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: Pretty Poor
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought these because the MINI club I drive with use 2-way radios for communication.
The came with headsets, and either with or without them it was almost impossible to hear what people were saying. Range was poor, too.
Save your money and buy something cheaper. These just don't live up to their claims.
Digital camera Review: Pretty good for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
I haven't tested these for their full 25 mile range, but they seem to work well enough around the office complex and at the park. The 2 mile range for urban areas that other reviewers have stated seems to be about right. I might have actually gotten more than two miles, but I also live in Los Angeles where we don't have very many tall buildings.
Overall, they work well enough for casual use, but I wouldn't consider them for more critical applications.
Digital camera Review: Radio Test
Summary: 4 Stars
Product is extremely easy to use. Used while on vacation in the islands on a cruise. It is an ideal method for communiction when you are with large parties. Clarity isn't bad but not great. Worked better in open areas.Digital camera Review: Range overstated
Summary: 3 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
Wow! 25 miles! You see this on the packaging and you think all is going to be great. Well, in suburban/urban environments, it's more like 2 miles or less. Now that's not bad, but better off bringing your cell phone when possible..
After about a mile, things garble up on both ends. I didn't experience interference on any channels, so perhaps the filtering channels were doing their job, but I didn't test these out in a resort area either. The menu system (UI) also takes a bit of getting used to. You've got to push a bunch of buttons to change channels and such. The button placement is good and the size of the radios are reasonable. Rechargeable batteries that are included are fine, though charging time is 10+ hours, a bit high even for modern day NiMH. Li-ion would probably raise the cost significantly. Also, no hands-free accessories are included like similar packages (adding about $20 the cost if you need to pair), though there is supposedly an iVox function (works like a baby monitor.)
Better off sticking with cheap FRS radios here if you just need short distances, and then there's no need for the GMRS licensing (though I'm assuming most people go without this, but technically you're supposed to pay $85 to the FCC.)
Digital camera Review: Sewer Pipe Audio Quality
Summary: 1 Stars
Though the radios had some good features, the bad sound quality trumped all of them. I had to frequently ask for repeats because the sound was so bad, even at close range. I don't know whether it is really cheap speakers or bad processing but it sounds like you are talking down a long length of plastic tubing.
There are other radios for under $100.00 that work much, much better.
I just returned the T9500XLRs.