![]() The LX 400 by LG Electronics is another clamshell which weighs in at 3.27 ounces. The V950 is also phone-as-modem enabled, meaning the Web-enabled device can connect to a PC via a USB cable, allowing wireless Internet and email access using the Sprint network. It features stereo Bluetooth support, has a 2.0 megapixel camera and a host of other features. The V950 measures 4.1 inches by 2.1 inches by 0.66 inches and weighs in at a hair over 4 ounces. The device also features one-touch access to personal email and instant messaging accounts from most major services. Aimed at the multimedia hungry crowed, the device features access to Sprint TV, the Sprint Music Store, Sprint PCS Picture Mail and Sprint Navigation. Both devices offer push-to-talk, missed call notification and other functions to better enable instant communications. The Pro-200 will start at around $50 with a two-year agreement and rebate. The Pro-700 is certified to military standards for dust, shock and vibration and will start at $69.99 with a two-year service contract and $50 mail-in rebate. Both models will have GPS navigation and support Bluetooth wireless and mobile email. With push-to-talk on its mind and back on its radar screen, Sprint unleashed a host of new devices at CTIA, six of which are Nextel phones.įirst among the lineup are the rugged Pro-700 and clamshell Pro-200 from Sanyo. ![]() "Sprint customers rely on Nextel Direct Connect for instant communication at the push of a button, allowing them to do more, faster," he said in a statement. ![]() Sprint chief marketing offer John Garcia said Nextel Direct Connect gives users the ability to be more productive by providing connectivity between users in less than one second. With one tap of the button Sprint push to talk enables a walkie-talkie like conversation between users, who are notified of a pending conversation with Nextel's well-known electronic chirp. Push-to-talk, which was widely popular a few years ago, has decreased in usage with the rise of text messaging and mobile email. According to Sprint, push-to-talk is what sets Sprint apart from the pack and enables collaboration and productivity. ![]() See below a table comparing our intelligent PTT software with a traditional walkie talkie.In his keynote address at CTIA, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse defended Nextel and its push-to-talk capabilities and added that Sprint this summer will be switching its push-to-talk (PTT) network to CDMA. The choice of connectivity method meaning that in cases of poor cellular signal, the phones can remain fully connected through Wi-Fi and communication is not disrupted.Īdditionally, having a RugGear PTT enabled device allows multiple functions to be performed by one device, reducing cost, administrative burden and increasing mobility of the workplace. The highly developed cell-phone infrastructure available in most countries has made PoC a very efficient and cost-effective method of communication, rendering the traditional PTT walkie-talkie obsolete. PoC started over GPRS, or 2G, network and was initially designed to work over slim data networks, however increased worldwide investment in digital infrastructure leading to 3G and 4G has allowed PoC to become commercially viable, especially with large numbers of users now already having a compatible devices (e.g. This technology on a mobile device is known as Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC). RugGear devices are ready to use third party PTT-applications over mobile and Wi-Fi networks for fast, clear, real time communication.
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