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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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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there still exists [push to talk](https://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/products/command-center-software/broadband-ptt-and-lmr-interoperability.html) as an add on option. makes the phones act as walkie-talkies to each other. maybe specific phone models? and im sure the is some account setup to make it work. its not out of the box. and not on every phone.