How to communicate from one Arduino to another.

Hi all! :slight_smile:
I'd like to know.. What would be the best way to communicate to one Arduino to another? I need this to be simple to do and work long-range.
I was wondering if it'd be possible to use radio frequency? I don't really want to purchase anything, certainly anything expensive.
I only need to send values from one Arduino to another, just like serial communication.
Something such as '1' or '24' etc... Haha.
Thanks guys! :slight_smile:

It depends on what you call long range. Meters or miles?

XBees have 100m range line-of-sight for the Series 1 type.