[J-o-t-t-y]

From Orange Website:

Talk Now is the first service of its kind that lets you communicate at the press of a button. There's no need to dial or wait for someone to answer - just press a button and talk.

instant connection
talk to one person or up to 10 people at the same time
check the icons on your phone's screen to see who's available to talk
set your own availability status to show when you're available to talk
use your phone like a walkie-talkie but with the same range as when you make calls
Talk Now is currently available on Handspring Treo phones only. It will be available on other phones soon.

When talking to one other person it costs 15p per minute.

When talking to between two and 10 others it costs 30p per minute.

[crowfield99]

I can see the idea of the feature to make it like a walkie-talkie... But when you are walking around doing your weekly shoping and your bag starts talking! Scary.... And does that mean anyone can call and say anything?

Freaky.... Hope this does not start pranking!! Bad enough getting calls asking to move you contract when they are not wanted...

[freetoview]

so will it ask for push to talk settings then?

when it finally does come to o2/tesco ill have to try it then!

Does anyone know if streaming is working yet on o2/tesco?
Everytime i ring them up they say they dont have setting yet!!!

[BT@home]

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Originally Posted by crowfield99

I can see the idea of the feature to make it like a walkie-talkie... But when you are walking around doing your weekly shoping and your bag starts talking! Scary.... And does that mean anyone can call and say anything?

Freaky.... Hope this does not start pranking!! Bad enough getting calls asking to move you contract when they are not wanted...

You still have to make/accept a connection. Your provider will provide you with a PTT/POC address, which is similar to an email address. Your phone, and the person you want to connect to, must support PTT. It is done over GPRS so the phone must also be using the "always on" GPRS setting. You can also have a group of people connected, so if everyone in your family has phone you can all use whilst out together.

[J-o-t-t-y]

Don't you also have an equivalent to an instant messaging contact list so you can see who is "online" and only accept messages from the people on the list?

I know some providers in the US allow the push to talk thing to work with MSN Messenger which I think is quite cool.

[dodgygeeza]

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Originally Posted by BT@home

It is done over GPRS so the phone must also be using the "always on" GPRS setting.

And just watch that standby time drop like a stone.

[flagpole]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dodgygeeza

And just watch that standby time drop like a stone.

Well they wont make you use it...

[Glen]

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-o-t-t-y

Talk Now is currently available on Handspring Treo phones only. It will be available on other phones soon.

I've got a Treo 600 (which I don't use anymore), but there is nothing on it for PTT services.

[J-o-t-t-y]

Is it on Orange?

[dodgygeeza]

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Originally Posted by flagpole

Well they wont make you use it...

Did I say they would? It was merely a passing comment

[leeds93]

hi all anybody seen or used (ptt) push to talk its new here but world wide has been about for years need info on handsets tariffs and networks............

[lee18xx]

Orange is the only network that supports it, all their info is here :

http://www2.orange.co.uk/servlet/Sat...=1092743838062

They call it "Orange Talk Now"

Lee
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[MaxCherry]

I dont get it.

So you can use it like a walkie talkie but you still have to pay?

I thought it meant that you could talk for free if you were in the same building.