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Polycom @ Interop: Cisco may have PTT over VoIP, but we did it first and we're better

Polycom @ Interop: Cisco may have PTT over VoIP, but we did it first and we're betterWhat's the thing about "push-to-talk"?What's the point?Actually the 7921 does support 802.11bThe Wi-Fi certification for the 7921 (here: http://certifications.wi-fi.org/wbcs_ViewCertificate.php?product_id=5040), shows that it supports 11b. This isn't surprising, since 11b's CCK encoding at 11mbps...

Tags: Telephony, Wireless LANs, PTT, Polycom Inc., VoIP, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-05-25

Samsung SGH-D407

Cingular Wireless may have been somewhat late to the push-to-talk PTT party, but since it joined the fun last December, America's largest carrier hasn't been shy about introducing new PTT models. The first two handsets, the Samsung SGH-D357 and the LG F7200, did not offer cameras, but the third model...

Tags: Samsung SGH-D407, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., PTT, telephone

Product reviews 2006-06-16

Samsung SGH-D357

After a long absence from the GSM world, push-to-talk technology PTT is gradually creeping into new territory with the recent rollout of Cingular's new PTT service. Now, Cingular customers can chat away without using calling minutes and having to lug around a clunky Nextel phone. Take the Samsung SGH-D357: As...

Tags: Samsung SGH-D357, PTT, Cingular Wireless, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2006-02-23

LG F7200

The LG F7200 marks Cingular's first foray into push-to-talk PTT technology, making it the first phone from a GSM network to feature such a service. Long the domain of Nextel and the CDMA carriers, PTT has increased in popularity among consumers lately, and Cingular has clearly recognized that potential with...

Tags: Cellular phones, PTT, LG F7200, telephone, LG Electronics Inc.

Product reviews 2006-02-09

Speaking of ARPU economics, Schwartz does Sprint-Nextel ("Sprextel") math

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Sprint and Nextel were in merger talks. Now USAToday.com and other news organizations are confirming that Sprint's acquisition of Nextel, valued at more than $35 billion, is almost done. Meanwhile, Sun's Jonathan Schwartz did the math to approximate how much that makes...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Nextel Communications Inc., PTT, CDMA, Sprint Communications, merger

Blog posts 2004-12-13

U.S. cell phone users pick up on new features

U.S. cell phone users pick up on new featuresIn the latest studyWireless phone users have completely perplexed the wireless industry by requesting a feature that is unknown to their upper managegment and marketing departments. They, amazingly, would like to use their wireless phones to make phone calls. This...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, Now IT, PTT, phone, wireless, cell phone

Discussion threads 2004-06-03

Additional Resources

All Office Converter Pro (exe)

All Office Converter Pro is an all-in-one documents and image batch converting tool. It allows you to effortlessly batch convert, which is the fast way to create super documents and image. It has easy-to-use style interface. It can help you batch convert documents between Microsoft office word(.doc, .docx. docm), excel(.xls,...

Tags: Document, Word-Pdf-Convert Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2008-06-23

Samsung Z400 - black (Sprint Nextel)

Photo gallery:Samsung Z400Though Sprint Nextel has been a combined company for three years, the carrier has pursued a rather circuitous post-merger strategy. At first, the carrier said it would move all voice calls to Sprint's CDMA technology, while keeping Nextel's iDEN network for push-to-talk communication. But when customers failed...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Sprint Nextel Corp., Samsung Z400, QChat, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-06-19

FirstOfficer (zip)

Using Microsoft SAPI speech application programming interface First Officer acts as your co-pilot. Speak an instruction and the appropriate action will be carried out. Program any key to be PTT (push-to-talk) key or program a joystick button to be PTT. Includes confirmation speech by computer. The editor allows the user...

Tags: TeboWeb, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2008-05-15

Boost Mobile

Editor's note:Because evaluating wireless coverage requires experience with the network in a wide variety of physical locations, CNET does not rate wireless carriers. We can, however, tell you everything you need to know about the major carriers. We invite your feedback and ratings in our user opinions section--the more input...

Tags: Cellular phones, Boost Mobile, iDEN, CDMA

Product reviews 2008-04-21

RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (AT&T)

You knew it was just a matter of time before one of the GSM carriers got a hold of the next-gen RIM BlackBerry Pearl after Verizon Wireless released the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130. And that lucky carrier would be AT&T. Today, AT&T introduced the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120, a Wi-Fi-enabled...

Tags: Handhelds, Pearl 8120, AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Pearl, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120

Product reviews 2008-03-13

John Stewart's iPhone: Product placement or pop culture?

John Stewart's iPhone: Product placement or pop culture?I asked myself the sameHis finger did conspicuously move away from the Apple logo when the camera went into close-up, but since the joke was saying how great it was with a heavy dose of sarcasm, ("oh, those are camels... even better.") it...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, Digital media, advertiser, Apple iPhone, Product Placement, John Stewart, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

Palm Centro - glacier white (AT&T)

It's no secret that Palm has been struggling of late to keep up with the smartphone competition. A lack of innovation and a stale operating system is partly to blame. However, the company made a bit of a comeback with its Palm Centro device, which debuted with Sprint last October....

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Keyboards, Handhelds, tradeoff, Palm Centro, Palm Inc., AT&T Corp.

Product reviews 2008-02-22

Motorola i570 (Nextel)

We have to admit that we're not sure what is going on with Sprint lately. Following its merger with Nextel three years ago, the company said it would be phasing out Nextel's iDEN network in favor of Sprint's CDMA network. And to show it meant what it said, it started...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Motorola Inc., speakerphone, i570, Nextel Communications Inc., phone

Product reviews 2008-02-05

CwType morse terminal (zip)

The terminal program for CW-operators amateur radio. You can transmit both from the keyboard and from the paddle connected to a joystick or LPT connector. While operating in paddle iambic mode sending the memory of a unit of the symbol is possible. The handle of the transceiver (PTT and CW...

Tags: Keyboards, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Hardware, Peripherals, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2008-01-10

Motorola i335 (Nextel)

Photo gallery:Motorola i335It's been so long since we've reviewed a Nextel cell phone (the last was the Motorola i580 in July 2006) that we almost forgot they existed. In the wake of the 2005 Next/Sprint merger, the carrier announced it was phasing out iDEN-only models in favor of dual-mode handsets...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Nextel Communications Inc., i335, Motorola Inc.

Product reviews 2007-12-13

Wal-Mart's $200 PC - sold out

Wal-Mart's $200 PC - sold outWindows today is like a modern cellphoneFull of neat gadgets, IM tools, web browsers, snazzy ringtones and wallpapers, PTT, you name it.But some people just want a phone.Linux fills this niche nicely. Windows unfortunately cannot.This will also be a test of how well Linux can...

Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Microsoft Corp., Windows TODAY, Linux, Microsoft Windows, computer, PC, game

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310 - red (AT&T)

Back in May, we fell in love with the original RIM BlackBerry Curve, but a recent refresh of the smartphone has our hearts pitter pattering all over again. The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310 keeps the same sleek design and robust messaging capabilities of its predecessor, but then adds GPS capabilities....

Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, tradeoff, BlackBerry 8310, Bluetooth, RIM BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310, AT&T Corp., EDGE, Curve 8310

Product reviews 2007-11-02

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310 - titanium (AT&T)

Back in May, we fell in love with the original RIM BlackBerry Curve, but a recent refresh of the smartphone has our hearts pitter pattering all over again. The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310 keeps the same sleek design and robust messaging capabilities of its predecessor, but then adds GPS capabilities....

Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, BlackBerry 8310, tradeoff, RIM BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310, AT&T Corp., EDGE, Curve 8310

Product reviews 2007-11-02

Nokia 7500 Prism (Unlocked)

Photo gallery:Nokia 7500 PrismThough it has largely sat out the thin-phone mania of recent years, Nokia long ago established a reputation for daring cell phone design. Granted, that bold spirit was sometimes a little too bold, but other times it resulted in a lovely product. Nokia's latest entry in the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, volume rocker, PRISM, Nokia Corp., phone, Nokia 7500 Prism, keypad

Product reviews 2007-09-27