AT&T rivals Sprint and Verizon by lowering push-to-talk pricing to $5

AT&T rivals Sprint and Verizon by lowering push-to-talk pricing to $5

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Published on: 17 September, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

AT&T rivals Sprint and Verizon by lowering push-to-talk pricing to $5

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For AT&T and Verizon, the strategy of lowering the push-to-talk price is simple: what can the company do to undermine the industry leader (Sprint)? Cut prices by fifty percent. AT&T has formally dropped its push-to-talk service to $5 per month, matching Verizon and leaving Sprint, at $10 per month, as the costliest push-to-talk service among the US wireless carriers. Though one can argue that Sprint retains the largest direct connect user base, the $60 savings per year could be tempting, particularly for those with multiple lines of service.

Source: Engadget Mobile


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Way to follow suit AT&T!! Just like everything else....GO VZW!
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so true! they just cant catch up! lol besides. vzw's PTT network was vastly updated from the previous one. it is awesome! besides, what good is your "superior" iden network if it is not covered as in many places as VZW's? kinda useless if you think about it...
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haha lol. i totally agree, many things that verizon has, at&t gets after.
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I'll pay $10/month to have push to talk, instead of push to wait...
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push to wait..haha i like that one!
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What they failed to mention is that the $10 you add to Sprint's Individual Plans includes unlimited TEXTING as well as Direct Connect. Kind of important. And of course, it's included with the $99 Simply Everything.
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actually its almost the exact technology that sprint uses with its direct connect... go to a store and try it.... stupid...
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oops i meant q-chat..
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or push-to-hello? hello? is there anyone out there? neither will ever come close to sprint's push-to-talk client base
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compare the coverage map for ptt vs either iden or qchat.... pull it up online
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Actually VZW's ptt is based on the EVDO network. So its much more expansive than what you think.
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The sprints PTT is over the EVDO "fixing to be Wimax" The Nextel is still over iden = Sprint is much better than VZW or ATT
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i agree to that 200%
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the $60 savings will be gobled up by ther redikulos voice priceing
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We've tried their PTT, it was so bad we wouldn't use it if they gave it away. They can't have that many subscribers.
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Tried ATT for a month. There is no way anyone who uses PTT would ever consider it. Tried VZW, not even a close 2nd to Sprint/Nextel. Most of our guys have iDENs and a couple have the new stuff, I want the new V950. I played with one of our driver's v950, that is one sweet phone.
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verizon and AT&T should give up on PTT altogether, as long as the iDen network is still up and running and with Sprint still leading the way with Q-chat and Nextel Direct Connect (if iDen should go kaput).
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anyone tried the new PTT on VZW? i played w/ it in a store the other day. it was fast.
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both units have been reviewed by phonearena and they came away wholly unimpressed unless signal was perfect. i believe they even recommended verizon drop ptt altogether, haha.
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How long does it take for PTT on att? 5 seconds? lol 2-3 if it works for vzw sub seconds for sprint and its included in everything but the base minute plans really doesnt help either vzw or att
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How many people use PTT?
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or you can call it to simply..my phone won't actually make a call.... plan
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what is even the purpose for ptt? why not jsut call or text?
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about 15m i believe
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SPRINT IZ DA BEST PERIOD. OK WE ALL KNOW THAT WEATHER OR NOT PEOPLE WANT TO ADMIT IT! SO CAN WE STOP FIGHTING ABOUT IT ON EVERY ARTICLE?
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