I'm a smartphone user on Verizon so it's obvious that I like bells and whistles, but I sometimes want a practical phone for just talking on. I sometimes get tired of putting a mini computer to the side of my head for simple phone calls.

Verizon has some neat PTT phones but Nextel has been at this for a long time. I understand the phone quality is pretty good with Nextel phones, but what about PTT? Has anyone used both iDEN PTT and cellular 3G PTT? If so, what is your opinion on which is better? How do they compare, be detailed if you want.

I thought about adding a line to my existing Verizon family plan which would only be about $10/month. But I was just curious about Nextel's PTT service. I know I don't need to have a PTT phone for basic use, but I would like to have that feature since I'd be getting a different phone anyway. PTT is better than texting if you ask me.