JamesBrox
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Got this new Harris radios at work. Any good in performance and durability? 
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It is much better than the XG100P. We have a few of the XL185P and the XL200P. No problems yet, but once we fully deploy them to replace all of out 100P's, I'm sure we will see some problems.
mmckenna
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Should be a nice radio. I'm getting ready to buy a bunch of XL-200P's for our PD.
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Looks like you have the BeON LTE integration. Will be nice to hear how that works for you. We're looking at that option also.
We are in the testing phase of BeOn here and it works amazingly well. WAY better than FirstNet. Talkgroups are added from the UAS and extra radios (FirstNet solution) are not needed.
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OK, we've been talking with Harris about it. We know it's expensive, but we have some coverage challenges plus some need for coverage between different areas. It looks like it'll work well, but it's nice to hear positive reports from others.
What is nice is that you can use WiFi and avoid the LTE expense. And, if you do enable LTE, you aren't locked to a single LTE provider like you are with FirstNet (AT&T).
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Yeah, we're going to try it with the extensive WiFi network we have along with LTE network.
Didn't mean to hijack the thread. The XL portable platform is much better than the 100P and works great on BeOn with WiFi and LTE alike. And they are serviceable and parts can be ordered, unlike the 100P.
Any feedback after a few months of playing with it? I'm looking at them as an option also. I've only played with one once so far, not too shabby of a radio.
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Sorry for the delay. Well our experience is not very good only for the fact that the company still is relying on cellular companies for coverage. They haven’t built their P25 towers yet. But the construction of the radio seems pretty rugged.
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