Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. introduced its ChatLink, service, a push-to-talk feature that allows its subscribers to use PTT services with people outside of MetroPCS' network. ... - Tracy Ford

The MetroPCS ChatLINK service is now available. MetroPCS ChatLINK is basically an application that allows your non-PTT (push-to-talk) cell phone to work like a PTT handset. For just $5 per month, MetroPCS customers will be able to use their phone like a walkie-talkie. The MetroPCS ChatLINK will work like this: your friend with a PTT enabled phone calls

U.S. carriers are looking to improve Push-To-Talk technology as a way to increase revenue. MetroPCS recently launched its PTT service, which allows connecting with people on other networks. Verizon is also improving its own PTT services. Read the full story here.

MetroPCS has come up with a novel -- and long overdue -- concept where push-to-talkers can now irritate wireline subscribers, too. Kodiac Networks, which is behind the ChatLink service has stated this is the first system that will see PTT extended to users without a client. MetroPCS subscribers will now have the ability to create a friends network of up to 10 people and by simply hitting any key o

While I don't know many people who use Push-to-Talk (PTT), a walkie-talkie communication feature on some mobile devices, AT&T and Verizon Wireless have cut their pricing to half. What used to cost $10 is now being offered for $5 per month according to RCR Wireless. Push-to-Talk is available on some current offerings from AT&T, including the AT&T Tilt. Push-to-Talk enables some fun...

The once hotly contested push-to-talk market appears set for a competitive resurgence as the nation's two largest CDMA carriers are rolling out new PTT initiatives that should prove more compelling to consumers addicted to "the button" than previous efforts. ... - Allie Winter

Is there much value in push-to-talk offerings from operators other than Sprint Nextel? Verizon Wireless, according to The Wall Street Journal, is planning to launch a new, faster version of its PTT ...

MetroPCS and Kodiak Networks have jointly solicited press releases today announcing the launch of a new type of push to talk service. Kodiak is well-known for its celluar-based push to talk solutions that serve AT&T, US Cellular, and Alltel as well as handset manufacturers. The new service completely dispenses with specialized hardware and software combinations

The recent rush of push-to-talk offerings has brought a bit of nostalgia to the RCR Wireless News offices as it seems not so long ago that carriers were trumpeting new PTT services to combat Nextel Communications Inc.Â’s dominance in the market.

AT&T Mobility announced it will halve the monthly cost of its push-to-talk service — from $10 per month to $5 It’s a move that could spark a PTT price war with AT&T rivals Sprint and Verizon Wireless, says RCR News. Sprint and Verizon currently charge $10 per month for the service. In conjunction with the PTT