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Walkie Talkie
- Thread starter ktedder
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FWIW:
mmckenna
I ♥ Ø
Read the info carefully.
Yes, no MONTHLY fee. But you do pay $50 a year per radio according to their current rates. That price could easily change. First year is included in the purchase price.
"Unlimited range" as long as you are in the footprint of the cellular network. These run on LTE Internet of Things type service. It's just voice over IP on cellular. Unlimited is also restricted to the USA. Outside the USA you'll need to pay extra for an international plan. Not all countries/carriers use the same cellular bands, so no guarantee the "radio" will work.
Cheap Chinese cellular product, although their website makes a big deal telling you they are shipped from the USA.
No more/less reliable than the cellular network. Only thing going for them is they seem to have SIM's that work on more than one carrier.
If you already own a cell phone, just get one of the existing walkie talkie apps like Zello.
Thanks for the info
I wouldnt trust those things. Cheep china junk
I have 2 soup cans and 200 feet of STRING
NO MONTHY FEES
WILL WORK ANYWHERE
RANGE EXTENDABLE
NO AFFECTED BY ANY EMERGENCY
NEVER NEEDS CHARGING
$500 A SET
NO MONTHY FEES
WILL WORK ANYWHERE
RANGE EXTENDABLE
NO AFFECTED BY ANY EMERGENCY
NEVER NEEDS CHARGING
$500 A SET
Do you sell a range extender too? (500 ft piece of string)
I almost took the bait on those Rapid Radios. Found the You Tube clip that shows how they work.
Not a real big deal for $400.00 plus $50.00 a year.
I due miss Nextel those phones worked great. Talked to my daughter from LA to Boston like she was in the same room. Used them at work came in very handy.
Steve WSAG-457 KCP-2441 KCA-860 Boston
Not a real big deal for $400.00 plus $50.00 a year.
I due miss Nextel those phones worked great. Talked to my daughter from LA to Boston like she was in the same room. Used them at work came in very handy.
Steve WSAG-457 KCP-2441 KCA-860 Boston
Any discount for four?
ecps92
Member
bill4long
Member
From their website:
en.wikipedia.org
Their fine print:
As someone above said, if you already have cells phones, you may as well use Zello, which is free. If you like the feel of a PTT mic, there are Bluetooth speaker-mics out there available for cell phones that support Zello.
This is bad faith hype, IMO. While these devices are not technically "cell phones" they use the LTE data frequencies which are part of the cell network. We use LTE data in mobile modem/routers in vehicle telemetry systems that my employer develops.
LTE frequency bands - Wikipedia
Their fine print:
As someone above said, if you already have cells phones, you may as well use Zello, which is free. If you like the feel of a PTT mic, there are Bluetooth speaker-mics out there available for cell phones that support Zello.
mmckenna
I ♥ Ø
I agree 100%, I mentioned that somewhere else in a recent thread about these.
Their marketing hits all the trigger words very well. They know exactly who they are trying to sell to, and those people are not smart enough to see through it.
bill4long
Member
You can do that with Zello on your cell phone. You can set up a private "room" with password, and multiple people can be in the "room".
speedway_navigator
Member
Was not aware of that, the lack of a PTT button is my biggest gripe, other than meatless burgers.
TampaTyron
Beep Boop, Beep Boop
Reminder for those considering this product.... when the Boston bombings happened, the Feds killed the cell network in that area in such a way that you could only call 911 and no data moved over the cell network. We had a bunch of customers on cell based tablets and equipment. We had to rapidly deploy temporary 2 way radio systems to support them until the feds released the cell system back to normal use. TT
ecps92
Member
False Rumors - the system was overloaded, never shut down, nor did anyone ask for the networks to be shut down
Same thing happens at a Taylor Swift concert or any large scale event, the local towers can't handle the overload.
TampaTyron
Beep Boop, Beep Boop
Sorry ECPS, I am going to respectfully disagree. I have been in the middle of many overloaded cell systems from concerts, parades, and natural disasters. The subscriber behavior is very predictable. The system is predictable. What was happening after the BB was a system level change. It behaved that way 24/7 and I watched the behavior of the RF spectrum and devices. Definitely not overloaded in the middle of the night. I know you are likely a WPS and GETS guy, so you are likely connected to those who would know. I am sharing what I saw from a system performance perspective. TT
