It appears to me that this whole PTT issue is one big stuff in Australia and New Zeland, probably everywhere else too.
I saw this as having huge potential but unfortunately it hasn't grown legs. But unless the networks open up PTT services like SMS allowing cross network inter-connection and used on all capable handsets it is doomed to failure.
I remember many years ago soon after GSM started in Australia I the SMS capability available in the handsets of the day, read up about it and thought what a great idea! I approached my network provider and asked them if they were going to enable the service, their reply.... Who would use that?
All the Nokia PTT capable handsets I have seen require the settings to be configured to a server to work. I'm not sure about other manufacturers by I suspect it is basically the same althouth it appears their are different protocols which is bloody typical but should still be workable surely.
Maybe if a third party decided to step up to the plate and provide a server available to any capable handset anywhere in the world, even at an affordable subscription PTT could take off, then I am sure Network providers would realise the true potential for PTT and implement it and intergrate it with the third party servers and people would have a choice of connecting to their providers PTT packages or simply making use of GPRS.
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