# Zello like Walkie Talkie. Is anybody working on this?

**URL:** https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/zello-like-walkie-talkie-is-anybody-working-on-this/1992
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [March 15, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/zello-like-walkie-talkie-is-anybody-working-on-this/1992 "2022-03-15T22:48:16Z")
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### Author: ![rjg](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@rjg](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/rjg)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/zello-like-walkie-talkie-is-anybody-working-on-this/1992/1 "2022-03-15T22:48:16Z")

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**Summary**  
Zello is an interesting app to provide worldwide walkie talkie however security is questionable.  
Using Freedombox on a small piece of battery operated equipment with push to talk headset compatibility, establish a communication link to a studio from a (several) field citizen journalist(s). The device would be small and will probably WiFi tether off a journalist cell phone. The reason this device works independently from the journalist apps is to provide a connection without running the full streaming software.

The device would need to have the preprogrammed capability to boot into a default configuration with little or no user interaction.

The power to this should be 5V USB.

**Problem**  
The summary explains the problem, the project platform needs to be determined. Looking for people with experience interested in developing this.

If somebody or somebodies want to take this idea on for development (I can help there, however, my experience in freedombox internals is limited.

**Solution**  
Yet to be defined

**Screenshots/Layouts**  
Yet to be created

**Alternatives**  
Yet to be discussed

**Tasks**  
Yet to be determined.

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### Author: ![yeti](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/yeti/32/73_2.png) [@yeti](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/yeti)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/zello-like-walkie-talkie-is-anybody-working-on-this/1992/2 "2022-03-16T14:27:12Z")

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> [@rjg](#):
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> Alternatives

Rethink this above Buildroot, OpenWrt or similar.

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### Author: ![halcyonforever](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/halcyonforever/32/1186_2.png) [@halcyonforever](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/halcyonforever)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/zello-like-walkie-talkie-is-anybody-working-on-this/1992/3 "2024-01-16T18:36:41Z")

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The Zello on-premise server has a 1 time license fee per server.