TalkNow

TalkNow allows teams to keep in touch and share information, even while they’re mobile.

It’s a simple and inexpensive way to make conference calls, send group voice and text messages, and make Push To Talk calls using mobile phones. For organisations operating in group environments the benefits include:

• Saves time - efficient scheduling and conducting of group meetings
• Improves collaboration - fast, once-off transfer of information
• Keeps teams connected - bringing together office based, in-transit and remotely located group members

TalkNow plus Telstra’s extensive network coverage, lets your teams keep doing business with the flexibility they need.

Effective mobile collaboration
Effective group communication can take place at short notice, to quickly notify team members of the latest events. Group Push to Talk and mobile phone conferencing can help eliminate the inefficiency of repeating information to numerous individuals, while contact availability indicators reduce the time involved in scheduling meetings.

Easy to use
Users are generally quick to adapt to TalkNow’s simple, one-touch operation and the intuitive graphic interface, ensuring this service won’t be underutilised. TalkNow’s Push to Talk feature offers a simple two-way radio style of communication but with the added features and coverage of Telstra’s mobile networks.

Helps keep groups connected
Group communications using Telstra TalkNow can keep team members accurately and simultaneously informed. This can help to reduce errors from miscommunication, leading to quicker resolutions to keep your business moving.

Experience the Telstra difference
Telstra’s experience and close relationships with government and industry led to the development of TalkNow. The resultant benefits to these organisations include:

• TalkNow is an innovative service, unique to Telstra in Australia
• Unrivalled speed and coverage of the Next G™ network
• Availability of training and support for TalkNow users

The Telstra TalkNow service is accessible from Telstra 159 mobile phones on the Next G™ network. The simple to use, keypad operated features include:

• Availability – provides a graphic indicator of meeting availability status next to all your contacts
• Push To Talk (PTT) – turns your mobile phone into a walkie-talkie type device, reaching multiple users with the push of just one button
• Change to Mobile – quickly converts communication from PTT mode to a regular mobile call
• Group Voicemail – sends a voicemail message to up to 30 people at once without dialling multiple numbers, and skipping the recipient’s voicemail greetings
• Alerts – sends requests for call meetings to multiple users, and alerts when they become available

Telstra TalkNow features can only be used to reach other TalkNow users.