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of the more popular trail comm "take-alongs" is the ever-popular cellular
phone. Anyone who has used one realizes that they will not work unless
you are within the operating range of a cell site. Depending on your
off-roading location, this may or may not be a problem. In my case,
out in the middle of the Arizona nowhere, cell phone coverage is very
spotty, at best, and usually nonexistent. Again, this will vary depending
on where your favorite trails happen to be, and may even be dependent
on your exact position on that trail. Cell phones are certainly useful
and easy to operate, but usually are out of signal range. The price
for a phone varies from free to several hundred dollars, depending on
the model. Of course, you must activate it and pay your monthly bill
in order to use it. The best part about a phone is that you can talk
directly to whom you want, with no relaying of information by someone
else. 