PTT really a useful feature?

Sure we've all seen the adds for Nextel's direct connect, and their seems to
be a lot of hype about sprint having it soon, and the new phones that will
support it.

But how useful will it really be? You can already call someone within
10sec. and have a conversation with them? I can't see paying any extra,
probably $5 a month to use this service?

Just my thought, what do you all think?
Rick

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"Rick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Sure we've all seen the adds for Nextel's direct connect, and their seems
to
> be a lot of hype about sprint having it soon, and the new phones that
will
> support it.
>
> But how useful will it really be? You can already call someone within
> 10sec. and have a conversation with them? I can't see paying any extra,
> probably $5 a month to use this service?

It'd be useful if you have a company group and need to talk to people in a
rapid-fire manner, often making several calls to the same person at
different intervals. Wouldn't be useful to me though.

Question: Will it be half or full duplex? Is Nextel's half or full duplex?

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verizon is charging 20.00 more for ptt coverage,expect sprint to do the
same,also unless you have other people get phone, then there is no one
to ptt to.

"Rick" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Sure we've all seen the adds for Nextel's direct connect, and their seems to
> be a lot of hype about sprint having it soon, and the new phones that will
> support it.
>
> But how useful will it really be? You can already call someone within
> 10sec. and have a conversation with them? I can't see paying any extra,
> probably $5 a month to use this service?
>
> Just my thought, what do you all think?
> Rick
>
>

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Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
> "Rick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Sure we've all seen the adds for Nextel's direct connect, and their
>> seems to be a lot of hype about sprint having it soon, and the new
>> phones that will support it.
>>
>> But how useful will it really be? You can already call someone
>> within 10sec. and have a conversation with them? I can't see paying
>> any extra, probably $5 a month to use this service?
>
> It'd be useful if you have a company group and need to talk to people
> in a rapid-fire manner, often making several calls to the same person
> at different intervals. Wouldn't be useful to me though.
>
> Question: Will it be half or full duplex? Is Nextel's half or full
> duplex?

As I understand it, all PTT technology operates under the walkie-talkie
model. Half-duplex.
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I wonder about the same thing. I think that it will mostly be an announce
when you are in public there will be a lot more beeping of the phones
warning of an incoming message as well as a, "What's up dude" hollering out
of the speaker.

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"Rick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sure we've all seen the adds for Nextel's direct connect, and their seems
to
> be a lot of hype about sprint having it soon, and the new phones that
will
> support it.
>
> But how useful will it really be? You can already call someone within
> 10sec. and have a conversation with them? I can't see paying any extra,
> probably $5 a month to use this service?
>
> Just my thought, what do you all think?
> Rick
>
>

It's a walkie talkie, that kinda makes it hard to be full-duplex

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Thanks,
Kash76


"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Rick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Sure we've all seen the adds for Nextel's direct connect, and their
seems
> to
> > be a lot of hype about sprint having it soon, and the new phones that
> will
> > support it.
> >
> > But how useful will it really be? You can already call someone within
> > 10sec. and have a conversation with them? I can't see paying any extra,
> > probably $5 a month to use this service?
>
> It'd be useful if you have a company group and need to talk to people in a
> rapid-fire manner, often making several calls to the same person at
> different intervals. Wouldn't be useful to me though.
>
> Question: Will it be half or full duplex? Is Nextel's half or full
duplex?
>
> --
> Phil, Squid-in-Training
>
>

PTT has some considerable downfalls...

We used to PTT other employees at 3am with very loud noises to wake
them up.

You have to be careful at all times to keep your phone in silience --
blaring PTT in public places tends to be annoying. Imagine everyone
having a speakerphone, walking around town.

Now that people can afford it, it'll be interesting to see what
happens.

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It is interesting that at Nextel.com they stress that all phones can be
used as phones and encourage it during PTT to avoid the obnoxious beep,
beep, beep. Who wants to hear someone else's conversation in that
obnoxious mode? I don't and don't want to pay extra for PTT. And now
Nextel is suing Verizon for using the PTT phrase.

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Maokh <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
>
> PTT has some considerable downfalls...
>
> We used to PTT other employees at 3am with very loud noises to wake
> them up.
>
> You have to be careful at all times to keep your phone in silience --
> blaring PTT in public places tends to be annoying. Imagine everyone
> having a speakerphone, walking around town.
>
> Now that people can afford it, it'll be interesting to see what
> happens.
>
> --
> Posted at SprintUsers.com - Your place for everything Sprint PCS
> Free wireless access @ www.SprintUsers.com/wap
>

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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected]am (Chris Russell) wrote:

> It is interesting that at Nextel.com they stress that all phones can be
> used as phones and encourage it during PTT to avoid the obnoxious beep,
> beep, beep. Who wants to hear someone else's conversation in that
> obnoxious mode? I don't and don't want to pay extra for PTT. And now
> Nextel is suing Verizon for using the PTT phrase.

I was at a Computer Expo in a Convention Hall 3 years ago. The Nextel
rep was showing me how their phone would connect to the Internet, and
how they didn't charge extra for it. Almost had me convinced to go
Nextel. Then his phone rang, and I NEVER saw anyone push a cell phone
against their head so hard to try to hear it. That accidental demo
instantly changed my mind about Nextel.

"Phillipe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected]am (Chris Russell) wrote:
>
> > It is interesting that at Nextel.com they stress that all phones can be
> > used as phones and encourage it during PTT to avoid the obnoxious beep,
> > beep, beep. Who wants to hear someone else's conversation in that
> > obnoxious mode? I don't and don't want to pay extra for PTT. And now
> > Nextel is suing Verizon for using the PTT phrase.
>
> I was at a Computer Expo in a Convention Hall 3 years ago. The Nextel
> rep was showing me how their phone would connect to the Internet, and
> how they didn't charge extra for it. Almost had me convinced to go
> Nextel. Then his phone rang, and I NEVER saw anyone push a cell phone
> against their head so hard to try to hear it. That accidental demo
> instantly changed my mind about Nextel.


He shoulda gotten implants.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training