Re: PTT, Direct Connect, Two-Way... WHY?

Push-To-Talk is just a gadget that simple people like to play with. It
serves no practical purpose outside of people who would actually use
walkie talkies for business purposes. ALLTEL, Sprint & Verizon are
jumping on the train because we lose a lot of activations to Nextel for
that reason alone. Nextel's coverage is terrible, their billing is
supposedly terrible and the upgrade fee is something like $135 (!) last
time I checked.. I worked for Staples for a while reselling Nextel,
Sprint & ATT services, Im not sure if they've changed that.. but that's
Nextel. I think WNP and ALLTEL/Verizon PTT will be the end of them.

- Cam



"Menards 3170" <menards3170@spamfree.wirelessretailinc.com> wrote in
article <kHBKa.65839$Io.6185983@newsread2.prod.itd.earthli nk.net>:
> I am a indirect sales agent for Nextel as well as Alltel, Sprint PCS,
> Verizon, T-Mobile, ATT, Cingular, and some smaller regional companies. I
> sell a lot of Nextel primarily because people want the Direct Connect (two
> way radio) feature. I can see the advantages for businesses, but why so many
> others want it is beyond me. I have a problem with the fact that anyone
> around me is able to hear both sides of the conversation. Say I'm walking
> through the local mall and my wife decides to talk dirty to me while I'm
> walking past a group of young people. Other than businesses and people who
> live in areas that nextel has the best coverage, you are better off with
> someone like Sprint PCS were you can add unlimited PCS to PCS for $5 per
> contract, not per phone, or get it free with a two year contract, but I hate
> contracts longer than 1 year. Other companies are planning on offering the
> PTT services once Nextels patent expires, but I sincerely hope they don't
> take away their standard unlimited cell to cell calling plans.
>
>

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