Cell phones vs 2 way radios....what works best at WDW?

[Mskanga]

I'm very confused with this, has anyone been able to use their cell phones at the theme parks without a problem? I have AT&T for my carrier and I don't know if they would work there.
I'm trying to figure out if I should get a pair of 2 way radios or if I could use my cell phones.

 

[Mskanga]

bump...

 

[Mr.Toad]

What does bump mean?

1969/70 – Disney Land (Lived in CA)
1973 – Disney World Magic Kingdom / Offsite
1995 – Caribbean Beach
2000 – Coronado Springs
2001 – Port Orleans - Riverside

 

[Belle1962]

I have AT&T and we used them in Nov. No problems at all. However--we di not attempt to use them inside attractions (which would have been rude anyway).

 

[Disiteach]

You can use cell phones in Disney, but many of the buildings interfere with the signal. So if you are inside, it may not work. Same thing for beepers.

 

[mike80124]

I am from Colorado and have 3 nextel cell phones used them in the park all the time with no roaming charge . work great for us

ALL STAR SPORTS 4/96
DIXIE LANDINGS 5/2000
PORT ORLEANS RIVERSIDE 4/2001

 

[tigznpooh]

We tried last April and with two different carriers..we couldn't get reliable coverage to communicate to each other. One phone never had a signal at all, the other was inconsistent. We will be trying the two way radios this year. However, I have ATT that works great just about everywhere(haven't tried WDW with it yet)

 

[Mskanga]

I opted for getting the 2 way radios since I am going to use them at home in another amusement park quite a few times this summer. I can't afford to spend a lot of money on cell phone charges , my cell phone plans only work in the north east and if I changed to another one with no long distance charges it would cost me just as much for one month as the radios.

 

[cindala]

I took the test drive with Nissan to get the Cobra 2 Way Radios. However, I have read a few posts here saying that they don't work so well in a place with so many people and so few channels. I'll have to see how they work, but I would think a cell phone has to work better.

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