CB radio got cancer in the year 2000 but was it terminal ?

Even in the late 90's cb radio was still kicking,i remember a time when over half of the 40 channels was used in the late 90's,then come 2000 and cb radio went down hill big time,alot of people blame the internet and mobile phones,see most people in this nation are trend followers,whether people like it or not they always want to be seen as trendy ,well it just so happens that in the year 2000 was a new decade with new trends like the internet,all of the sudden cb radio was seen as a place where only a sad bunch of misfits hang out,the truth was that a small bunch of people just refused to move on with the new "trend" ie the internet,the internet has more misfits then cb radio could dream of.

Back to the question of cb radio dying,i would say it's been a long slow painful death wouldn't you agree ? What a horrible way to die,the question remains, can cb radio be treated and brought back from the brink of death ? I say no,cb radio is still dying and will continue to die untill no sign of any life on the bands at which point it will be sold off by ofcom,the reason i say this is obvious,cb radio is a old technology that has no use in this day and age and can anyone really see a youngsta buying and using cb radio with all the internet has to offer ? I thought so.

What's the difference between cb radio and pmr446

Here i'm going to run through the many differences between cb and 446.

Noise levels ? On pmr there is NO noise at all,cb on the other hand is full of noise,i make that 1-0 to pmr.

What has more users ? Again,pmr wins,2-0 to pmr.

Best range ? I'll give cb radio the edge but only just,2-1 to pmr

Antenna size ? PMR wins this by a long shot,it this day and age smaller is better due to nosy neighbours, 3-1 to pmr

Prices ? PMR handhelds are cheaper then cb one's but home base cb's are cheaper then PMR home base sets,so i'll call that a draw, 4-2 to pmr.

There are many other points but i think you get the picture,in my eyes pmr446 beats cb radio all day everyday,just keep in mind the points i have made above.

PMR 446 vs CB Radio

Lets look at the advantages of PMR 446 over conventional CB radio,when i say PMR 446 i don't mean handhelds,i'm talking about homebase set ups,just like CB radio but on PMR 446 mhz.

1. Antenna size,antennas at PMR 446 mhz are very small compared to CB radio (27 mhz)
2. White noise,there is no white noise on PMR 446,where as CB radio is full of noise
3. Ctcss,on PMR 446 mhz you can more or less have a private chat where you don't have to listen to music players or idiots,CB radio is full of noise,if it's not white noise coming from a tv it's a music player