Cingular Launches Push to Talk

[Raziel21]

Cingular today launched Push to Talk, its PTT walkie-talkie service. Cingular is offering the service as an add-on to existing voice plans for a flat rate of $9.99 per month for unlimited use, or $19.99 for family plans. As rumored, the company has chosen Kodiak's RTX system. Unique features include visual real-time availability information (presence), call waiting, and the ability to convert a PTT call to a normal voice call at any time. Like other PTT services, it also offers 1-to-1 or group access with one touch of a dedicated side key, contacts and groups can be configured on the phone, and it can work over speakerphone or via earpiece like a normal phone call. The LG F7200 - an entry-level slider available in stores today - is the only compatible phone available initially. A second compatible phone - the Samsung D357 clamshell phone with Bluetooth - will be available soon.

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People even tho i havent tried it it looks good only if they can get better phones but looks like they got it down i like the icons on the phones tho

[cholo3k]

Hope they release it for the Razar. And is it like nextel DC? If it is then I might switch.

[hellhawk741]

but then again alot of ppl will need to get this phone

[eli1277]

just more people with 2 way chirps, now i will be checking my phone to see if it's me or someone else even more often

[Big_D]

if you watched that demo i think you'll agree that they are really trying to go above and beyond. Makes me wonder if they're just trying to make up for shitty service.

[Raziel21]

On the real i have had nextel for 3 years and cingular for 1 year like 4 years ago and i have them now once again and i gotta say for the last 3 months or so i havent lost service once and even with one bar the when talkin on the phone the service never cut out on the other hand with nextel the service drops too many time durin the day even with the phones sittin next to each other nextels service is up and down all day............But i dont know cingular is doin BIG things lately

[badass214]

ummm i like that Push to Talk...........

[Lennox815]

I have cingulars PTT and its a whole lot better and reliable than nextels i hate to say it but the end of nextel is near

[JohnE954]

I have cingulars PTT and its a whole lot better and reliable than nextels i hate to say it but the end of nextel is near

Hmmm- I have both Nextel and Cingular PTT. The only bad thing I can say about the Cingular one is that it sounds "tinny" kinda like something out of Star Trek, not as clear as Nextel. The ability to see who is on is really cool, I wish Nextel had that. As far as being able to talk to multiple people, I think you can do that on either network-although on Nextel your phone needs to be capable of it.

[redcell]

Lol

Cingular Is Copying Us Lol

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