participation in a Talkgroup is determined by an administrator. Here are the ways Group Connect and Talkgroup calls differ.

 

Group

Talkgroup

Group Icons

t

r

Geography

Nationwide

Limited to local

 

 

market and network

 

 

(fleet)

Maximum

21 (including

100

Group Size

originator)

 

Setup

Dynamically,

Predefined, via Nextel

 

via your phone

administrator using

 

 

Talkgroup

 

 

Management

Voice

Yes

No

Activated

 

 

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 Contacts (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 / > Push To Talk > PTT Options > Tkgrp Silent and then select On.

Adding More Talkgroups

You can be included in additional Talkgroups by doing one of the following:

Using Talkgroup Management at www.nextel.com. You must be an account administrator to use Talkgroup Management.

Contacting your Nextel Sales Representative at the time of activation.

Making Talkgroup Calls

1.Press # and then enter the Talkgroup number.

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