ESChat (Push-to-Talk)

ESChat

About this app

To start your free trial go to: http://www.eschat.com/index.php?page=trial

SLA's Enterprise Chat (ESChat) is a Real Time Push-to-Talk and Group Text Messaging system that is carrier independent, and features cross carrier communications. ESChat includes a rich feature set supporting the needs of the serious work force.

ESChat is a subscription based service. The free version downloaded from the Play store provides a method to create a free 30 day demo account. If you want to create an Enterprise for your business, please go to http://www.eschat.com/ for purchasing information.

Establishing a new dimension in Push-to-Talk service, ESChat provides a host of capabilities not previously available on other PTT networks. ESChat's complete family of products include features that meet the needs of the most rigorous customer requirements. ESChat is the best performing and most full featured Push-to-Talk service available today. A cost effective end-to-end solution, ESChat can be rapidly deployed in any enterprise environment. Let us help you enable your enterprise with Fast and Reliable PTT service today.

SLA provides a complete Push-to-Talk solution for the enterprise environment. Businesses will find the ease of deployment and flexibility of service offerings will integrate fluidly into their current and desired business practices. SLA's solution includes Base Station and Vehicle Mounted ESChat radios, as well as interfaces to Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) networks.

ESChat Highlighted Features

- Real Time Push-to-Talk
- Group Text Messaging
- User and Group Priority to control user access
- Priority Broadcast Calling
- Presence for Groups and Individual Contacts
- Multiple Group Types
- Account management via the handset or web
- Encrypted Account Management Transactions
- Late Join on Group Calls
- PC Based Dispatch Client Available
- Easy to use Contact and Group Selection
- Group and User Presence
- Floor Control Indication
- User and Group Management from:
- Web based user interface, and
- Handset User Interface
- Instant Ad Hoc Group Calling
- Enterprise Administration via Web Interface
- Maximum Group Size:
- Personal Group: 250
- Member Group: 250
- Open Group: 250
- Closed Group: 250
- Dispatch Group: 250
- Surveillance Channel: 250
- Unicast Channel: 250
- Large Group: 3,000
- Preemptive Priority Emergency Group: 60,000

Ratings and reviews

Simple UI but super clunky and unreliable at times. Drops out and glitches consistently since the last big update in early 2020. Kicks users out of private subgroups when the main channel is opened. Needs major improvement all around. Not sure how their client retention will go at this rate, because frankly it's not reliable when you need it.

I didn't this it was possible for this app to get worse, between the clunky ui, the constant demand for permissions not necessary or the complete hijacking of my device blocking incoming and outgoing calls and constantly forcing itself to open and be in the foreground, but after this latest update all the audio comes in echoed and choppy. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS

I'd love to see a Google Wear & Samsung Wearable companion app for using app functions on smart watches, etc. Also, WIDGETS! I'm not usually a fan of drawn over widgets on my screen, but having a PTT button that can float & move anywhere on the screen would make for much easier usage, especially with larger screened devices (using ESChat on Galaxy Note 10+5G). It'd also be nice to see more user friendly audio options in the menu, like options to turn off audio focusing or ignore audio focusing.

What's new

Add support for Stone Mountain Epic RSM+CSM.
Performance improvements.
Security improvements.
Bug fixes.
Obsoletes Android OS versions less than 10.