question about the PTT feature

[Guest mikeeey]

is cingular gonna make us pay for the PTT feature?

has what we've been waiting for just gonna cost money?

if so im afraid i wont pay for that. especially since i dont have cingular and im gonna unlock this phone to work with T-mobile.

Edited February 27, 2007 by mikeeey

[Guest Kallisti]

is cingular gonna make us pay for the PTT feature?

has what we've been waiting for just gonna cost money?

if so im afraid i wont pay for that. especially since i dont have cingular and im gonna unlock this phone to work with T-mobile.

I'd certainly pay for PTT if it were available. Beats the hell out of text messaging as a concept.

[Guest mikeeey]

I'd certainly pay for PTT if it were available. Beats the hell out of text messaging as a concept.

but its basicly a 2-way radio right? does it use frequency or cingular's service? if it uses frequency then im sure programs could be devolped that could do it for free. if it's thru cingular's service then byebye boost mobile! but if it doesnt even use frequency its not even worth it. its better off just to call someone.

[Guest Kallisti]

My understanding when I first saw PTT was that it was kind of like a text message - but voice. So you press a button, choose a contact, record the message and send it in an easy-to-use, quick interface. The advantage over calling being that they can listen to the message at their leisure, which is stored on their phone.

Nothing to do with walky-talkys other than that they have a similar end result, basiclly using the usual GSM or GPRS or 3G connection to send short voice messages.

There are plenty of occasions when you don't want to speak to someone, but you want to get a message to them ;)

[Guest mikeeey]

My understanding when I first saw PTT was that it was kind of like a text message - but voice. So you press a button, choose a contact, record the message and send it in an easy-to-use, quick interface. The advantage over calling being that they can listen to the message at their leisure, which is stored on their phone.

Nothing to do with walky-talkys other than that they have a similar end result, basiclly using the usual GSM or GPRS or 3G connection to send short voice messages.

There are plenty of occasions when you don't want to speak to someone, but you want to get a message to them ;)

oo ok. well if its somethin that cingular is gonna make us buy i wouldnt be able to use it since i have t-mobile, im just gonna unlock the phone