Walkie Talkies Good Idea?

[thekhaz]

So I had the idea today after finding out that cell phones wont really work in Cancun without ridicolous charges to spend like 100-200 bucks on walkie talkies. Found place to get pairs of them for 20 so 10 each with a 12 mile radius. I think it be great for any guys or girls me and my friends meet and party with and that we like to give them a walkie talkie so that we can all meet up and chill at a later point. Im in cancun for 2 weeks so even handing out one a day to group of people we meet or w.e so that they have option to hit us up to go to same club or w.e

[Nuno]

Don't be that guy

Cell phones work everywhere and every cell phone company offers a Mexico travel plan which makes it pretty cheap to use down there.

[hw711]

I tried that my first year. It was a fail. The range is never as good as advertised. Nobody wants to carry it out. Cell phone is better.

[thekhaz]

ok good to know and know i dont mean i was going to hand them out to every girl i saw lol, meant that if i hung out with a group (say the CC party) and met some people i wanted to hang out with later thought be convient if cell phones work without issue and no expensive that I have in interest in getting walkie talkies lol

[Princess015690]

or just send text messages...? probably not as expensive, plus, more convienent.. or if your hotel has wifi or computers, get on for a few mins, send some PM's ?

[ghUk]

Nuno - "Don't be that guy"

Classic

[Tips The Cancun Legend]

I intend to top up my blackberry and use bbm.

[Hoozle]

It's pretty much a waste anyways, I kept one in my purse for emergencies and as soon as I got to the club, the doorman confiscated it and said I could get it back at the end of the night. Try remembering to do that after you've drank yourself to oblivion. I ended up forgetting about it lol Besides we never ended up using them anyways. We would always just plan ahead with people where to meet and when just like the old school days before everyone had cells and it always worked out okay. If you need to call back home, I just bought a phone card, it was cheaper than adding international calling to my cell plan.

[kellz!]

Originally Posted by Tips The Cancun Legend

I intend to top up my blackberry and use bbm.

will do the same lol.....

[thekhaz]

ya it was one of those late night you know wat would be a good idea situations were after 5 mins ur think wow thats not really a good idea at all lol

and Nuno our favorite phrase at rutgers my freshman year was

"Dont be THAT guy be THE guy"

[tomm0]

haha

Jesus man, f**king walkie talkies!?!?!

this isnt 1986. Just pay for the phone!

[ILikeRoastBeef]

I used walkie talkies in rosarito beach, mexico when we would go on 3 day weekends. Henry is right, shitty reception and drunk users just dont go well.

what the hell is blackberry messenger i have a blackberry but never used the messenger, how is it diff from just sending a text?

[hw711]

Originally Posted by ILikeRoastBeef

what the hell is blackberry messenger i have a blackberry but never used the messenger, how is it diff from just sending a text?

Go to the app store and install bbm. It's free to download.

bbm uses data plan (whereas sms is part of voice plan because it uses an older technology) so it's a lot cheaper. An sms is limited to 160 characters each and will cost you $0.20-0.50 (depending on carrier and plan) out of the country. bbm is just like any instant messager. There is no limit per message and sending plain text through data plan. A 160 message through data plan will only be 0.2kb and it usually cost $0.002-$0.015/kb for international data roaming. Basically, it costs nothing comparing to sending txt. Just make sure if you have your data roaming on, you don't send/download pictures/videos. Those will cost you an arm and a leg.

[ILikeRoastBeef]

Originally Posted by hw711

Go to the app store and install bbm. It's free to download.

bbm uses data plan (whereas sms is part of voice plan because it uses an older technology) so it's a lot cheaper. An sms is limited to 160 characters each and will cost you $0.20-0.50 (depending on carrier and plan) out of the country. bbm is just like any instant messager. There is no limit per message and sending plain text through data plan. A 160 message through data plan will only be 0.2kb and it usually cost $0.002-$0.015/kb for international data roaming. Basically, it costs nothing comparing to sending txt. Just make sure if you have your data roaming on, you don't send/download pictures/videos. Those will cost you an arm and a leg.

damn Henry, you're the man! Remind me to take a fat chick for the team if the opportunity presents itself. To show my gratitude of course for all your help these past few weeks.

BTW, the nerdiest school in the country is MIT, Is that where you went?

[thekhaz]

i disagree with MIT being the nerdiest, probley Cal Tech is. MIT might be full of geniuses but they party like no other, I have tons of friends who go to BU and BC and the girls all go to MIT frat parties cause they are way better than the parties at their own schools

[ALTIMAN23]

OR you can just buy a prepaid cellphone in Cancun. the local variety store OXXO carries samsungs and nokia's. They cost 300 pesos ($30 US) and come with 300 pesos of airtime or textn. To send or receive a text is only 1 peso. Buy the phone and get the airtime for free.

Best Deal Yet!!!