Bulgaria Ski discussion board

re: Walkie talkies vs mobiles?

Victoria I don't suppose you bought the Binatone Marina 300's did you? I'm looking at buying them just now for the other half and I keeping in contact on the slopes.

re: Walkie talkies vs mobiles?

We used Binatone Mr200 in Three vallees and worked great! Picked up quite wierd conversations though!

re: Walkie talkies vs mobiles?

Yes Leckie Marina 300's.
£19.99 per set in Curry's. Prob in sales now!

Never used them but the kids will show me how. I'd rather break or loose these than my mobile phone so hope these talkies work for us.

re: Walkie talkies vs mobiles?

I just bought the same ones on eBay. Hope they are decent.

re: Walkie talkies vs mobiles?

We use unlocked mobile phones on a local Sim card. Makes it cheaper for staying in touch with the UK, as well as being easier to text in noisy bars. Depends who you meet up with aswell. It's easier to arrange a meeting time with new friends by text rather than hope that WT are compatible.

re: Walkie talkies vs mobiles?

I would suggest that if you are intending using Walkie Talkies you get 8 mile radius as a minimum. The mountain do block off part of the signal and you may have trouble receiving the signal if you intend using a weaker pair.

Have used them for several years in Pamporovo and find them perfect.

PP

re: Walkie talkies vs mobiles?

Just a point to note.
MAKE SURE YOU GET A DECENT SET OF RECHARGABLE BATTERIES.

THE COLD TEMPS DRAIN YOUR BATTERIES VERY QUICKLY SO TRY AND GETS THE HIGHER OUTPUT ONES.

re: Walkie talkies vs mobiles?

Ive Got Binatone Ones As mY Mum Was Stating And Each Channel Has A Different Frequency.

re: Walkie talkies vs mobiles?

If I go the mobile phone route, where is the best place to buy SIM cards in Borovets & how much please?

re: Walkie talkies vs mobiles?

We bought Tevion Terrain 550 walkie talkies from Aldi for about £25 (seemed identical to another Binatone model). These had an 8 km range and worked very well. As mentioned previously, you can receive some confusing chatter from others on similar frequncies. One word of advice, make sure you switch them off at night, or the crazy chatter & bleeping will drive you nuts!