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Re: Push To Talk
woyala
Specialist - Level 1
‎03-30-2010 06:58 PM

This feature is good to try it if its free.  In my experience, VZW and AT&T PTT are not even remotely closed to Nextel PTT in terms or reliability.  If you want to be reliable and fast then use Nextel PTT and if you want to be just for fun then go for VZW PTT.  After playing it with all VZW PTT devices, I can clearly see why the public sector, construction workers, contractors will still use nextel for work.

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Re: Push To Talk
TheFirf
Newbie
‎03-30-2010 11:22 PM

The promotion is nice... the problem is that not everyone at Verizon knows about it and the system shows the promotion but does not 'apply' it to the account when PTT is added.

 

I had to call 4 times, on the 4th time, I finally reached someone who knew that PTT had been released for the Tour and that the promotion exists (on a prior calls, they insisted no such promotion existed).

 

The 4th representative told me that he could see the promotion and confirmed it was free through the end of the contract, but when he added it to my account, it showed the $5 charge.  He suggested that I allow the addition of the feature and could call back to get a credit if the system does not automatically apply the promotion.  Not sure if I would have to do this every month.


Hopefully Verizon Wireless will get it all organized for future callers and get their systems synchronized or updated so that representatives can add the feature with the promotion with confidence.

 

If you call and the representative says the promotion does not exist, I would simply call again and talk to a different representative (or wait a few days until the information dissemintates within Verizon).


The Blackberry forums are buzzing about this and folks are still debating whether the promotion exists due to calls to Verizon Wireless resulting in a negative result.

 

I'm still a loyal Verizon Wireless user :smileywink:

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Re: Push To Talk
docbess
Newbie
‎03-31-2010 03:55 PM

Morgan,

I was wondering if Verizon was going to notify the rest of the company about this promotion.  No one else seems to know about it.  I have talked to several Verizon reps. and no one can find any info. on it.  Others seem to be having the same problem.  I know there are a lot of people that would sign up for it with this promotion.

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Re: Push To Talk
joshuaesc
Newbie
‎04-03-2010 03:10 PM

Morgan, where did you obtain this information. I have only been told that the promotion is through the end of June 2010, not the length of the contract. Our contracts are much longer than the June date.

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Re: Push To Talk
MorganB
Specialist - Level 1
‎04-05-2010 01:06 PM

The promotion period is through 06/30/2010 at this time. As long as you activate the PTT feature during the promotional period you will be eligible to receive the PTT service for free ($0 pricing) for the length of your contract as long as you maintain the voice and data requirement and PTT feature on your account.

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Re: Push To Talk
n2ironponys
Newbie
‎04-07-2010 09:51 PM

StreetDocRN

 

 

I downloaded the PTT application to my BB Tour, enabled the option in Ptt option, but when I go to connect for PTT it says need to have data, tries to register then becomes disabled....so its not staying connected or registaring. Is this feature actually in service and up and working on smart devices and my device is the problem? Or  have I downloaded app correctly and optioned correctly but I dont have the PTT service up and running from Verizon...I'm in Phx,AZ.

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Re: Push To Talk
StreetDocRN
Champion - Level 1
‎05-12-2010 01:11 PM

Hi, all,

I dug up this post from several weeks ago.  Just curious if any of you have been trying the Push To Talk (PTT) service from Verizon.  If so, how has it been working for you?  I just wanted to get your opinions of how it is working for you.

Doc

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Re: Push To Talk
n2ironponys
Newbie
‎05-12-2010 06:55 PM

Thanks streetdocrn for the follow up! I got it figured out, verizon had to activate that option on my account before it would take and stay activated on my phone. I have not had the opportunity to try it because I dont have friends with the tour to test with. Also if verizon made the customers aware of the promotion,I'm sure more people would download it and try it, but it seems to be a little hush hush type deal..as was kind of a hassle because the verizon reps were not informed about it and had to do extra research or dig for information somewhere before they were aware..

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