If you are missing the old days when walkie talkies were the order of the day, Sit back and relax, Prip is an app for Android that turns your handset into a two-way walkie talkie.
Messages and phone calls are great but sometimes you want or need simple instant voice communication. That’s where push-to-talk or PTT services come into play and thanks to Prip software, you can add PTT to your Android device.
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The application, freely available in the Google Play store, works on devices running Android 2.3 or later and comes with a free one-month trial. After that, you’ll need to pony up $7.99 a month to continue the walkie-talkie fun.
Prip, a product of NII Holdings just might buck the trend because it works on a vast number of Android smartphones and tablets. The service works over your standard data connection; either cellular or Wi-Fi.
Best of all is that Prip was developed by Motorola, which has a history with the technology, most recently including it in the Atrix HD smartphone. Don’t fret, iPhone owners: Prip is expected for iOS in the coming weeks.
Source: GiGaOM
