Abstract: A system (20) and method (50) of establishing a rapid push-to-send data exchange in a multi-wireless network environment can include a first wireless network (24 and 26) having a fast network channel to exchange an Internet Protocol (IP) address or other data, a second wireless network (23 and 27) operatively coupled to the first wireless network having a high bandwidth data channel to exchange data using the IP address in a wireless peer to peer data transfer, and a communication protocol. The first wireless network can be an iDEN network and the second wireless network can be a CDMA network. The communication protocol can relinquish (66) communication using the first wireless network once a dedicated data channel on the second wireless network is established. The communication protocol can also simultaneously transfer (56) voice traffic on the first network when the first network is exchanging the IP address.

Abstract: The invention concerns a communication unit (102) and a method (200) of indicating urgency of a communication at the communication unit (102). In one arrangement, the method can include the steps of receiving (204) a first call from a caller (108), receiving (212) a subsequent second call from the caller, and if the second call meets a predefined parameter, increasing (216) an alert level to provide an indication or urgency or to locate the communication unit.