Wats ptt

[vasanth.kingofthehill]

Guys wat is push to talk or ptt.I saw them in nokia phones but none in SE phones

[Garbage]

I think it is the service which is used to process VOICE TAGS

plz, correct me if I'm wrong!

[Quiz_Master]

Voice Tags??? Uh.. I don't think so


Look here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_to_talk

I think there are some JAVA applications which can enable PTT in SE phones. I am not sure though.
PTT comes preenabled in Nokia Phones.

[QwertyManiac]

PTT is something like a group of Walkie Talkie owners talking together. You listen all the time and when you wish to relay a message to the group of PTT you're under, you push the button and talk and release it. It uses GPRS and is thus cheaper than conference calls. I don't think this service exists in India however.

[Quiz_Master]

^^ No tata indicom provides it I think.

[QwertyManiac]

Oh okay, just realized Hutch was the first in bringing it again. Airtel still hasn't got it I guess. Anyway, the demand for it isn't so high, but its a cool feature to use between a large circle of friends if you wish to use a particular period of time everyday to talk together.

[vasanth.kingofthehill]

Ok are there any limitation by the way of range or anything else and how do u activate it in airtel

[vish786]

its something like conference call, when one person speaks the other people who are connected using this service can hear him. but not sure about the restrictions on range.

[shaunak]

A Push to talk enebled phone will consist of a external soft key which when pressed will activate a direct [one way] line to all those you have configured your PTT key to work with. eg. your work group.
Exactly like a walkie talkie.
Or rather a PA system if only you phone has PTT.

Of course you will have to activate the service with your network provider

Its gr8 if:
a> you have a large work group to whom you need instant connectivity
b> you are a security guard
c> you wanna play agent 000

for b and c, its much cheaper to buy and operate a real walkie talkie.

Advantage of PTT over walkie talkie:
a> long, very long [network wide] range
b> kids with an extended range fm reciever cant eavesdrop. [FYI: AAI {airport authorities india} [mumbai] is roughly 150MHZ ]

[Quiz_Master]

Originally Posted by vasanth.kingofthehill

Ok are there any limitation by the way of range or anything else and how do u activate it in airtel

I have Airtel. and
Its not available in Airtel.

[QwertyManiac]

No it has none restriction whatsoever, all on a grouped GPRS network can talk. I don't know if it exists between multiple services or not. Airtel doesn't have this feature yet.