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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / June 2005Cingular ever going to provide "Push-to-Talk"?
I am thinking of switching to nextel or verizon because ot the two-way radio feature. Is Cingular ever going to have this? > I am thinking of switching to nextel or verizon because ot the two-way > radio feature. Is Cingular ever going to have this? If they do let's hope they disable the speakerphone function - there is nothing more irritating than a Nextel user forcing the entire room to listen to BOTH sides of his conversation.  SignatureJud Dallas TX USA > > I am thinking of switching to nextel or verizon because ot the two-way > > radio feature. Is Cingular ever going to have this? > > > If they do let's hope they disable the speakerphone function - there is > nothing more irritating than a Nextel user forcing the entire room to > listen to BOTH sides of his conversation. Yes there is- a Cingular customer forcing the entire room to listen to THEIR side of the conversation. There is no requirement to use speakerphone with PTT. >> I am thinking of switching to nextel or verizon because ot the two-way >> radio feature. Is Cingular ever going to have this? >> > If they do let's hope they disable the speakerphone function - there is > nothing more irritating than a Nextel user forcing the entire room to > listen to BOTH sides of his conversation. LOL- sounds like talking to Donald Duck. Yes, they will be rolling out PTT over GPRS. Expect the latencies to be high at first as they were (are?) with Verizon when they first rolled it out. Sprint also offers it under the "Ready Link" service. If you want low latency & high reliability but no frills phones, go with Nextel. My guess cingular will offer something similar to the V400p. Personally, I don't think PTT is worth the extra cost providers charge unless you are getting a group-connect feature like Nextel offers. All of the major providers offer free mobile to mobile, so there is no penalty in phoning the other person vs. a walkie talkie call. Just my opinion. > Yes, they will be rolling out PTT over GPRS. Expect the latencies to be > high at first as they were (are?) with Verizon when they first rolled [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > penalty in phoning the other person vs. a walkie talkie call. Just my > opinion. But these walkie-talkie people all look and sound so important, so I'll bet Cinsular is perfectly willing to offer as much rope as it takes for anyone to play with cool sh.t. I have to wonder what sort of obnoxious tweedle sound will be used to replace the word "over". Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' >> Yes, they will be rolling out PTT over GPRS. Expect the latencies to be >> high at first as they were (are?) with Verizon when they first rolled [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >anyone to play with cool sh.t. I have to wonder what sort of obnoxious >tweedle sound will be used to replace the word "over". The main tweedle is at the front, not the back. It's to prevent people from talking until the connection is established. So, with the extra latency you should expect something quite long. Perhaps the entire score from Wagner's Ring Cycle? >>>Yes, they will be rolling out PTT over GPRS. Expect the latencies to be >>>high at first as they were (are?) with Verizon when they first rolled [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > The main tweedle is at the front, not the back. It's to prevent > people from talking until the connection is established. I hadn't noticed it to be at the beginning, although I'd be more impressed if it prevented people from talking altogether. :) > So, with the extra latency you should expect something quite long. > > Perhaps the entire score from Wagner's Ring Cycle? OMG! :) :) Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' >I am thinking of switching to nextel or verizon because ot the two-way >radio feature. Is Cingular ever going to have this? PTT has to be the most annoying feature ever devised for mobile communications. It's not as if people on cell phones can't already be obnoxious they can now do it twice as loud. It should still the objections of people who complain about cell phones because they can't evesdrop on both sides of the conversation though. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>I am thinking of switching to nextel or verizon because ot the two-way >>radio feature. Is Cingular ever going to have this? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Right, and no one seems to realize that you can use the PTT without the speaker blasting (and beeping). It works just fine without the spearkerphone. That said, I do miss the PTT part of Nextel. I don't miss the lack of coverage and dropped calls. >>I am thinking of switching to nextel or verizon because ot the two-way >>radio feature. Is Cingular ever going to have this? > > PTT has to be the most annoying feature ever devised for mobile > communications. While these opinions are noted, does anyone have factual information on whether Cingular is planning a PTT offering? SignatureE-mail fudged to thwart spammers. Transpose the c's and a's in my e-mail address to reply. It sure sounds like it: http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=652854 >>>I am thinking of switching to nextel or verizon because ot the two-way >>>radio feature. Is Cingular ever going to have this? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > While these opinions are noted, does anyone have factual information on > whether Cingular is planning a PTT offering? >>>I am thinking of switching to nextel or verizon because ot the two-way >>>radio feature. Is Cingular ever going to have this? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > While these opinions are noted, does anyone have factual information on > whether Cingular is planning a PTT offering? Several months ago I visited a Cingular office in north Dallas and there were signs posted outside and in the hallways directing people to a "PTT Test." Who knows whether it was successful? They are definitely exploring the possibility. Bob in Dallas |
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