How does talk work

And where does e-mail fit in? Not as a social tool. The teens said they reserve e-mail for school, work and corresponding with family members. Using Google Talk is easy. Either way, you're ready to start instant messaging. And that's not hard to do, either. We'll talk more about Google Talk Gadget on the next page, but here's how to download Google Talk messaging:. But you'll still be able to do plenty with Google Talk besides just chat.

Here are more of its features:. Google Talk via download, called Google Talk Client, offers a lot more features, including bots to translate messages between English and 13 other languages. For more about the bots and other features, or for help, check the Google Talk Client section of Google's Help Center. If you're a Mac user or want to access your Google Talk account from somewhere other than your own computer, you need Google Talk Gadget. Let's look at what it can do next. While this application offers many of the features of Google Talk messaging, it has some fun features of its own.

Because there's no download, you can start chatting immediately after you register for a Google account or embed the gadget in your personal Google page or Web site. You also can receive offline messages and save a chat history if you also have Gmail. Unlike the downloadable version, you also can:. To get started with Google Talk Gadget, you need to first register as a Google user with a user name and password.

Once you have that, you can add the Google Talk Gadget to your iGoogle home page or to your Web site or blog. Note that you'll need the latest free version of Flash installed in your browser and, if you're using a Mac, you need to use the Firefox browser instead of Safari.

To download Flash for Mac, go to Adobe. To download Firefox for Mac, go to Mozilla Firefox. For instructions and the code, go to Google Support. You can e-mail and play games while you chat. There's more to Google Talk Gadget, and new features are constantly being added. Contact your Verizon Wireless business specialist to learn more about how One Talk can help transform your business. For more information about One Talk, click here or visit a Verizon Wireless store near you.

And be sure to ask your business specialist about financing your One Talk solution with Verizon Credit. One Talk—capable desk phone must be purchased from Verizon to support some of these features. Video calling available on select phones. Activation of the One Talk feature and broadband connection are required.

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Allowing your team to communicate from wherever they are, instantly. Traditional walkie talkies are available in two basic forms. Family radio system FRS walkie talkies are the cheapest type, and probably most similar to what you used as a child. These operate across a specific frequency, with a very short coverage area.

General mobile radio service GMRS radios function like walkie talkies but across much larger distances. GMRS may work well in close quarters, such as when employees work in the same building.

Some other serious issues associated with traditional and GMRS walkie talkies include:. Every push-to-talk program works slightly differently. Most use apps on smart devices. The technology behind contemporary PTT programs is pretty simple. Smartphones normally allow both parties in a conversation to simultaneously hear one another and speak back and forth. PTT apps switch a traditional phone, usually with a single click, to a mode that allows only one party to speak at a time, though many programs allow multiple parties to participate in the conversation.

As more companies move to unlimited minutes, this incentive has diminished. Thus more carriers have sought ways to make PTT even more enticing.

These challenges are a good reason to consider an app instead of using traditional PTT smartphone platforms. Some common features in cell phone walkie talkies include:.

An app like Voxer is typically a more affordable and efficient solution.