U.S. Cellular Scales Back PTT
Geeze
Why on earth would the basic subscriber use PTT over mobile to mobile?
Just completely stupid decision making.
Before us cellular offered blackberries people always asked me about them and when we would get them, after they came out, people want treos. It's what happens when a company can't keep up with trends.
PTT will work when phone lines are jammed and circuits are busy. PTT will also work better inside of buildings where reception is low. When you make a PTT call, the other person cannot hear you or anyone else unless you push the button, so you can confer privately with someone DURING the course of a call.
Free M2M cannot effectively be utilized by someone operating equipment or for...
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Mobile to Mobile:
1. What is Mobile-to-Mobile?
2. Are calls to Voice Mail rated as Mobile-to-Mobile?
3. Is the Mobile-to-Mobile calling area different than my calling plan's calling area?
4. How much does Mobile-to-Mobile cost?
5. Do both parties have to have Mobile-to-Mobile to receive the Mobile-to-Mobile rate?
6. What about calls to/from TalkTracker customers?
7. What if I have Night & Weekend Minutes, plus Mobile-to_Mobile and I make a Mobile-to-Mobile call at night or on the weekend, how is this call rated?
1. What is Mobile-to-Mobile?
Mobile-to-Mobile is a feature that discounts a U.S. Cellular c...
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PTT is still king as far as not roaming, or the other caller not being "in" and costing them their daytime minutes (because they are on an old plan).
When i had my 4750 it was great voice activated dialing and full duplex speaker. If i wanted to be one of those annoying nextel people i could have been, but i dont care to have the rest of the mall or street hear my conversation. And when people do that nextel barge in restraunts i want to beat the crap out of the idiot.
A lot of folks are starting to use their speakerphones in public now, and it is very annoying.
While we offer free incoming calls and free nights and weekends nationwide our mobile to mobile still only applies in our owned areas that are digital. Whereas the PTT works anywhere now.
I'm not arguing against your PTT. I have said I like PTT better than free M2M, although many folks seem to prefer it over the walkie. I've never tried Cellular One's PTT service. CO doesn't offer service in my area, so I have Nextel. Mainly because of my job.
I have a tracfone that I use when I'm not in a Nextel service area (i.e. the boonies), and it roams a lot of times on Cellular One. Never had a problem.
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