected.
>>
>
>
> Maybe, but I don't think SMS makes a good analogy for that.
> Primarily because of that lag time. A message that take 5
> or 10 minutes doesn't seriously impact the user experience.
> Even a 15-second delay in PTT would have a much more severe
> impact on the usability.
>

You are missing the meaning of it then. its not comparing services cuz
of the features or anything I was simply stating that in the past there
was no standard rule of HOW SMS was setup....but now there is and we can
SMS other carriers. So there is lag and Sprint/Verizon PTT sucks for
now....don't worry it will improve and perhaps one day they will
incorporate a 'standard' for PTT and have a cross-carrier service. The
FCC mandated the SMS, so why not the PTT one day....thats all I was saying.