That's an awesome break, can I install it on my Storm2 does anyone know?

Thats what they told me. It's to bad the .591 software required to run it was so crappy and unusable that I had to migrate back to .419. Actually they told me that its good for the next 30 years, if my memory serves me correct.

Any word when this is gonna drop for the storm2?

I wish the PTT was available across the board, it is the only thing I miss from my Nextel days. There should be a way to add software to any BB and use a conv. key to operate it.

its not that sales of ptt are going poorly, they launched this promotion the day the software upgrade became available. the idea seems, get a whole bunch big base of people using it and talking about it, then when people come to upgrade later, their friends and colleagues have it and would be more apt to add the feature. so many people say that they dont know anyone that uses it, well, now with vzw giving it away for free for the first 2 months for people for life, then chances are, they will have someone they know using it. great incentive for businesses that use it too.

don't do it!!!! the first one is always free then they get you!!!!!

so do you have to call to get the feature added. i downloaded ptt but it wont open the app.

if I knew anyone else that has the service. I have known two people in my like that ever had a phone with PTT. It could be usefull but no one uses it.

Honestly, I don't care...I'm one of 2 people I know that has a Tour, plus I'll be getting a Bold as soon as it comes out, so why bother? If they include the deal for the Bold once it's out, I'll consider it.

Its not that sales of PTT is going slowly, its that people know if you really need a PTT service nothing is better than IDEN.

PTT is kinda pointless...most people dont have PTT and the VZW Tour users that do can just call the other person for free with the IN Network. I tried it once but it got old in about 1 minute when we realized we could just talk through a phone call and get clearer and less confusing convos

PTT is so annoying. I always hated people on their Nextels, hearing the loud beeps and loud conversations in the middle of stores. I'd rather PTT not even be an option...

I kinda miss PTT when I had nextel(in 2005)...but it was free with them...wish I could get it for free on my 9700

I can't see any time where I would ever use this feature...

they told me i need to have a data plan over 40 bucks, which i felt was weird. and so i'm trying it out right now, paying 5 a month but only have 1 contact with ptt. im gonna probly get rid of it

I called verizon after installing the app, the lady had absolutly no clue what I was talking about even after referencing this post...and let me know it is not free and that she'd gladly put it on for an additional $5 a month.

I know she had no clue wtf she was talking about so...how do I go about adding it without having to deal with CS who doesn't know what's going on?!

cause the tour 2 aka bold is about to drop

I called CS to get this on my phone and he said there would be a $5 monthly charge. I don't think memo has gotten to all Verizon employees.

I would rather not turn my blackberry into a pieace of crap boost mobile walkie talk. If I wanna push to talk I push Vlingo and say call this person and it dose and its not just one so thanks but no thanks

i just talked to them now and he said that it was only for the enterprise accounts but offered me 2months free to try it out anyone else get this?

Says life of you contract... Does this include renewals?

I love this.......

"All it takes is a simple software upgrade...." ......that makes your phone crash and burn!!!!

No thank you VZW. I am sticking with my stock 4.7 OS.

I signed my wife and I up for PTT a couple of days after Verizon introduced it, and so far I am not all that impressed. There have been several times that I have tried to connect to her phone, where it just timed out and failed to connect. I was able to place a voice call to her immediately afterward and get her with no problem. We have both also had several occasions where we had an ongoing PTT conversation, but what we were saying was incomplete on the other end. Sometimes it was cut off, and others the transmission started after we started talking (Yes, we did wait until after the beep after pressing the button to start talking...). It is a neat concept, but I don't think that it is quite reliable enough yet.

The ad says the life of your device, not contract. Look at the right side of the ad. However, as stated above, CS doesn't seem to know about it. Rather than respond to the post here, it would be better to wait until you receive an email directly from VZW or give it a couple of days to filter down to the ranks before calling and asking for information. Thus far, I have found the .591 to be a very stable OS. I have experienced no problems with it at all. Not sure what the "crash and burn" is about. I have never had any BB do that. This isn't Windose.

A few of us were going to join up just because we thought we'd throw money at it to try, but now that they are making it illegal to use your phone while driving, without the handsfree option, its pointless cause if someone beeps me and I answer, technically i'm not handsfree and can get the $150 fine for it. Plus, you can't hear sh!t on speaker in a car with the windows down.

Just spoke with customer service and they have no idea about this promotion.

Customer service rep just came back on and put it on two of my phones for free and I am not an enterprise customer. She had to call the promotions department who verified promo. This is how it works. they put it on your account and the $5 charge shows then it shows a $5.00 credit.

From an earlier promo that should still be ongoing -- I apologize for the formatting, but it is cut/pasted from the actual PDF file (NOTE: The actual promotion codes are contained at the bottom of this info. I activated this on my account, and it actually showed up as such on my recent invoice!):

"Good News! Customers who activate the Push to Talk feature on compatible BlackBerry smartphones from March 30 – June 30, 2010* will receive the Push to Talk service for free.

*Promotion end date is subject to change.

Eligibility

-- The promotion is available to all sales channels for new activations and existing customers who add the Push to Talk feature.

-- Customers who activate the Push to Talk feature on compatible BlackBerry smartphones during the promotional period are eligible for the $0 pricing for the length of their contracts as long as they maintain the voice and data requirement and Push to Talk feature on the account.

-- The free offer applies when Push to Talk is added to qualified voice and data plans and Nationwide Voice & Email Plans with monthly access of $34.99 or higher.

-- -- Exceptions - the Push to Talk feature code can also be added with:

-- -- -- The $9.99 Small Business SharePlan secondary lines with data plan of $29.99 or higher added

-- -- -- The $9.99 Family Share plan secondary lines with data plan of $29.99 or higher added

Other Price Plan Guidelines

-- Customers who activate the Push to Talk feature on a standalone $49.99 BlackBerry Data plan are not eligible and will be charged $5 for the feature.

-- The promotion feature cannot be added to flat rate plans; i.e., $11.99 or $14.99.

-- Extension of the free offer to customers with non-standard plans or features will go through the normal non-standard approval process.

Qualifying Customers

As always, it is imperative that you qualify a customer for the services you sell - even a free promotion. If it is not appropriate for a customer’s needs, it can cause confusion for the customer and put your Net Promoter® results at risk. It can also drive unnecessary calls to Customer Service.

Keep these points in mind as you qualify your customers.

Push to Talk on BlackBerry is a powerful service for customers who need instant communication and will benefit from the ability to:

-- Connect with team members in the next room or across the country.

-- Make group calls with up to 50 participants.

-- Use Presence to see who’s available for Push to Talk calls.

-- Manage Push to Talk contacts for your entire company online.

-- Access email and the Web while you’re on Push to Talk calls.

Feature Codes

For this promotion, the feature codes below will be applied
as $5 with a 100% discount to the appropriate plan types.

The promotion code 19038 will auto-attach when one of the
feature codes is added to an account.

-- 75404 Consumer

-- 75406 Enterprise"

I know noone else that is being tortured by owning a Tour, so it serves me no purpose.

The reason they are doing this for the Tour is because the 5.0 OS stinks, but they need to validate PTT for other models and since a lot of Tour users are either downgrading back to 4.7 or not going to 5.0 Verizon doesn't have enough feedback to see if it's decent software to push to every model.
Verizon.... Keep your PTT I like my phone to work right....

5.0 version .519 is TERRIBLE! You HAVE to have it to run PTT and when you keep PTT running (even if you don't talk to anyone) it eats up battery life. I have it, and never have the feature enabled because I can't make it half a day on battery. This version of 5.0 is horrible for battery life. If you run any apps, it eats way to much battery. NEVER did this 4.7. Since I never use the PTT feature now, I'm switching back to version .419, that was the best 5.0 out for the tour. Far too many bugs with .519. Browser click issue, terrible battery life, and the most annoying is sound profile bugs. When I put the phone on silent mode, it shouldn't vibrate in my pocket! that is what vibrate only is for!

Someone posted the fact that it was free on another site a few days after Verizon released the official .591 OS. I called Verizon and they had no clue what it was, after persistently telling them to look harder for the promotion, they finally found it and signed me up.

I have used it a few times. I have about 6 friends in my PTT contact list. So far, it has been fun just to play around with but other than that it kind of sucks. The problem is, the only way to disable it is to go into the phone settings and do it. There is no option in the PTT app to set yourself to unavailable or something similar. This would be very handy because currently with the app, you can select someone from your list and just barge right in on their phone. If they do not have their phone set to silent, your blabber would come through loud and clear through speaker phone without them even accepting it. If they have it set to silent, it comes through the handset ear speaker which can still be heard if you are in a meeting or something. I had to remove my boss from my list because his name was accidently bumped on my list when I was out at the bar late one night. Overall, it is neat for a while but unless they change it to prevent the barging in, it is just kind of a piece of junk.

My HTC Incredible is on its way for delivery after FOUR warranty replacements for my 9630. And who really uses PTT nowadays?