Cell phones go walkie-talkie

As consumers will soon be allowed to keep their phone numbers when they change moible operators - the number portability rule goes into effect Nov. 24 - carriers and marketers are ramping up walkie-talkie features that can operate with a code rather than actual telephone numbers, according to Yahoo News.

Wireless carriers hope the Push-to-talk feature will be an attractive incentive to customers not to give up their cellular number.

emily | 2:52 PM | PTT (Push-to-Talk) |
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