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While the push-to-talk app simulates a radio’s traditional two-way communication, it can’t work without internet access. The post and similar others have been shared on Facebook and Instagram, gaining over 5,000 likes, shares and comments, according to CrowdTangle, a social media insights tool.īut this is bad advice. “Please download and inform your friends and family.” “New Orleans friends not evacuating: There’s an app called Zello that turns your phone into a walkie-talkie if you lose service,” reads a graphic shared in an Aug.

29 as a Category 4 storm.Īs residents sought ways to stay in touch during the storm, some social media users pointed to a walkie-talkie app as a more reliable means of communication. Hurricane Ida made landfall on the Louisiana coast on Aug. The claim: Walkie-talkie app Zello can be used if you lose service during Hurricane Ida before and after they were hit by Hurricane Ida. Bernard Parish government shows areas in Delacroix, La. Before and after video shows parts of Louisiana hit by Hurricane Ida
