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Not sure about the US, but Canada had such a mixed cellular & push-to-talk network in the 90s called MIKE, and it was quite popular in some industries (e.g. tra
by amscanne 6y ago
Not sure about the US, but Canada had such a mixed cellular & push-to-talk network in the 90s called MIKE, and it was quite popular in some industries (e.g. trades). I don’t think it was actually a walk-in-talkie, but the user experience was identical.
- Exmoor 6y agoIn the USA it was Nextel.
- pfarrell 6y agoExactly. Those phones were very popular on construction job sites. Have a buddy who used to sell them. He talked me into getting one that supported J2ME. It really wasn’t much, but, in 2002/3, was the aha moment that showed where programmable phones would go.