Moto’s i1 went from rumored device to ready for retail over the span of just a few weeks, and now we’re finding out just where it’ll be available — though the news isn’t exactly good. Motorola is announcing that the iDEN device will be hitting SouthernLINC first, a rural carrier that you may not have heard of if you’re outside of Alabama, Georgia, or the western half of the Florida panhandle. That is the extent of this carrier’s coverage, and so it’s not a huge coming out party for this military spec push-to-talk smartphone, but we’re hoping down the road it gets a little more love from carriers with slightly broader coverage maps. Motorola’s i1 hitting SouthernLINC Wireless, Georgians and Alabamians rejoice originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Motorola’s i1 hitting SouthernLINC Wireless, Georgians and Alabamians rejoice
March 30th, 2010 
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No Comments »Verizon’s BlackBerry Tour getting push-to-talk capability tomorrow
March 30th, 2010 admin When you think push-to-talk in the US, Sprint’s Direct Connect service is still the very first thing that comes to mind — but Verizon and AT&T both continue to soldier on with their own significantly less popular solutions to meet the needs of niche markets that might otherwise bail for iDEN. Big Red’s stable is getting a little bigger this week on news that the BlackBerry Tour 9630 will magically be made PTT-compliant through the availability of a new app tomorrow that’ll work with Verizon’s existing PTT plans. As soon as the app’s installed, the Tour’s so-called convenience button on the side will be instantly transferred into a PTT button, at which point you’ll be chirping it up with the best of ‘em — and even better, the service will be free for anyone activating both a “qualifying” voice plan and BlackBerry data plan, so odds are good you won’t actually pay a dime for the new functionality. Separately, we’re hearing that Verizon’s Tour will be upgraded to BlackBerry OS 5.0 this evening, and push-to-talk is prominently listed as one of the new features added in the upgrade according to a GizmoFusion leak — so odds are very good these two pieces of news are related. In other words, even if you’re not interested in PTT capability in the slightest, you should stand to benefit a bit from it as the spoils of 5.0 filter down to you; now let’s just add in a WebKit-based browser and we’ll be good to go, right? Verizon’s BlackBerry Tour getting push-to-talk capability tomorrow originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: availability, black, blackberry, entry, listed-as-one, meet-the-needs, ptt, push-to-talk, slightest, still-the-very, tour, verizon, verizon-wireless No Comments »Motorola Opus One caught on video, dawg
December 15th, 2009 jedwan It’s pretty rare that a tech demo starts with the phrase “you know what I’m gonna do?” But, this one certainly does, a dark, shaky, but thoroughly comprehensive exploration of the recently rumored Motorola Opus One smartphone. Jive- or profanity-averse readers (or anyone who hates zebra cake) will probably want to skip the four videos embedded below, but we’ll give you the highlights: iDen is confirmed, Android 1.5 Cupcake is currently installed with Motoblur frosting, there’s a five megapixel camera on the back, and with its push-to-talk this one looks to be going to Nextel or Boost Mobile. Those are the deets, but click on through if you want to do that video, dawg. [Via iNicc0lo] Continue reading Motorola Opus One caught on video, dawg Motorola Opus One caught on video, dawg originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted in att, engadget, htc, LG Tags: att, cupcake, dawg, engadget, google-phone, mobile, motorola opus one, nextel, podcasts, push-to-talk, sprint-nextel No Comments »Sprint bails on QChat, goes back to iDEN for all its PTT needs
December 2nd, 2009 admin We saw the writing on the wall here for a while, but Sprint’s now gone ahead and made it official that it’ll be phasing out its push-to-talk offerings based on Qualcomm’s QChat technology in favor of — what else? — good ol’ iDEN . For Sprint, the move makes sense; when the EV-DO Rev. A-powered QChat system was introduced last year, a Sprint / Nextel schism was a very real possibility — but since, the company has ended up pouring money into its Direct Connect network, sprucing it up, and placing a renewed emphasis on its prepaid Boost Mobile brand which shares Nextel’s airwaves. There really isn’t much use for two incompatible PTT systems on any network, so one had to go — and yes, QChat is getting the boot. Existing customers will continue to be supported, but Sprint says that it won’t be offering new models; good thing iDEN phones just got pretty for the first time. Sprint bails on QChat, goes back to iDEN for all its PTT needs originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted in att, engadget, htc, LG Tags: att, directconnect, engadget, podcasts, ptt, push-to-talk, samsung-behold, sprint-nextel, sprintnextel No Comments »Sprint Launches the Motorola Debut i856 Slider Push-to-Talk – Cell …
October 12th, 2009 admin Sprint today announced availability of the first slider phone offering push-to-talk service, Motorola Debut i856.
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