Why can’t cellphones connect to each other directly, acting like walkie talkies, at distances similar to their ability to reach cell towers.

Question

Why can’t cellphones connect to each other directly, acting like walkie talkies, at distances similar to their ability to reach cell towers.

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Answer 1

Many years ago my husband and I had cell phones with a walkie talkie feature. We could only walkie talkie each other. The bad thing was, anyone could hear what you said. We seldom used it.