Sprint PTT service falls short of Nextel's, but tops Verizon's.(News)

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Byline: DAN MEYER

Sprint PCS' recently launched Ready Link walkie-talkie service drew mixed performance reviews last week from industry analysts who noted that while the service was superior in many ways to Verizon Wireless' similar Push-to-Talk offering, it fell short of Nextel Communications Inc.'s Direct Connect service, which most note represents the industry standard.

Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. telecommunications analyst Phil Cusick found in head-to-head testing between the Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless services that it took an average of 5.6 seconds for a Ready Link user to be alerted that he could begin speaking compared with nearly eight seconds for a Verizon Wireless Push-to-Talk user.

Cusick also noted in his testing that the Ready...

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