tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237010798052417466.post8966737353042615327..comments2023-04-30T07:18:59.131-07:00Comments on Contributions, ramblings, and rants from Rainabba: Motorola claims "Worlds first push-to-talk Android-powered smartphone"?! Not as I see it.rainabbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14064142359598390121noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237010798052417466.post-36774405707484100352010-08-04T02:00:13.780-07:002010-08-04T02:00:13.780-07:00So the article should read, "Worlds first iDE...So the article should read, "Worlds first iDEN Android-powered smartphone". Saying PTT = iDEN is like saying Phone = GSM. GSM is virtually the standard for cellular phones, but I'd bet my blog there are more PTT devices in use around the world that don't use iDEN (think every police officer in the U.S.) than there are iDEN devices. PTT means Push To Talk and doesn't address the technology in the least. My point stands.<br /><br />I would have to agree with Sam Cooler about the button though when I look at it that way. More so when the phone is a capacitive screen and could hardly be used through gloves. I concede that a button is important for a "true" PTT device.rainabbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064142359598390121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237010798052417466.post-49927862331096392142010-07-31T07:32:32.716-07:002010-07-31T07:32:32.716-07:00PTT means it uses Nextel's old iDEN network, w...PTT means it uses Nextel's old iDEN network, which is specifically designed for PTT. This is the first iDEN android phone.<br /><br />The button is important because these phones are used mostly in rougher business areas, like construction, where having to press a button on a touchscreen to talk is way less convenient/useful than holding a button on the side, like a walky-talkie.<br /><br />That's what they mean.Sam Coolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397119962415777544noreply@blogger.com