Push To Talk; Push To Talk Channels; Create A Channel - Nokia 6131 User Manual

14. Push to talk

Select Menu > Push to
Push to talk (PTT) over cellular is a
two-way radio service available over
a GPRS cellular network (network
service).
You can use PTT to have a
conversation with one person or with
a group of people (channel) having
compatible devices. While you are
connected to the PTT service, you can
use the other functions of the phone.
To check availability and costs, and
to subscribe to the service, contact
your network operator. Roaming
services may be more limited than
for normal calls.
Before you can use the PTT service,
you must define the required PTT
service settings. See
p. 71 and "Configuration settings"
p. 72.

■ Push to talk channels

A PTT channel comprises a group of
people (for example, friends or a
workteam) who joined the channel
after they where invited to. When
you call a channel, all members
joined to the channel hear the call
simultaneously.
talk.
"PTT settings"
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There are different types of PTT
channels:
Public channel — Every channel
member can invite other persons.
Private channel — Only persons
which receive an invitation by the
channel creator can join in.
Provisioned channel — A permanent
channel is created by the service
provider.
You can set the status of each
channel to Active
The number of active channels and
the number of members per channel
is limited. Contact your service
provider for details.

Create a channel

To add a channel, select
Push to talk > Add channel
the settings in the form fields:
Channel name: — Enter a name for
the new channel.
Channel status: — Select
set the channel active, or
disable the channel.
Nickname in channel:
nick name to be shown the new
channel.
P u s h t o t a l k
or Inactive.
Menu >
and enter
Active to
Inactive to
— Enter your
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