ReadyLink

ReadyLink is a "walkie-talkie" service, which utilizes Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), offered by the Sprint Nextel Corporation. It is necessary to have a Sanyo or a Samsung ReadyLink capable phone and a matching service-plan in order to use this feature. ReadyLink seeks to mimic the forerunning "MOTO Talk"/Nextel walkie-talkie service, except that ReadyLink was created for the CDMA-based phones under the Sprint PCS side of the corporation.

Sprint is expected to replace Readylink with Qualcomm's [http://www.qualcomm.com/qis/qchat/ QChat] . This technology will run over the Sprint high-speed EV-DO data network, giving it the closest comparable speeds to Motorola's iDEN Direct-Connect in the push-to-talk industry.

In Canada, the Bell Mobility network (including Aliant and SaskTel Mobility) implements similar technology with their 10-4 service. Some of the same phones are available, and Bell subscribers can roam with the service on Sprint's network.Bell Canada presentation on the 10-4 service - http://www.innovations.bell.ca/DATA/PRESENTATION/43/1_en.pdf]

Phones with ReadyLink:
*Samsung
**Samsung SPH-A640
**Samsung SPH-A760
**Samsung SPH-A820

*Sanyo
**Sanyo MM-5600
**Sanyo MM-5660
**Sanyo MM-7400
**Sanyo MM-7500
**Sanyo MM-8300
**Sanyo MM-9000
**Sanyo PL-7300
**Sanyo PM-8200
**Sanyo RL-2000
**Sanyo RL-2500
**Sanyo RL-4920
**Sanyo RL-4930
**Sanyo SCP-2400
**Sanyo SCP-3100
**Sanyo SCP-7000
**Sanyo SCP-7300
**Sanyo SCP-8400
**Sanyo VI-2300
**Sanyo VM-4500

External links

* [http://www.readylink.sprintpcs.com/ Official Readylink site] - on Sprintpcs.com
* [http://www.bell.ca/shopping/10-4UN2.details Information on Bell Mobility's 10-4] - on Bell.ca

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