Have phones ended walkie-talkies on farm?

[Henderson]

Our walkie-talkies are acting up. I've looked into replacing them with a few Relay devices, but really, I don't see the point. Everyone seems to have a cell phone, so it's easy to keep in communication while out and about on the farm. Have cell phones made walkie-talkies obsolete on the farm or do some folks still use them? Is there any advantage?

 

[Holii]

We haven't used a walkie-talkie here in years (probably since cell phones). We have play ones. I do believe the last time we really used them was on an ATV trip.

 

[Farmallh]

Call me old school, we still use walkie-talkie's. We also use cell phones but we do use those too. Honestly I think it's easier - push button and talk. I bet you can find some online.

 

[Petal to the Metal]

I can only see a reason to use them if you've got bad cell phone reception in your area. I'm sure places like that still exist.

 

[BIGRED]

We still use them from time to time. It's nice when you have 3 or 4 connected. You can talk amongst yourselves without having to call 3 people. I think they are fun too!