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AL904 wrote:
> Capn Wrote:
>
>>I noticed that motorola is coming out with a new candybar razr that wil
>>have
>>push to talk. From what I hear, it'l be carried by cingular more then
>>likely, anyone know what type of push to talk service cingular will
>>use?
>>
>>
>>Capt.
>
>
> I talked to a person who works for Cingular this weekend. That person
> told me that he was currently testing PTT on Cingular in the central
> Florida area.
>
> That person (I can't vouch for his credibility, but I tend to believe
> him) said they were using Nokia 6101 and LG 1400 phones in their test.
> He also said that T-Mobile was developing the same PTT system, and
> users on both carriers networks would be able to connect with each
> other.
>
> Phonescoop lists the 'Nokia 6101'
> (http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=689) as being a PTT
> phone. However, the 'LG 1400'
> (http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=573) is not listed there
> as a PTT phone.
>
>
If they're testing PTT with consumer grade handsets, they're not using a
handset currently available - they're using prototypes.
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