Comment by orionsbelt

Comment by orionsbelt 2 days ago

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Who is using a pager or walkie talking in 2024? I will admit there was maybe a few bystanders standing too close to a Hezbollah member, but how many non-Hezbollah members do you think really had one of these pagers? Keep in mind Israel also does surveillance and probably tracked where they went. If it turns out a material % of these were owned by civilians, I might agree with you, but I suspect that’s not the case.

anigbrowl 2 days ago

I own walkie talkies. So does any large retail store in the US, they're given to staff to communicate. Every film set with more than 10 crew members uses them. I could go on. I'm amazed people come to a web community about technology to broadcast such ignorance.

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  • djohnston 2 days ago

    Did you buy your walkie talkie in a batch shipment with Hezbollah?

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    • anigbrowl a day ago

      No, and HN is not the place for such dumb snark. Maybe you'd be happier on Titter or Reddit.

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OutOfHere 2 days ago

Just because you don't know of legitimate uses of a walkie doesn't mean they don't exist. A walkie can work independent of a cell phone network, which makes it uniquely useful for numerous applications. Not everyone can afford a cell phone bill.

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  • anthk 2 days ago

    For instance, emergencies at the countryside/wilderness. Or Firefighters.

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