On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:01:22 +0000, Alan Parkington wrote:

> From
> http://www.smartofficenews.com.au/Re...ation/N5S5D2F4
>
> Telstra aims to get push-to-talk technology that needed push with the
> launch of the TalkNow ZTE 159 phone;

ZTE? That well-known manufacturer of high class mobile phones? You
haven't mentioned what percentage of them work for more than a couple of
days.

After the trouble that ZTE NextG phones caused tel$cum, i would have
thought they would have dropped that manufacturer like a hot brick. But
now, not tel$cum - constantly working to give the customer the worst
possible experience.

> a 3G tough phone built for the
> outdoors that comes with an assisted GPS feature and a new Talk Now
> function that instantly turns the phone into a walkie talkie.
>
> The ZTE 159 is perfect all-around phone for manufacturing, trade,
> construction, and even transport industries who have a lot of 'on the
> field' users.
> In addition to the AGPS function and Talk Now function, it also comes
> with a Xora TimeTrack function that can track any device connected to
> your 'network' by logging in to the Xora website. By activating 'Shift
> Start' on the mobile device, users will be logged on to the network and
> can be immediately tracked down by any office supervisor or
> administrator who visits the Xora website.
>
> The Xora TimeTrack also allows a supervisor to schedule and/or dispatch
> jobs for a mobile user. In this way, users can immediately download all
> assigned or available jobs and see all the corresponding job details. It
> is also a 3G unit that connects to Telstra's Next G network, providing
> users with blistering uploading and downloading speeds.