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An error that is caused in a Microsoft Windows operating system when a program tries to access a protected section of memory that it should not be accessing. These errors are typically caused by lack of hard drive space for virtual memory, poorly written software or drivers, or hardware conflicts.
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General Protection Fault - I think part of it is the novelty wearing off, the other part ispeople realized that the "DirectConnect"(r)-type feature can be morethan twice as da*n annoying as a regular cell phone conversation. Thefact that its half duplex doesn't help.(a) Novelty Wearing Off:There was a time when the 2Way features were being _heavily_ promoed--people were extremely aware of the feature and no doubt a few peoplesigned up as a result of this feature -- they used it for a while,became aware of the limitations (half-duplex, no cross-network stuff,etc.), and just kinda forgot about it.(b) More annoying than a tradidional cell phone.My employer (an agency of the State of California) provides me withNextel cell/radio service. I love it for asking coworkers quickquestions, etc. One must realize that it can be annoying. With atypical cell conversation you only hear one end of the conversation --the person may be screaming at the top of their lungs but you onlyhave to suffer through that side. With a radio conversation 99% of thetime you hear both sides of the conversation (often with the volume upto 11 on a 1-10 scale). You also have that nice loud beep at the startand end of each transmission.(c) Half duplex.You don't realize how valuable full-duplex conversation is until youask a co-worker a question and you suffer through a 5 minute ramblinganswer to a different question [Yes, I have discovered a way to kill acall, but its still not as convenient as just saying "No, what Ireally need to know is ..."].I love my Nextel -- I really couldn't imagine having a job withoutone, in a campus environment ( acres) plus off-campusfacilities an occassional national travel it's really handy ...Especially for those really short things like "Can you reset the MPIPCServer" or "Bring the screw gun back with you please"... But I keep myspeaker volume fairly low and turn off the speaker in sensitive areas(i.e. when I walk into a classroom).To answer Pat's question ... I'm not entirely sure how Nextel's PTTservice works, I believe it is unique and Ialso beleive that at the beginning Nextel was a Commercial Radioservice that happened to have a few bridges to the PSTN. I don't thingPTT and phone traffic are handled in the same channels -- I've hadsituations where PTT wouldn't work but phone service wouldI think I read somewhere that the others offering PTT services wereusing a VOIP-type implementation, but I really am curious myself.balanco01@yahoo.com (Proprclr) wrote in messagenews:: Last year, it seemed like everybody was using the 2 way "walkie talkie" feature on Nextel phones (probaly others as well), and I would see a lot of "2 waying" going on on busses, in supermarkets, etc. For the past few months, there seems to have been a sharp decrease in people "2 waying", and I rarely see it anymore. I live in LA, so I see plenty of people using cellphones, but nobody seems to use the walkie talkie feature anymore. [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Am I correct that the 'walkie-talkie two way feature' was not a Walkie-Talkie in the 'traditional' sense of using a two-way radio as such (RF or radio frequency) signals but was actually a speed dial type thing for one number on the cell phone which in addition to being speed dialed was put on a handsfree type 'loudspeaker' type thing? How did that Nextel feature actually work? PAT]
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