Push to Talk (PTT) How does it work? Does it work?
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From: Gordon Henderson on 25 Jun 2010 04:53 In article <88i3k5Fd1hU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Adrian C <email(a)here.invalid> wrote: >On 24/06/2010 22:28, mark wrote: > >> To be honest, I didn't think that any operator in the UK had PTT. The >> fact that it said talk kind of suggests that there is a back-end >> server for this. > >As I recall it, Orange offered it at one time, and then only for >business users - and then after that they killed it. > >Hence I thought it was dead. > >But there's this running from 2008. > >http://www.pushtotalkuk.com > >?? Yeech! I remember a discussion on PTT on a VoIP list - I made the fatal mistake of suggesting how old fashioned it was and that it was nothing more than a fad after "Smokey and the Bandit"... To be shot down in flames by the yanks on the list who still think it's the best thing since sliced bread. Breaker breaker - give me a break! PTT is so last century IMO. Gordon
From: Theo Markettos on 25 Jun 2010 06:34 Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet(a)drogon.net> wrote: > I remember a discussion on PTT on a VoIP list - I made the fatal mistake > of suggesting how old fashioned it was and that it was nothing more than > a fad after "Smokey and the Bandit"... To be shot down in flames by the > yanks on the list who still think it's the best thing since sliced bread. I can see where it might be useful in some limited situations - one-to-many where two-way radio is currently used. But if the networks, as usual, set the pricing too high then they shouldn't be too surprised if nobody uses it. See also video calls, MMS, walled gardens, etc. Theo
From: Bob Pullen on 25 Jun 2010 08:33 On 24/06/2010 20:14, Bob wrote: > A new Nokia I think > is worth considering still as they are good value especially with free > gps. It's worth considering that not all Nokia phones are gifted with free turn by turn navigation on Ovi Maps. The N900 being a good example. -- Bob Pullen
From: alexd on 25 Jun 2010 15:49 Meanwhile, at the uk.telecom.mobile Job Justification Hearings, Gordon Henderson chose the tried and tested strategy of: > Breaker breaker - give me a break! PTT is so last century IMO. Don't knock it until you've tried it. You might find the presence features make it worthwhile alone. -- <http://ale.cx/> (AIM:troffasky) (UnSoEsNpEaTm(a)ale.cx) 20:48:26 up 5 days, 9:49, 5 users, load average: 0.07, 0.05, 0.05 Qua illic est accuso, illic est a vindicatum
From: tony sayer on 25 Jun 2010 16:07
In article <bAw*kgsct(a)news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>, Theo Markettos <theom+news(a)chiark.greenend.org.uk> scribeth thus >Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet(a)drogon.net> wrote: >> I remember a discussion on PTT on a VoIP list - I made the fatal mistake >> of suggesting how old fashioned it was and that it was nothing more than >> a fad after "Smokey and the Bandit"... To be shot down in flames by the >> yanks on the list who still think it's the best thing since sliced bread. > >I can see where it might be useful in some limited situations - one-to-many >where two-way radio is currently used. But if the networks, as usual, set >the pricing too high then they shouldn't be too surprised if nobody uses it. >See also video calls, MMS, walled gardens, etc. > >Theo A few suppliers we know were pushing it but have now stopped selling it. Seems it can be a bit more expensive then what its been made out to be... -- Tony Sayer |