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From: Bob on 24 Jun 2010 15:14
Does anyone know how Push to Talk (PTT) works on the Nokia N70? I have
had this phone for four and a half years and should really get a new
one, but the other day I pressed something by accident on the phone
and it said "talk" that was the message on the display and I can
recall when I first got the phone that it had the ability to do PTT?.

Do you know how it works exactly and what button it is that you press
to use that option? Are there many other mobile phones that can do it
and what is the range?

Just curious about this feature. I think there are probably a lot of
other features I've not used on the phone too.

This N70 when I first got it was cutting edge but I now get laughed at
by my mates who call it a brick. It has lasted me ages though and even
though its all scratched up it still works. Not too sure what I will
replace it with yet but I do like the HTC phones. A new Nokia I think
is worth considering still as they are good value especially with free
gps. Though I think Sony Ericsson is probably best if you want a
device that can take great photos.

From: mark on 24 Jun 2010 17:28
On 24 June, 20:14, Bob <pl...(a)tv.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know how Push to Talk (PTT) works on the Nokia N70? I have
> had this phone for four and a half years and should really get a new
> one, but the other day I pressed something by accident on the phone
> and it said "talk" that was the message on the display and I can
> recall when I first got the phone that it had the ability to do PTT?.
>
> Do you know how it works exactly and what button it is that you press
> to use that option? Are there many other mobile phones that can do it
> and what is the range?
>
> Just curious about this feature. I think there are probably a lot of
> other features I've not used on the phone too.
>
> This N70 when I first got it was cutting edge but I now get laughed at
> by my mates who call it a brick. It has lasted me ages though and even
> though its all scratched up it still works. Not too sure what I will
> replace it with yet but I do like the HTC phones. A new Nokia I think
> is worth considering still as they are good value especially with free
> gps. Though I think Sony Ericsson is probably best if you want a
> device that can take great photos.

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.

Basically PTT is a simple VoIP service designed by Motorola, although
adopted by the OMA http://www.openmobilealliance.org/technical/release_program/poc_v1_0.aspx.
Think of PTT as IM for voice - you can see your buddies status and
speak to them at a click of a button. Some people (like cabbies) have
used PTT in lieu of CB radio.

There are other handsets which support the PTT protocol stack - not
sure how many.

HTC are good. I currently have a magic (android) which is a great
handset. Release 2.2 may be coming out soon which has a smaller
footprint, but only of Vodafone release it.
From: Adrian C on 24 Jun 2010 18:13
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

??

--
Adrian C
From: mark on 25 Jun 2010 03:40
On 24 June, 23:13, Adrian C <em...(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
>
> ??
>
> --
> Adrian C

That's interesting .. I'd never heard of this. And they have an APN on
each network - this must cost a bit ... last time I looked (many years
ago) it was around 3K a month for an APN.

Thanks,
Mark
From: Theo Markettos on 25 Jun 2010 04:48
Bob <plasm(a)tv.com> wrote:
> This N70 when I first got it was cutting edge but I now get laughed at
> by my mates who call it a brick. It has lasted me ages though and even
> though its all scratched up it still works. Not too sure what I will
> replace it with yet but I do like the HTC phones. A new Nokia I think
> is worth considering still as they are good value especially with free
> gps. Though I think Sony Ericsson is probably best if you want a
> device that can take great photos.

If you're thinking of a touchscreen Nokia, try one first - it's a bit of an
acquired taste. S60v5 is a lot like S60v2 on the N70, but instead of using
a joystick and hard buttons you use a touchscreen and soft buttons. It
doesn't really make use of the touchscreen in a natural way like iPhone or
Android do - you're still clicking on buttons and menus like you are on a
conventional phone.

BTW, you can reconfigure the PTT button on the N70 to do something more
useful :-)

Theo
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