MTN PTT (Push to Talk)

[KrazyKid]

Does anyone who is MTN have or will be implimenting the Push-to-Talk functionally that most new phones support?

[sparklehorse]

How does that work?

[Crash]

Basically, imagine a walkie talkie function on your cellphone.
You pick a mate you want to talk to, click a button on the phone and talk. Release the button and your voice is sent over GPRS, Edge, UMTS to your mates phone. He listens to what you say, then he presses his push to talk button and you receive his message.

Works on the same principle as a walkie talkie. It's a nice idea. Imagine you just want to tell someone you are going to be late. "Hi Man, I'm going to be late". He replies "Cool". It's cheaper than making a phone call, and cheaper than sending an SMS.

[Kalvaer]

Now Data prices just need to come down

How do you set it up though, I havn't looked at it much?

[trixter]

you can also do this at the moment in agile messenger.

[KrazyKid]

you can also do this at the moment in agile messenger.

Thanks, Trixter. I downloded it ... cool app. I seem to be have a blonde moment, see how to setup, implement the PTT side, are you using the PTT functions?

[trixter]

yeah I have used the ptt functions, on the 6630 all you do is hold down the select button and release when you are done talking Hope this helps

[Flash D]

Hi can anybody tell me where I can get the PTT settings for my Nokia N70?

[charl.voster]

It's cheaper than making a phone call, and cheaper than sending an SMS.

not with vodacom

[jarr]

and yet another thread is awakened after a year's sound sleep...

not with vodacom

vodacom is currently only offering ptt to corporate customers, though, afaik

[YelloFever]

and yet another thread is awakened after a year's sound sleep...
vodacom is currently only offering ptt to corporate customers, though, afaik

I think MTN will be doing the same but will verify

MTNDD

[KrazyKid]

MTN has got their PTT working .... I spoke to them @ Futurex ... also a corporate level as far as I can remember.

I must say that the Vodacom one is pretty expensive ... R299.00 or R399.00 per month and that includes ONLY 100 pushes .....makes you think doesn't it ?

[74466]

thats R2.99 to R3.99 per push, and then do u still have to pay for the gprs too?

[greggpb]

Typical South african business .. rip off the consumer..

PTT is suppose to be a alternative to a short call(10 second).. so logic dictates that the cost per PTT should be less that the cost of a call per minute.. hell it should be a quarter of the cost of a minute...

When are local providers gonna realise what internation providors have already that is cellphone market is not a bout margins its about volume of customer base.. and if the cur the margins that would get most of the customers...


Number portablity might fix that.. ?

[bradlington]

As far as I know the networks are testing and implimenting very slow off the ground.

The frustrating part is that the networks do not know how this can impliment the growth and all over the growth of the POC /PTT service is exponential.
Our networks are limited in their understandings of how this could revolutionise the technology.

How much is the MTN PTT service.

As per usual one other note:be careful of the Nokia PTT service is not Vodacom compliant as they seem to be on their own mission and have not complied to the OMA on the standard.