ReadyLink was a "walkie-talkie" service, which used Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), offered by the Sprint Nextel Corporation, in an effort to compete with then-separate Nextel Communications. It was necessary to have a Sanyo or a Samsung ReadyLink capable phone and a matching service-plan in order to use this feature. ReadyLink sought to mimic the forerunning "MOTO Talk"/Nextel walkie-talkie service, except that ReadyLink was created to operate on the Sprint CDMA network. It was discontinued shortly after the Sprint PCS acquisition of Nextel Communications. Sprint has replaced Readylink with Qualcomm's 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. Phones with ReadyLink:
Samsung Samsung SPH-A640 Samsung SPH-A760 Samsung SPH-A820 Sanyo Sanyo M1 Sanyo MM-5600 Sanyo MM-5660 Sanyo MM-7400 Sanyo MM-7500 Sanyo MM-8300 Sanyo MM-9000 Sanyo PM-8200 Sanyo RL-2000 Sanyo RL-2500 Sanyo RL-4920 Sanyo RL-4930 Sanyo RL-7300 Sanyo SCP-2400 Sanyo SCP-3100 Sanyo SCP-3200 Sanyo SCP-7000 Sanyo SCP-7300 Sanyo SCP-8400 Sanyo VI-2300 Sanyo VM-4500
External links Official Readylink site - on Sprintpcs.com Information on Bell Mobility's 10-4 - on Bell.ca
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