That's not the only reason they are annoying! They also squak and squeak at the person using them at random because they do indeed seem to disagree with the Motorolas in some way. Mine did anyway. I wanted to throw it on the trail and drive over it a few times! Another thing is that you have to speak louder into the Cobras for other people to hear you. It's well worth paying a few dollars more for the better quality Motorolas.