Nextel comm I465 Difference Between Group Connect and Talkgroup Calls, Joining a Talkgroup

Talkgroup Calls

A Talkgroup is a predetermined group of Direct Connect users, created by an account administrator. Talkgroups can contain up to 100 members.

Difference Between Group Connect and Talkgroup Calls

In a Group Connect call, you or another caller determines who can participate in the call. By contrast, participation in a Talkgroup is determined by an administrator. Here are the ways Group Connect and Talkgroup calls differ.

	Group	Talkgroup
GroupIcons	)	r
Geography	Nationwide	Limited to local
		market and network
		(fleet)
Maximum	21 (including	100
GroupSize	originator)

	Group	Talkgroup
Setup	Dynamically,	Predefined, via
	via your phone	Nextel administrator
		using Talkgroup
		Management
VoiceActivated	Yes	No
Dialing

Joining a Talkgroup

To participate in a Talkgroup, the account administrator must first add you to the membership and then you must “join” the Talkgroup.

1.Press Contcs(right softkey) and highlight a Talkgroup.

2.Press Join(left softkey).

You can now receive communications from other members of this Talkgroup.

You will hear all active Talkgroup conversations on your phone. To silence them, press / >Settings> DC/GCOptions>TkgrpSilent and then select On.

Making Calls

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