Push-To-Talk

Blofeld · 06-12-2005, 17:13

Does this service work in the UK?

And if so does it cost anything to use?

I am thinking of upgrading to a phone which has this service and was just wondering if it is actually any good?

coolgirl · 06-12-2005, 17:24

there was a big hype when it first launched but I don't think it really went anywhere, have got a nokia push to talk lying around somewhere collecting up dust, crap phone LOL

Blofeld · 06-12-2005, 20:24

Oh right, well I might still get the phone, I know one of my freidns has a PTP phone too, a nokia also....

Thanks.

beachbum · 06-12-2005, 22:10

For some reason text messaging never took off in the US to the extent it did in the UK.
But when push to talk was launched in the States last year, they went mad for it. Predictions were that we would follow the US when it was introduced here, but for some reason the phones seem to have appeared on the market here with very little publicity.
My new Sony's got it, but you have to search hard to find a mention of it in the manual or any of the retailer's specification tables.

crowfield99 · 07-12-2005, 00:16

You can use this on Orange, but only on certain handsets

Blofeld · 07-12-2005, 15:16

Is Orange the only newtork in the UK to support it, I would be on Vodafone if I got this phone.

Also, does anyone know if it's free or not?

If It was free then would it not defeat the purpose of networks charging money for calls, and if it costs money then why would it be deveopled when a person could just call the other person?

Mr Cable · 07-12-2005, 17:24

It's not free

BT@home · 07-12-2005, 18:26

Only Orange so far, Voda does not have it yet.

It uses GPRS, ie data call.

flagpole · 08-12-2005, 11:05

It'll be charged at somethign similar to txt messaging. It's massive in the US.

Blofeld · 08-12-2005, 15:13

Thanks folks.

I got the phone anyway (Nokia 6230i) and am impressed with it anyway, even if the PTT doesn't work (which it doesn't). I read that Vodafone launched PTT in New Zealand, so maybe it will launch here one day too..

PTT · 10-10-2008, 09:45

ptt has been launched in the UK. Take a look at this thread:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...9#post28023359

Ricardodaforce · 10-10-2008, 09:46

We have a spammer in our midst people.

06-12-2005, 17:13	#1
Blofeld Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Scotland, Europe Posts: 6,739	Push-To-Talk Does this service work in the UK? And if so does it cost anything to use? I am thinking of upgrading to a phone which has this service and was just wondering if it is actually any good?

06-12-2005, 17:24	#2
coolgirl Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,728	there was a big hype when it first launched but I don't think it really went anywhere, have got a nokia push to talk lying around somewhere collecting up dust, crap phone LOL

06-12-2005, 20:24	#3
Blofeld Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Scotland, Europe Posts: 6,739	Oh right, well I might still get the phone, I know one of my freidns has a PTP phone too, a nokia also.... Thanks.

06-12-2005, 22:10	#4
beachbum Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Liverpool Posts: 219	For some reason text messaging never took off in the US to the extent it did in the UK. But when push to talk was launched in the States last year, they went mad for it. Predictions were that we would follow the US when it was introduced here, but for some reason the phones seem to have appeared on the market here with very little publicity. My new Sony's got it, but you have to search hard to find a mention of it in the manual or any of the retailer's specification tables.

07-12-2005, 00:16	#5
crowfield99 Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Walsall, UK Posts: 520	You can use this on Orange, but only on certain handsets

07-12-2005, 15:16	#6
Blofeld Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Scotland, Europe Posts: 6,739	Is Orange the only newtork in the UK to support it, I would be on Vodafone if I got this phone. Also, does anyone know if it's free or not? If It was free then would it not defeat the purpose of networks charging money for calls, and if it costs money then why would it be deveopled when a person could just call the other person?

07-12-2005, 17:24	#7
Mr Cable Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,868	It's not free

07-12-2005, 18:26	#8
BT@home Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,911	Only Orange so far, Voda does not have it yet. It uses GPRS, ie data call.

08-12-2005, 11:05	#9
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	It'll be charged at somethign similar to txt messaging. It's massive in the US.

08-12-2005, 15:13	#10
Blofeld Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Scotland, Europe Posts: 6,739	Thanks folks. I got the phone anyway (Nokia 6230i) and am impressed with it anyway, even if the PTT doesn't work (which it doesn't). I read that Vodafone launched PTT in New Zealand, so maybe it will launch here one day too..

10-10-2008, 09:45	#11
PTT Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 9	ptt has been launched in the UK. Take a look at this thread: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...9#post28023359

10-10-2008, 09:46	#12
Ricardodaforce Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alacant Posts: 7,773	We have a spammer in our midst people.

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