Best 2 Way Radios for Phone

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Motorola SX600R 14 Channels

$44.00 Est. at Amazon

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having an extra phone is just not worth it.
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great for vacations,where you can't use phone service,must be used
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i like the usb charging port that can allow charging from any usb port, whether on a computer or using my in-car usb charger for my cell phone.
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the charging station is convenient and small enough not to take up too much room in a house already full of ipods and cell phones!
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i settled on these because of the advertised ivox feature, which supposedly lets you talk hands-free like a cell phone, even though they're more expensive than some other rechargeable models without

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Positives: Excellent Range, Nice Performance, Good Sound Quality, Maximum Range: 14 Miles

2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for PHONE

Uniden GMR1838-2CK

$37.00 Est. at Amazon

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i originally bought it for outside "army" play, but my grandfather found it useful as location device, so he could keep track of my brother without a cell phone.
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a lot cheaper that cell phones.
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the family across the street and us use these after receiving an unexpected phone bill and they work great.
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we had to resort to cell phones for the last few hours of the trip to communicate.

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Positives: Nice Range, Nice Sound Quality, Durable, Maximum Range: 18 Miles

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for PHONE

Midland LXT340VP3 22 Channels

$31.00 Est. at Amazon

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it's good alternative to cell phone.
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they work great for around the yard and in big stores where cell phones won't work.
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had reason to test the stated range, but they do just fine in our brick and reinforced concrete building that is essentially a faraday cage and the bane of cordless phones and wireless networks.
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our campus is only about four acres, so we haven't had reason to test the stated range, but they do just fine in our brick and reinforced concrete building that is essentially a faraday cage and the

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Positives: Inexpensive, Great Range, Excellent Performance, Maximum Range: 20 Miles

4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for PHONE

Uniden GMR1438-2CK

$40.00 Est. at Amazon

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so you just buy 8 aaa rechargeable battery with higher capacity, the best should be 2100mha or more and put it permanently on the phone and use the radio charger cradle to charge the radios.
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i originally bought it for outside "army" play, but my grandfather found it useful as location device, so he could keep track of my brother without a cell phone.
from www.amazon.com
the family across the street and us use these after receiving an unexpected phone bill and they work great.
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we had to resort to cell phones for the last few hours of the trip to communicate.
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a lot cheaper that cell phones.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Inexpensive, Excellent Range, Maximum Range: 14 Miles

5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for PHONE

Motorola T9580RS

$75.00 Est. at Amazon

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when initiating a radio conversation, the caller can (if desired) first press a button that sends a musical sound like a phone ringing.
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my mother doesn't have a cell phone so we use it to keep in touch while shopping.

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Positives: Long Battery Life, Good Sound Quality, Inexpensive, Maximum Range: 25 Miles

EA Sports TSX100-2VP 1000 Channels

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

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uses spread spectrum technology (similar to cdma cell phones: sprint, verizon wireless, us cellular, cricket) which makes it jam-proof and highly unlikely that anyone can monitor while using the
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2007 as i knew my cell phone would not work while at sea and i wanted to keep track of my kids.

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Positives: Great Range, Excellent Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Channels: 1000

Cobra microTALK LI 7200-2 WX VP

$62.00 Est. at Amazon

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i live in a very hilly area that doesn't lend itself to quality communication (even with cell phones).
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i also had a good idea of how the "privacy" codes work (they don't keep other people from hearing your broadcasts - they allow you to tune out other people), the gmrs licensing requirements ($85/five

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Maximum Range: 27 Miles

Motorola T5000R 7 Channels

$55.00 Est. at Amazon

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bought this product because my 6 yr old is to young for cell phone but we can keep in touch at our campground or if he is at a neighbors house.
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i plan on also using them on road trips when we have to use two cars to save on cell phone use.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Durable, Inexpensive, Maximum Range: 5 Miles

Midland 42CH MSSY OAK GMRS

$71.00 Est. at Amazon

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voice scramble is like the mute button on your phone; it kills the transmit and receive to third parties while putting out an obnoxious gibberish that will annoy anyone within thirty miles.
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the terrain is so rough we can't even get cell phone service in this area (across most of the 23,000 acres).

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Positives: Nice Range, Easy To Use, Excellent Sound Quality, Maximum Range: 30 Miles

Midland GXT-900VP4

$63.00 Est. at Amazon

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they are a little bigger than a cell phone.
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using our cell phones to keep in touch would have been a pain because i had family there from all over the u.s.

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Positives: Nice Range, Compact, Long Battery Life, Maximum Range: 30 Miles

Cobra PR 38502 WX EVP

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

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it's like a cell phone without the plan and stuff!!!!
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it's very compact, and is only slightly thicker than a cell phone.
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(cel phone lines were extremely erratic the first couple of hours after the quake).
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i spent much time on the phone with their india-based customer service only to find that they do not carry the recharable model.
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i own a tri-level house, my wife's office is on the third level, mine on the ground floor, i have a very bad left knee, hardly wants to bend making stairs a very difficult trip, tried using our cell

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Durable, Maximum Range: 12 Miles

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Best 2 Way Radios for Phone

Motorola SX600R 14 Channels

Uniden GMR1838-2CK

Midland LXT340VP3 22 Channels

Uniden GMR1438-2CK

Motorola T9580RS

EA Sports TSX100-2VP 1000 Channels

Cobra microTALK LI 7200-2 WX VP

Motorola T5000R 7 Channels

Midland 42CH MSSY OAK GMRS

Midland GXT-900VP4

Cobra PR 38502 WX EVP

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