Why get ptt
Why would anyone want to get push to talk. What advantage does it give to the customer?
...
I have the same problem. It is a stupid feature that no one wants. AT&T launched it FAR too late and there is no way to compete with Sprint/Nextel. That is the one market they have cornered (besides bankruptsy). Everytime someone asks about it, I end up talking them out of it unintentionally. Here's an example:
C - Tell me about this phone.
R - The LG CU515 is a nice phone. Besides being available in purple or black, it has a 1.3MP camera and 3G data access which means faster download speeds and new features like Cellular Video.
C - What is PTT?
R - PTT stands for push to talk. It is a walkie talkie like service. You can talk to anyone on the AT&T network that has a PTT phone and service. The service is only $9.99 a month for ind...
(continues)
C - Tell me about this phone.
R - The LG CU515 is a nice phone. Besides being available in purple or black, it has a 1.3MP camera and 3G data access which means faster download speeds and new features like Cellular Video.
C - What is PTT?
R - PTT stands for push to talk. It is a walkie talkie like service. You can talk to anyone on the AT&T network that has a PTT phone and service. The service is only $9.99 a month for ind...
(continues)
...
Well I can come up with a few
1. You can use it for....
2.
3.
4
oh wait never mind your correct it is pointless.
1. You can use it for....
2.
3.
4
oh wait never mind your correct it is pointless.
...
larryboy0637 said:
Well I can come up with a few
1. You can use it for....
2.
3.
4
oh wait never mind your correct it is pointless.
1. You can talk to 50 people at once
2. You can switch to a voice call if if is going to be a longer discussion.
3. You can PTT while using the Bluetooth headset you asked for.
4. If someone is not available, you can leave them a voicemail.
5. For business customers, this avoids using minutes to talk to your co-workers keeping expenses low.
...
AtTheMet said:
1. You can talk to 50 people at once
2. You can switch to a voice call if if is going to be a longer discussion.
3. You can PTT while using the Bluetooth headset you asked for.
4. If someone is not available, you can leave them a voicemail.
5. For business customers, this avoids using minutes to talk to your co-workers keeping expenses low.
1) That may be useful
2) That's not a benifit, that's just what you can do
3) You can do that for voice too, not a true benifit
4) But you already have untlimited mobile to mobile for voice calling.
...
typo*
4) You can do that with voice too.
5) But you already have untlimited mobile to mobile for voice calling.
4) You can do that with voice too.
5) But you already have untlimited mobile to mobile for voice calling.
...
Exactly. PTT from AT&T is arguably the stupidest idea yet. They need to focus on expanding coverage (expecially 3G) and NOT on PTT.
...
Yeah, I definetly agree about what your saying about 3G coverage, I live in Las Vegas and have fine 3G coverage. I just want much, much better 3G speeds. As in better than 2mbps, much better!
...
ptt has its pros and cons just like anyother feature,
I had a small business customer that got ptt on thier 2100 plan with 5 lines cause he didnt want his employees using thier phones for anything other then work, cause when you have unlimited mobile to mobile with a company it give those employees the ability to abuse the use of thier phones...I personaly use PTT with my family of 4 we have the 700 plan with unlimited ptt we use the ptt to talk to eachother at the same time so we all know what is going on and we use around 550-600 minutes a month, so I personally benefit from ptt and my business customers do to...
and another thing, some of our business rate plans dont have unlimited mobile to mobile so PTT would work for those compan...
(continues)
I had a small business customer that got ptt on thier 2100 plan with 5 lines cause he didnt want his employees using thier phones for anything other then work, cause when you have unlimited mobile to mobile with a company it give those employees the ability to abuse the use of thier phones...I personaly use PTT with my family of 4 we have the 700 plan with unlimited ptt we use the ptt to talk to eachother at the same time so we all know what is going on and we use around 550-600 minutes a month, so I personally benefit from ptt and my business customers do to...
and another thing, some of our business rate plans dont have unlimited mobile to mobile so PTT would work for those compan...
(continues)
...
Biggest plus is the ability to call a group. Several governmental entities I have worked with have taken great advantage of this feature. Another good feature is the ability to tell the status of a PTT contact on your list from the icon next to their name.
...
That's the only positive that I've gathered from PTT - contacting an entire group.
...
and there you go. that's the only positive. there's obviously a small niche of people that will use it. not like texting, which serves more people. and voice, which serves the majority of cell users.
just another feature of a mobile phone.
just another feature of a mobile phone.
...
pronexs said:
Why would anyone want to get push to talk. What advantage does it give to the customer?
Being able to quickly communicate with a large group of people at once. So... only really useful in certain business contexts.
...
It's mainly for businesses. I still sell it every once and a while, 5 line family plans like it.
The best feature is being able to see if your person is available or not, whether their phone is on silent or if they are set to do not disturb.
And being able to talk to up to 50 people at once is a pretty amazing feature, it's not for everyone but if we didn't have it we would miss out on the customers that require it.
The best feature is being able to see if your person is available or not, whether their phone is on silent or if they are set to do not disturb.
And being able to talk to up to 50 people at once is a pretty amazing feature, it's not for everyone but if we didn't have it we would miss out on the customers that require it.
...
As others have mentioned it is a good business feature. The problem is the idiots in AT&T marketing decided to go after the regular consumer market with the handsets instead of the businesses who use it. Make a durable handset and they would capture business users handcuffed by Nextel in a second.
So basically unless you want to see if your teenager's phone is on during school it is worthless to non-business consumers.
So basically unless you want to see if your teenager's phone is on during school it is worthless to non-business consumers.
...
The need for durable handsets to compete with Sprint/Nextel is a definite need - the contractor market is a heavy user of this feature with that competitor, and their ruggedized equipment gives them the edge in pentration of that market.
...
AT&T doesn't care about rugged, durable phones. All they care about is pretty phones that come in five different colors! 😁
...
You must not have ever seen PTT over 3G. The upgrade to the voice side of the network makes the PTT crystal clear.
Even on EDGE, I rarely wait longer then 5 seconds for it to go through.
Even on EDGE, I rarely wait longer then 5 seconds for it to go through.
...
pronexs said:
Why would anyone want to get push to talk. What advantage does it give to the customer?
Convenience.
Push-to-talk is like instant messaging for voice calls. A PTT call vs. a regular cell call goes something like this:
Regular call: You speed dial the number.
It rings maybe twice.
Person on other end picks up and says, "hello."
You say, "where did you park the van?"
Other person responds, "behind the gate at the side of the building."
You say, "OK, bye."
Other person says, "bye."
Total time spent making and completing this call: approximately 30 seconds.
Now, let's do this...
(continues)
...
I change my opinion. PTT is convenient...for a small portion of AT&T's subscribers. I still stand by my belief that AT&T needs to either:
1) Drop PTT all together
2) Only make it available for businesses
3) Put some actual promotion behind it. As I said before, there are only a handful of PTT phones available and I have yet to see an AT&T commercial for PTT. They have commercials about Rollover, "Fewest Dropped Calls," largest voice and data network, combined billing, texting and the newest phones, but NOTHING for PTT. 99% of customers do not even know AT&T offers it. Then, when I try to sell it to them, they realize how much of a waste of time it is.
Despite common believe, not every cellular customer uses texing. Do you want to...
(continues)
1) Drop PTT all together
2) Only make it available for businesses
3) Put some actual promotion behind it. As I said before, there are only a handful of PTT phones available and I have yet to see an AT&T commercial for PTT. They have commercials about Rollover, "Fewest Dropped Calls," largest voice and data network, combined billing, texting and the newest phones, but NOTHING for PTT. 99% of customers do not even know AT&T offers it. Then, when I try to sell it to them, they realize how much of a waste of time it is.
Despite common believe, not every cellular customer uses texing. Do you want to...
(continues)
...
List of current PTT handsets:
Motorola V365
Blackberry Curve
Nokia 6555
LG CU515
Palm Centro
Blackberry Pearl
Blackberry 8820
AT&T Tilt
Eight total. If you do not want a smartphone/ PDA, there are only 3 to choose from. What a selection! Now, if the iPhone had PTT, more people might want it. They could market it as a cool feature of the iPhone.
Motorola V365
Blackberry Curve
Nokia 6555
LG CU515
Palm Centro
Blackberry Pearl
Blackberry 8820
AT&T Tilt
Eight total. If you do not want a smartphone/ PDA, there are only 3 to choose from. What a selection! Now, if the iPhone had PTT, more people might want it. They could market it as a cool feature of the iPhone.
...
hardcorehavok said:...
I change my opinion. PTT is convenient...for a small portion of AT&T's subscribers. I still stand by my belief that AT&T needs to either:
1) Drop PTT all together
2) Only make it available for businesses
3) Put some actual promotion behind it. As I said before, there are only a handful of PTT phones available and I have yet to see an AT&T commercial for PTT. They have commercials about Rollover, "Fewest Dropped Calls," largest voice and data network, combined billing, texting and the newest phones, but NOTHING for PTT. 99% of customers do not even know AT&T offers it. Then, when I try to sell it to them, they realize how much of a waste of time it is.
Despite common believe, not every cellu
(continues)
...
I personally believe that after Sprint launches Direct Connect on their PCS network, it won't be long until that feature will be marketed to other carriers. Selling it to Alltel and Verizon would be easy, since it's based off of CDMA, but rumor has it that Sprint is working on a GSM version too.
Nextel Direct Connect will probably become a feature like "Garmin Mobile", and no longer carrier specific. Who knows? Certainly, Sprint would stand to make more money if they had a larger user-base than just their folks. I know lots of people who have told me they would buy a Verizon or AT&T phone with Nextel DC if such existed.
Nextel Direct Connect will probably become a feature like "Garmin Mobile", and no longer carrier specific. Who knows? Certainly, Sprint would stand to make more money if they had a larger user-base than just their folks. I know lots of people who have told me they would buy a Verizon or AT&T phone with Nextel DC if such existed.
...
AvgJoe said:
The same way I feel bout text messaging......Fater to make the call.
Making a regular phone call IS NOT faster than using PTT, not by a longshot. Even though AT&T's system won't connect in under a second like Nextel does, it's still faster than speed dialing a telephone number and waiting for the system to locate the other user. Plus, you can't just start talking after you dial a telephone number.
Texting isn't faster than calling, but it's more convenient. Texting allows for greater privacy when communicating. Sometimes when I'm out in public, I don't want everyone else to overhear my conversation. Communication during meetings is another good example of this. I was in an all day long meet...
(continues)
...
If my wife told me that my mother died through text, I would beat her. And by beat I mean be very upset.
...
Why?
Would you rather find out 2 hours later, like in the old days, and lose that time you could be spending with family instead of sitting in a boring meeting at work?
Sorry, but I don't understand that.
Would you rather find out 2 hours later, like in the old days, and lose that time you could be spending with family instead of sitting in a boring meeting at work?
Sorry, but I don't understand that.
...
I sell the PTT for customers who are in construction. It benefits for them.
...
It's hard to understand the appeal of PTT unless you've used it on a regular basis. It's so quick and easy..it has gotten to the point for me that I almost hate regular phone calls!....with regular voice calls you just feel the need to stay on the line longer because you made a call. I prefer quick conversations with the wife, do this, get that, love you, bye! 😁
...
BROWN27 said:
It's hard to understand the appeal of PTT unless you've used it on a regular basis. It's so quick and easy..it has gotten to the point for me that I almost hate regular phone calls!....with regular voice calls you just feel the need to stay on the line longer because you made a call. I prefer quick conversations with the wife, do this, get that, love you, bye! 😁
Indeed.
Just like with texting, you can skip the formalities associated with a regular telephone call and cut to the chase.
Texting= convenience and privacy
PTT= convenience and speed
Regular phone calls= 1998!
...
jrfdsf said:BROWN27 said:
It's hard to understand the appeal of PTT unless you've used it on a regular basis. It's so quick and easy..it has gotten to the point for me that I almost hate regular phone calls!....with regular voice calls you just feel the need to stay on the line longer because you made a call. I prefer quick conversations with the wife, do this, get that, love you, bye! 😁
Indeed.
Just like with texting, you can skip the formalities associated with a regular telephone call and cut to the chase.
Texting= convenience and privacy
PTT= convenience and speed
Regular phone calls= 1998!
...Along with dial-up internet.
...
