You know what's terrible? Phone calls. They take up a lot of time, they wander, they make your ear sweaty… and if you miss one, you're dealing with the only thing worse than a phone call: voicemail! The cure for phone calls should be sending messages, but admit it: that gets a bit terrible too.

There used to be something in between these two extremes. It was called Push To Talk. (Remember: It's that feature you probably hated.) But I really miss push-to-talk… Because the whole idea behind it was becoming. stuff. finished. Join MrMobile in taking a look back at walkie-talkie phones, PTT phones, or whatever other name you had for your old Nextel… and stick around to find out how AT&T and others are keeping the urge to talk alive today!

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Kyocera DuraXE:
http://mrmobile.tech/sz

HTC U Ultra:
http://mrmobile.tech/ro

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/ "The ballad of MrMobile./" Mobile Nations, 2016

/"Overflowing/" by Score Squad, available from Premium Beat: https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty_free_music/songs/overflowing

[IMAGE AND ARTICLE RESOURCES]

“The 5 Worst Mergers in History” via The Richest:
http://www.therichest.com/business/companies-business/historys-5-worst-corporate-mergers/

“Two-way radio etiquette” via high-quality two-way radios:
https://quality2wayradios.com/store/two-way-radio-etiquette

Nextel poll on Howard Forums:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/254724-PTT-Etiquette-pt-2?s=299b95f782c390e56468dad783221b8c

ATT E-PTT:
https://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/business-programs/small/plans/plan-features/enhanced-push-to-talk/overview.jsp

Nextel VP interview at RCR Wireless:
http://www.rcrwireless.com/20030915/carriers/nextel-ready-to-do-ad-campaign

Nextel print campaign:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/1808789/Nextel-Print-Launch

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