NextMail PTT-to-Email is great; what about PTT-to-Voicemail?
I have been using Nextel's "NextMail" service to PTT audio messages to any email address in the world for almost a couple of years. It is a great service that I rely on heavily now, sending messages to co-workers at all hours of the day or night without disturbing them, then receiving their reply when they arise and check their email. The company I work for has offices in US, EU, Japan, and customers in almost every country in the world, so the ability to quickly leave audio email messages really helps with managing across multiple time zones when one is traveling, can't call in the middle of their night, and can't connect to the internet for email when on the road. I also have a T-Mobile BlackBerry, which is a great tool, but Nextel's NextM...
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i personaly think cingular has some great features w/ ptt, i use cingy's ptt, i dont like the initial delay time, and its funny how i know it's a delay time, initially, not ever using nextel's ptt.
but i did hear nextel's ptt has some nice features too but they are not taken advantage of by most nextel customers and sprint is not pushing these features, and ur the first person that noted these features that you use, what other features does nextel's ptt use,
it would be nice one day when ptt is carrier blind, like mms and sms
but i did hear nextel's ptt has some nice features too but they are not taken advantage of by most nextel customers and sprint is not pushing these features, and ur the first person that noted these features that you use, what other features does nextel's ptt use,
it would be nice one day when ptt is carrier blind, like mms and sms
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You can take a look at this webpage for overview and burrow down to details if you wish; scroll to bottom of page for links to individual features:
http://www.nextel.com/en/services/walkietalkie/overv ... »
Don't look at Nextel's stupid online demo of their PTT, it's embarrasingly lame. Unbelievably lame. It doesn't show off the Nextel PTT strengths, nor how it is actualy used; I think the demo was thought up by Sprint's marketing weenies who have no clue how Nextel really works or is used in real life.
Besides NextMail, and the obvious Nextel PTT strengths of sub-one-second connection time and international PTT (US-Canada-Mexico-Brazil-Peru-Argentina), some good Nextel PTT features are:
- Genuine rough-duty handsets. SOme of the...
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http://www.nextel.com/en/services/walkietalkie/overv ... »
Don't look at Nextel's stupid online demo of their PTT, it's embarrasingly lame. Unbelievably lame. It doesn't show off the Nextel PTT strengths, nor how it is actualy used; I think the demo was thought up by Sprint's marketing weenies who have no clue how Nextel really works or is used in real life.
Besides NextMail, and the obvious Nextel PTT strengths of sub-one-second connection time and international PTT (US-Canada-Mexico-Brazil-Peru-Argentina), some good Nextel PTT features are:
- Genuine rough-duty handsets. SOme of the...
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i use it occasionally, i dont really leave a lot of voicemails period and the convert ptt-to-cell, i sometimes use that when the conversations get to long or i need to go in big details about something,
the features for nextel's ptt is really great and since iden was really designed for ptt and the fact nextel innovates in ptt, the fast connection time would only be natural, and btw i did see those demo's before, i get what you mean
now i see why nextel wasnt big on bluetooth because you said that ptt had the ability to send contact information and pictures which bluetooth can do too, now i understand y there aren't many bt phones for nextel
but are these features available to all nextel customers or just business users, because if...
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the features for nextel's ptt is really great and since iden was really designed for ptt and the fact nextel innovates in ptt, the fast connection time would only be natural, and btw i did see those demo's before, i get what you mean
now i see why nextel wasnt big on bluetooth because you said that ptt had the ability to send contact information and pictures which bluetooth can do too, now i understand y there aren't many bt phones for nextel
but are these features available to all nextel customers or just business users, because if...
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All of the Nextel PTT features are avaialble to all users. The Direct Send and Direct-Talk are handset-dependent (most new handsets have had them for awhile). NextMail costs me $5/mo on top of my voice/PTT plan.
The other marketing advantage that Nextel blew (can't blame Sprint for this one) is that they have had GPS tracking for a few years, which if they had combined their GPS tracking with the PTT feature, they could have had a fast, cheap reliable "child/family tracking" package long ago. You've read recently that Verizon, Disney and Sprint are just now creating these features, but Nextel could have had GPS + PTT-to-parents'-phone-only years ago. Could have easliy been a $10/mo add-on to the parents existing Nextel plan, and I bet it ...
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The other marketing advantage that Nextel blew (can't blame Sprint for this one) is that they have had GPS tracking for a few years, which if they had combined their GPS tracking with the PTT feature, they could have had a fast, cheap reliable "child/family tracking" package long ago. You've read recently that Verizon, Disney and Sprint are just now creating these features, but Nextel could have had GPS + PTT-to-parents'-phone-only years ago. Could have easliy been a $10/mo add-on to the parents existing Nextel plan, and I bet it ...
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Nextel has had a phone tracking system via GPS for a while now. It just hasn't been targetted towards the consumer market with families because it wasn't until (relatively) recently that Nextel started to open up to the consumer market. As of the merger, the business to consumer ratio for Nexstel was something like 70-30, so their Mobile Locator service was targetted to the business market, but I suppose you could easily adapt it to a consumer market, but it just wasn't the marketting strategy. For what its worth, the Nextel phones aren't exactly "family friendly" as most of them are larger handsets that are considered to be relatively unattractive and more expensive.
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You've corroborated my point exactly; it was Nextel's choice to ignore that market. Nextel COULD have targeted families with a good, cheap plan with GPS tracking + PTT-to-parents-phone-only, at least two years before Disney/Verizon/Sprint. Two years is an eon in the wireless business. Nextel's loss.
Re: "family friendly" handsets: you are incorrect that Nextel's handsets have not been family friendly. My point was that (a) simple, rugged phones are great for kids because they are rough on them, and (b) the larger, candy bar type phone with LCD display that can be set to have large characters is good for older people with poor eyesight, and a grippy phone where they only need to thumb-push the PTT button is easier for them to use. Seeing t...
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Re: "family friendly" handsets: you are incorrect that Nextel's handsets have not been family friendly. My point was that (a) simple, rugged phones are great for kids because they are rough on them, and (b) the larger, candy bar type phone with LCD display that can be set to have large characters is good for older people with poor eyesight, and a grippy phone where they only need to thumb-push the PTT button is easier for them to use. Seeing t...
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As far as the handsets go, yes, they could be MADE to be family friendly, but I'm sitting in a store right now and it is safe to say that in general, it is very difficult to sell the Nextel platform (as is) to a 5 person family (mom, dad, 17 yr old girl, 14 yr old boy, and 12 yr old) when you compare it to other carriers. The coverage without roaming just isn't there and the handsets (again, as is) just aren't appealing.
Just from my sales experience as a rep...
Just from my sales experience as a rep...
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I see your point, given the barrage of slick handsets introduced in the past 12-18 months. I keep forgetting that the "cool factor" means more to the market as a whole than simple, practical phones and features. I guess the login "cellphonesaretools" I use says it all.
I'm curious, since you're a Nextel rep, what's your take on the Q2 numbers from Sprint-Nextel (churn, subscriber growth, etc.)? Does your in-store experience match up with the numbers Sprint released? I know that the merger has the potential of creating a solid wireless provider if they manage it correctly, but it sure seems like Sprint has just bungled managing of the Nextel brand. Coverage aside, do you see your Nextel business slowing as much as the Sprint Q2 numbers ind...
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I'm curious, since you're a Nextel rep, what's your take on the Q2 numbers from Sprint-Nextel (churn, subscriber growth, etc.)? Does your in-store experience match up with the numbers Sprint released? I know that the merger has the potential of creating a solid wireless provider if they manage it correctly, but it sure seems like Sprint has just bungled managing of the Nextel brand. Coverage aside, do you see your Nextel business slowing as much as the Sprint Q2 numbers ind...
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