Verizons new services and phones

It is possible VZ may offer some sort of deal to purchase PTT or MMS phones, but I very seriously doubt it will be given at the full promotional price. At most, I would expect some sort of trade in discount, for trading in your current phone, and I wouldn't expect the discount to be more than $50.00. If you did upgrade, you would have the 15 day return policy. That is given with any equipment purchases.

Also, VZ's PTT will not be compatible with Nextel's, since VZ's will operate off of the 1X network. It may be possible to make them inter-operable in the future, but not when it first launches.

 

shadyniner - Ceno is right, it will be a trade-in discount from what I've heard so far.

 

I wonder how Verizon's PTT will work. The A-530 is supposed to support it, but i see nothing about it in the Menu's or anything. SO i wonder if it will need a software upgrade to add the feature or whatnot. Just curious if anyone knows. I wonder if they could do the same with the T720..... if so I would Have at least a phone that would work with PTT without having to get one.

 

As for camera Phones, there will supposedly be an attachment comign out for the 720? or is that false? Also samsung is supposed to have the A-610 or something like that. Which will be a camera phone.

 

Yup, the Samsung a610 is the other camera phone, but the VX-6000 will definitely be out first. No telling if the a610 is coming anytime soon.

Samsung a610

 

It would be great if the T720 could PTT! ALthough the V60P does look very lureing!

 

Not sure why some are so excited about PTT. I have it on Nextel and as annoying as it is for someone's phone to ring in a crowd, the dreaded "chirp" of a direct connect caller is worse. Plus, talking with someone "walkie-talkie" style is more irritating than a regular cellphone user when amongst others. In our office, after the novelty of direct-connect wore off, no one uses the feature except our boss, but that is another story no fit for this forum.

Suliman

 

In the past, they did not care which phone you traded in. But who knows what they will do this time!

 

I know that they will be coming out with software updates for their current phones, well, I know of the Moto V120E, and the V120C I believe. Maybe they will make it so the voice key on the V60i's/v60c's to be the PTT key..who knows.

H.T.H

--J.T

 

I think it really all matters on hardware, but very importantly software. The software of the phone controls the function of the keys. And the 720 can't be a Nextel phone because its a CDMA phone, and Nextel uses the iDEN network, a making of their own.


--J.T

 

Yes, I beleive that there will be updates for the current phones to allow for PTT, and possibly some camera attachments?

--J.T

 

that would be sweet so i could trade in my vx4400 for a vx6000 ? alright !

 

Yeah, Dr. NJ, that would be sweet. If I knew I wouldn't end up breaking the flip on it, I'd like to trade in my v120e for the v60i or the v60p....he11, even the 4400!

--J.T

 

Yeah, and i believe i can fly.
In order for the current phones to allow for PTT, they would have to be equipped perhaps with an external speaker because the current speaker in the lets say... t720, is not loud enough for a normal voice call, let alone a walkie talkie type of transaction. also,i dont think verizon wants to invest time for a software upgrade for the current phones.

 

Yeah, I doubt we'll see many "updates" available to make current phones PTT capable. You're all forgetting, one of the hardware requirements for PTT is a speakerphone.

 

and one of those buttons on the side ^_^

 

Ok, Ok, I'm sorry I said anything . It's possible, that maybe a few phones WITH SPEAKERPHONE's, might be software updated, but also unlikely. Are you guys trying to gang up on me here or what?

--J.T

 

Oh yeah, can't forget the button on the side. That's the most important part.

 

Yes, we're all out to gang up on you. Hehe. It's possible that some updates may be available for existing phones, but not very likely. That only phone I've really heard of this being a possibility for is the a530, but that phone doesn't have a speaker phone, or one of those nifty buttons on the side, so I kinda doubt it.

 

Hahhah yeah, lets all gang up on me! hahah. Yeah, I figured, but I mean, the voice dial key, could be used as one of those "buttons on the side" . That's kinda where I was going with the whole "its possible" thing.

Just a thought?

--J.T

 

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--J.T

 

It is also possible that the Motorola 270C could be software updated to become a PTT phone. It has speaker phone and the buttons on the side. I still have mine and i LOVED that phone. I think wishfull thinking is as far as it will go but hopefully I could use my 270C as a PTT phone. Just an idea for any you who might have a 270C.

 

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Oh, ok, thanks Xpert .

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