Verizon Rolling Out Nextel-Like PTT Service

Verizon Rolling Out Nextel-Like PTT Service

Posted by simoniker on Friday August 15, @04:29PM
from the push-to-trash-talk-extra dept.
aberson writes "Verizon Wireless announced today that it is rolling out a PTT (push to talk) phone service, targetted at business customers. They claim better coverage, 'presence' (away/available), and wireless web for about $10 more than Nextel and $10 more than a non-PTT Verizon plan. Pricing doesn't mention how 'high-speed' data will roll into this (which you can't get on Nextel), but you are using the CDMA2000 network to essentially do VoIP. If only it could be something cross-networkable like Sonim. Just wait a few months for the other carriers to catch up and cellular number portability to be enforced. Ironically, you can only get it on a Motorola made phone. Also, Verizon seems to be not caring about Nextel trying to copyright a generic technical term."

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9:06:25 PM    

SCO Q3 Unix revenue down 16.8%; overall revenue up 23%. New Unix licensing fees for Linux are bolstering the company's bottom line, but revenue from sales of its Unix operating systems is down 16.8% from a year ago. [Computerworld News]

Sure UNIX sales revenue is down because UNIX is essentially dead.  I wonder how they book license fees from companies threatened with law suits unless thye pay up on an unsubstantiated claim with a straight face?  Whatever, as long as the stock price keeps riding up.

8:33:08 AM    

SCO's McBride: IT world backs SCO in its fight with IBM. Darl McBride, CEO of The SCO Group, said today he thinks that the "silent majority" is on SCO's side. [Computerworld News]

8:29:41 AM