Nokia 3110 User Guide - Page 56

Push to talk Push to talk Push to talk (PTT) 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 device. To check availability, costs, additional features and to subscribe to the service, contact your service provider. Roaming services may be more limited than for normal calls. This feature may not be available, depending on your phone. Before you can use the PTT service, you must define the required PTT service settings. See "PTT settings," p. 58. See "Configuration settings," p. 59. PTT channels In a Public channel, every channel member can invite other persons; in a Private channel, only the channel creator can invite others. You can set the status of each channel to Active or Inactive. 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 Menu > Push to talk > Add channel, and enter the settings in the form fields. To send an invitation to the channel, select Yes. To send further invitations, select Menu > Push to talk > Channel list, a channel, and Options > Send invitation. PTT channel types Switch PTT on and off A PTT channel comprises a group of people (for To connect to the PTT service, select Menu > Push to example, friends or a work team) who joined the talk > Switch PTT on. indicates the PTT connection. channel after they were invited. When you call a indicates that the service is temporarily unavailable. 56 channel, all members joined to the channel hear the call simultaneously. If you have added channels to the phone, you are automatically joined to the active channels.