PTT on TP2?
 

Short and sweet...is there anyway to have Push to talk nextel style on the sprint TP2?

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

i dont think that is possible, would be nice though. That is one thing i miss about nextel, that PTT was very convient ecspecailly when u just need to say something quick..

plus, if it was possible what button would you press?

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

I'm pretty sure the ATT version, aka Tilt2 DOES have a PTT button.

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

Palringo is going to be the closest thing you will get for PTT on the Sprint TP2. Its kinda simple and its free the only problem is, is that the other person has to have it on their phone as well.

Mobile

Palringo is purpose-built for mobile phones.
We’ve designed Palringo to be easy to use on the move, allowing you to easily type chat messages or send photo and voice messages when you’re out and about.
Plus with our special design we make sure staying connected to your buddies on IM isn’t going to cost the earth. Palringo is free to download, there are no subscription fees, no hidden charges and no monthly subscriptions. The exact cost of use depends on your data package - but just 1MB of data lets you send 100,000 words of text, 32 picture messages or up to 15 minutes of voice messages.
Palringo works on just about every phone under two years old so you don't need to buy an expensive new handset. Some of the mobile devices we support include:

• Android
• Apple iPhone and iPod Touch
• Blackberry
• Java
• Symbian and S60
• Windows Mobile

Plus with Palringo no-one feels left out, because it works everywhere in the world.

http://www.palringo.com/en/us/


and for non U.S. you can change the language at the bottom of the page.

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

Try this...everyone you want to communicate with has to install it, I believe.

http://loudtalks.com/download_mobile/

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

Try this one: http://loudtalks.com/download_mobile/
It needs to be on both phones though...

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

So glad it doesn't have this. Is there anything more annoying and awkward then someone talking on PTT in the same room?

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

Yes, there is! Have you tried to connect to AT&T 3G before? You have to hobble around on one leg, wrapped in foil with rabbit ears soldiered to your phone all while chanting the special pass-phrase "AT&T is our leader, we will obey AT&T".. that's more annoying than PTT.
Thank GOD I have Vzw.

-mak

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

Gee, I take it you don't believe the AT&T commercials about the 3G speeds on AT&T vs. Verizon? ;-)

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

I'm so glad I'm not with Verizon. I still have both my arms and legs.

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

AT&T has the best 3G if you have good coverage. I just read this engadet report:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/26/e...er-in-america/

Tha thas AT&T's 3G as the best overall in their multi city test. I can also vouch that it is the best here in my neck of the woods too. If it was as cheap as Sprint, I would still be with them.

Verizon is basically the same as Sprint but way more expensive and with better customer service.

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

I read that article before and in about 1-2 months, it's not going to make too much of a difference. Sprints rolling out the 4G already, but only in smaller test markets and only for USB adapters. T-Mobile will be rolling out 3G+ which rivals 4G, but doesn't have the data restrictions as every other provider.

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

My entire family has AT&T except myself and my fiance, we have Verizon. Yes, I believe the commercials, I've seen it first hand ;-)

I live less than 10 minutes south of the Twin Cities in a densely populated suburban area and they often have dropped calls or the inability to connect to the web with their phones, and not just in our area but in multiple suburbs as well as downtown.

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

Once 4G gets rolled out, then that will definitely change things. Sprint, for example, is using WiMax, which nobody else uses. Verizon and AT&T will be using LTE. I don't think T-Mobile has a 4G strategy yet- they are still trying to get 3G rolled out.

So Sprint will likely be using a technology that nobody else uses, while AT&T and Verizon use the worldwide standard. AT&T and Verizon will therefore have plenty of devices being made for them, while Sprint only gets devices they have specially made.

Anyway, this is too far out to really say for certain, but that is what it's looking like right now.

Also, as far as Sprint rolling out 4G- my city is not even on the list of future cities yet. No telling when or if I will ever even get Sprint 4G. It's entirely possible that I get AT&T or Verizon 4G before I get Sprint 4G in my area. And even if Sprint happens to get 4G in my area first, again, there are no devices. There are a few data cards that SPrint gets especially made for them, but I'm more concerned with smartphones than data cards. With all of Europe and the rest of the world using LTE, you can bet AT&T and Verizon will be getting some awesome devices as they rollout their new networks.

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

What's misleading a lot of people is statements going around about when this stuff is coming. Your information about Spring and the WiMax, needing specialty-made stuff sounds like an awful future, reminiscent of HD DVDs. Sprint looks to be the first on the 4G market next year, with plans to release in large metro areas, but Verizon expects continental roll-out in 2014-2015 and only 20-30 markets in 2010. True 4G coverage is not that close.

Which as a T-Mobile customer doesn't worry me too much. I was surprised to hear T-Mobile said they weren't in development for 4G, but they have been very hush-hush about everything. Rumors for them to buy out Sprint make such a statement understandable. Plus, I think T-Mobile is ready to "flip a switch" to turn on 3G+ in every 3G market they have. They just met their goal to cover 200 pops in 4 months.

Re: PTT on TP2?
 

Well Verizon may be late to the party, or they may not- we don't know for sure yet. But what we do know is the rest of the world has already commited to LTE as their 4G technology. So Sprint getting WiFi rolled out before Verizon rolls out LTE, will be basically the same as Sprint rolling out EVDO before AT&T and Verizon had nationwide 3G. Sprint beat AT&T to the punch, but AT&T still got all the devices. Look for that to happen again, only much worse this time around. I mean, at least Verizon and some Canadian carriers (and various carriers around the world) were using EVDO with Sprint. None of them have committed to WiMax though, so Sprint will be hard pressed to find device support.