14. Push to talk
Select Menu > Push to talk.
Push to talk (PTT) over cellular is a
You can use PTT to have a conversation with one person or with a group of people (channel) having compatible devices. While you are connected to the PTT service, you can use the other functions of the phone.
To check availability and costs, and to subscribe to the service, contact your network operator. Roaming services may be more limited than for normal calls.
Before you can use the PTT service, you must define the required PTT service settings. See "PTT settings", on page 45 and "Configuration settings", on page 45.
■PTT channels
A PTT channel comprises a group of people (for example, friends or a workteam) who joined the channel after they where invited. When you call a channel, all members joined to the channel hear the call simultaneously.
There are different types of PTT channels:
Public channel — Every channel member can invite other persons.
Private channel — Only persons who receive an invitation by the channel creator can join in.
Provisioned channel — A permanent channel is created by the service provider.
To set the status of each channel, select Active or Inactive.
The number of active channels and the number of members per channel is limited. Contact your service provider for details.
Create a channel
To add a channel, select Menu > Push to talk > Add channel, and enter the settings in the form fields:
Channel name: — Enter a name for the new channel.
Channel status: — Select Active to set the channel active, or Inactive to disable the channel.
Nickname in channel: — Enter your nick name to be shown the new channel.
Channel security: — Select Public channel or Private channel.
Image: — Select Change and an image from the Gallery or the Default graphic to set a graphic for the new channel.
To send an invitation to the channel, select Yes when the phone requests it. The recipient of the invitation is added to the member list of the channel when the invitation is accepted. To send further invitations, select Menu > Push to talk > Channel list, a channel, and Options > Send invitation. To send the invitation, use a text message or an infrared connection.
To add a provisioned channel, select Menu > Push to talk > Add channel > Options > Edit add. manually. Enter the Channel address: provided by your service provider.
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