Using a mobile phone as a walkie-talkie is not a step backward in terms of technological development, but a great way to save money on buying a walkie-talkie. Moreover, practically all applications-walkie-talkies for mobile phones are free, but the prices for walkie-talkies have dramatically increased recently.
You can make a walkie-talkie from a mobile phone thanks to the Zello-walkie-talkie application, which can be downloaded for free in the Google Play Market. The application does not require serious hardware resources of a mobile device and will work even on inexpensive mobile devices. In addition, the developers of the application take care of maintaining the Zello walkie-talkie for all popular mobile platforms, and there is also a version of the program for stationary computers.
How to start using a mobile phone as a walkie-talkie?
The Zello mobile app has already been mentioned earlier. So, you need to find it and install it on your mobile device. You can download the application on the official Zello website, where versions for Android, iOS, Windows, etc. are presented.
After installing the Zello radio on your mobile phone, you need to go through the registration procedure in the application. The developers tried to simplify it as much as possible and all you need to register is to come up with a username and password, as well as enter your email address. No activation is required; immediately after registration, all the features of the application will be available. If you wish, after registering in your profile, you can upload a photo, add information about yourself, or share a link to your website or page on a social network.
Zello radio communication: where to start?
You can communicate using Zello mobile radio with acquaintances and strangers from all over the world. Moreover, most often users communicate by radio in special channels. Each user can create such a channel.
There are two types of channels in the walkie-talkie - open and closed. The first one is more common, and you can join one by clicking on it in the channel list and choosing the "join" option. Depending on the settings selected by the channel administrators, the connected user becomes either a listener or a full participant in the conference. But it is worth remembering that even in open channels, they can be blocked for obscene language and other signs of abnormal behavior. It concerns the blocking of only a single channel, while the user account does not disappear anywhere.
A private channel is preferable for private conversations. After all, the walkie-talkie is rarely used for dating and idle chatter; voice chats are more suitable for such activities. The radio can be used in conducting search games or by truckers to communicate with a group of convoy drivers. More recently, password-protected private channels have also been used to communicate with people in war zones for coordination within groups. It is almost impossible to eavesdrop on a closed radio channel.
