Motorola i850 PTT Collaboration
Phone Free for Nextel
Last Update: April 10, 2008 by John
Shepler
Nextel has long been popular with people who want
to get things done. It's unique iDEN network enables rapid push-to-talk
communications, even among groups. GPS navigation services have
also been a strong suit of Nextel. The Motorola i850 includes
these technologies and more in a low cost phone that's highly
popular.
iDEN Combines Two Way Radio and Mobile
Telephone
Nextel's iDEN (Integrated Digital Enhanced Network) was developed
by Motorola as a combination of cellular and trunked radio technology.
Trunked radio is often associated with public service two-way
radios like those used by police and fire departments. Trunked
radio is a push to talk communications system that automatically
assigns channels as needed. Users who need to talk with each
other are assigned to a common trunk channel. Other groups get
their own channels.
Your Own Private Walkie-Talkie Conversations
Nextel offers services that let you emulate a trunked two-way
radio system using your cell phones. You select another Nextel
phone you want to talk to and just push a button to have your
voice come out of their phone. No dialing a number, waiting for
multiple rings and then the person finally picks up. A optional
service lets you talk to a group of people all at once. Each
person in the group takes a turn speaking by pushing the talk
button on their phone. Everybody else listens in.
Collaborate Nationwide, Even Across
Borders
This is called PTT or Push to Talk. It's also commonly called
Walkie-Talkie mode because it works just like using walkie talkie
radio sets. Well, except that you have your own private channels
that other people can't listen in on. The range is also greatly
extended since you are using a cellular network. Nextel's Direct
Send service even lets you instantly send pictures instantly
the party you are in PTT contact with so you can discuss what's
on the image. Nextel Group Walkie Talkie service lets you talk
to 20 people at once nationwide. Unlimited International Walkie-Talkie
service lets you instantly cross borders within Canada, Mexico,
Brazil, Peru and Argentina. Imagine the possibilities for project
collaboration with services like these.
Keeping Track of Employees On The Go
Another service that is geared especially toward business use
is Nextel's Mobile Locator. With this optional service, you can
see the current location of any employee’s Nextel phone
in real time on your PC connected to the Internet. You get an
address or location on a map. One good use for this is to dispatch
the closest employee for a delivery or pickup. You can even point
and click to send messages to the phone(s) you are tracking.
Standard Cell Phone Features, Too
The Motorola i850 supports all these Nextel services plus standard
cellular phone calls with any cell phone or landline phone. It
has a speakerphone for hands-free operation and a VGA quality
digital camera for taking pictures on the go. The large 2.2 inch
color display shows over 65,000 colors to give you a excellent
look at those snapshots you've taken or others sent to you by
Direct Send. Standard text messaging and multimedia messaging
capability is included. Mobile Web browsing is possible using
the built-in Openwave browser and the optional Nextel Web Plan.
The Special Limited Time Free Offer
Can you make good use of the i850's capabilities? If so, you'll
be pleased to know that for a limited time you can get this at
a special discount with your Nextel service order. Learn more
and order your Motorola
i850 camera phone with Nextel wireless service plus any optional
services. For a better deal, order a shared minutes service and
get TWO of these versatile cell phones.
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