Sprint Nextel i856 manual Talkgroups, Difference Between Group Connect and Talkgroup Calls

4.When ReadyToSend appears, press the DC button to send the contact information.

TosendaGroupfromContacts:

1.From Contacts, highlight a Group and press / > SendVia....

2.To include yourself in the Group, press Yes(left softkey). To exclude yourself, press No (right softkey).

3.Select DirectSend.

4.Enter a Direct Connect number or press Browse (left softkey) and select a number from Contacts, RecentCalls or Memo.

5.When ReadyToSend appears, press the DC button to send the Group.

The Group will appear in the Recent Calls list on the phone to which you sent the Group.

Talkgroups

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	t	r	Calls
Geography	Nationwide	Limited to local
		market and network	Making
		(fleet)
Maximum	21 (including	100
GroupSize	originator)

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