Verizon Wireless Announces Push To Talk and Includes a Limited Free Trial

Along with the OS update for the BlackBerry Tour 9630, Verizon also released Push to Talk Service for the BlackBerry Tour 9630. Verizon BlackBerry Tour Customers can add this feature to their plan for $5/month but for a limited time a free trial is available for qualified customers.  I am not quite sure that this is a must have feature but some people will love having the ability to talk to someone else with push to talk at the push of a button.

I am still a big fan of the app Hip Voice, which is a push to talk application but you can talk to anyone by push to talk as long as they have Hip Voice on their phone. With Hip Voice it doesn’t matter what carrier they are on or where they live in the world.

However Push to Talk from Verizon is still a nice feature to a lot of people. Hope to see it available for other BlackBerry Devices on Verizon.

Just call Verizon Wireless customer service or visit your business or personal my Verizon page to sign up for Push to Talk. Once you put it on your Verizon plan you can download the application for you BlackBerry. Visit the Verizon Wireless site to learn more.

Here is the Official Press Release from Verizon Wireless.

Push to Talk Transforms BlackBerry Tour From Verizon Wireless Into a Powerful Business Communications Tool for Field Workforces

Feature Will Be Available Starting March 30

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 29 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless today announced that Push to Talk will be available for the BlackBerry® Tour(TM) 9630 smartphone on March 30. It will be available for both BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server customers using the BlackBerry Tour smartphone.

“Extending Push to Talk to the BlackBerry Tour from Verizon Wireless offers business customers a single device for instant communication plus the enterprise-grade security and robust business communications capabilities people have come to expect from a BlackBerry smartphone from Verizon Wireless,” said Mark Bartolomeo, vice president — global enterprise marketing for Verizon Wireless. “These features, coupled with the nation’s most reliable wireless network, mean customers have the ultimate in productivity tools.”

Customers can add Push to Talk to their service plans by calling 1-800-VZW-4BIZ or online via My Business Account at www.verizonwireless.com/myverizon or Verizon Enterprise Center athttps://enterprisecenter.verizonbusiness.com/. BlackBerry Internet Service customers — typically consumers — may request the service by calling 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visiting the My Verizon site online at www.verizonwireless.com/myverizon.

Once Push to Talk is added to their service plans, customers can download the application from the Application Center or through VZStart on their handsets. The convenience key on the left side of the device will automatically become the Push to Talk button when the application is downloaded.

Verizon Wireless offers a number of Push to Talk phones, including the CASIO® G’zOne Rock(TM), CASIO® G’zOne Brigade(TM), Samsung Convoy(TM) and Motorola Barrage(TM). Push to Talk provides instant two-way communication for field workers in industries ranging from construction to public safety and offers the following benefits:

– Communicate with one person or a team with the push of a button
– Initiate and participate in group calls with up to 50 participants
– Check colleagues’ availability for a Push to Talk call with the
Presence feature
– A single device and phone number for both Push to Talk and voice calls
– Online contact management tool for the entire organization

For a limited time only, starting March 30, Verizon Wireless will offer free Push to Talk service when customers activate a qualifying voice plan and BlackBerry data plan.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services for business, visitwww.verizonwireless.com or contact a Verizon Wireless Business Sales Representative at 1-800-VZW-4BIZ.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 91 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)(NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD). For more information, visitwww.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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