Motorola T9500XLR 25-Mile 2-Way Radio Pair by Motorola
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Digital camera reviews of Motorola T9500XLR 25-Mile 2-Way Radio Pair
Digital camera Review: Sorely disappointed in low quality.
Summary: 1 Stars
After owning 2-way FRS/GMRS radios by Bellsouth, Cobra, and Motorola, Motorola radios were always the highest quality. They may not have been the best in every area, but they were always consistently high quality and they always worked. The last 3 models I've owned have all been Motorola.
I purchased the T9500XLR (their current top-of-the-line 26-mile radio) the other day to replace my T4900s. I was appalled at them. The sound quality from the speaker sucks compared to the older, cheaper T4900s. And worse yet, the sound transmitted cuts in and out continually - at any range and at any transmit power. Whether in the next room or half a mile away, the sound was the same low quality with voices cutting in and out. No settings affected this.
I ordered a pair of Midland GXT710VP3 radios instead. They're *way* better. They're what the T9500XLRs should be.
Digital camera Review: T9500 works
Summary: 5 Stars
They work well, are a relative bargain and are nice & small. The preferred radio for mt biking.
Digital camera Review: Terrible Sound Quality, Cheap Housing
Summary: 2 Stars
I was immediately disappointed with the sound quality of these radios. It was frequently very difficult/impossible to understand what the other person was saying (confirmed in both directions). This wasn't an issue of being out of range or choppiness or such. Simply, it sounds like the voice is digitized and degraded. I have an FCC license and have owned numerous Motorola radios over the years. This set was a real disappointment. A radio that can "ideally" communicate over such a great distance is useless if you can't understand what the other person is saying -- even from a very short distance away.
Furthermore, the housing of these radios lacks durability. The rugged rubberized bumpers that served to protect the former models is gone -- just cheap-feeling plastic now.
Digital camera Review: Terrible audio quality
Summary: 1 Stars
As many people have noted.. the audio quality of these radio's is terrible. I also had an issue with the radios cutting out on me and times when I had to turn the radios off and on just to get them to communicate again.Digital camera Review: Terrible range.
Summary: 3 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
RANGE TEST: The effective range of this device is far worse than it claimed. I got about half a mile before it started dropping off and only transmitted gibberish. About 3/4 mile and it stopped transmitting altogether. Switching channels did not improve anything. I guess if you use it within the same building then it could be very effectie. As a matter of fact, I have seen people used them in a Chninese retaurant and it worked really well for them.
So depend on what you need it for. But don't think you can use it for more than half a mile.
I will update this review as I test other features.