Nationwide LTE Walkie-Talkie - Two-Way Radio - Unlimited Range POC Two Way Radios Set

I would say this device work pretty well so far. I will say it requires you have have some kind of LTE plan in order for this to work with a network. It uses a sim card and it does come with a simple adapter to install micro sim cards and such into this device. It is a device that can be limited with towers as it does use LTE in order to stay connected but it gives you a longer range. That being said a device that does use the LTE can have connection issues which can be a bit annoying. The walkies are easy to setup and the batteries are not preinstalled. I did do a test on the battery and found no issues with them. The walkies work pretty well so far and stay connected over a longer distance. I found no issues with longer range out in the city but in wilderness with little to no LTE you may run into some issues. The battery so far last for a long period of time. It could be due to not being used constantly and it can stay on for long periods. I am able to charge it fairly quickly. It take about the same standard time as charging a flip phone which is about 2 hours at least but varies based on the medium. The screen does not stay lit up or anything so the drain on the battery is minimal. It is something you can easily put on you belt. The walkies are farily durable but the screen is prone to scratches as I happened to get this smacked by a branch. Regardless, the screen still outputs without any issues. The shell is durable but prone to nics and damages. It has a thicker design though in order to accommodate the walkies durablity. The sound quality is not bad. I am able to hear clearly on one end. It does have some background noise but for the most part it drowns out a good amount of it. The interface is fairly straight forward and easy to navigate. The device is a bit costly for what you are getting and you do have to pay additional LTE service to be able to utilize that part of it. It does not have it's own provider and some providers may not work. It performs well and the connection is pretty strong so far. There is not much loss in sound quality or loss of connection. Overall this is great if you are going out to communicate over longer distances and want to stay connected better especially through the cities. It has several channels to help reduce interferance with other walkie channels. There is good clarity on the sound. You are able to hear well and without much issue. The voice pick up is good. You do not have to worry about too much interferance as it does drown out most of the background noise. It has a good range but it does not have a GPS tracking or anything on it even with LTE. The battery last for quite sometime. The device is a bigger size but it is more durable than other walkies. The only down side is that this does require an LTE plan in order to work efficiently.

I am an avid hiker, camper, and wilderness backpacker. Safety and being in touch with family is very, VERY important to me. For that reason, I had invested in the Garmin inReach Explorer+ for whenever I go out into the wilderness so my family can track where I am and occasionally receive text messages that I am OK. The Garmin works via satellite communication and requires a hefty, monthly fee (plus an annual activation fee if I don't purchase an annual plan). As an occasional backpacker, that is just too costly for me, but when I do go, I would activate the Garmin (about $30, if I remember right) and pay for 1 month service for the 3-5 day trip. In total, it comes to about $50, I think. It's been a while since I've done it.For road trips with 2 or more cars, we stay in touch with the other drivers via cell phone, but we often find ourselves in dead spots with no cell signal at all. The other option was to purchase a Starlink satellite system, but that's costly too for occasional use.I decided to give these radios a try. It promises nationwide communication without a monthly fee (you do have to pay $50/radio after the first year -- activate just for the year you want to use it in. So, a total of $100 for two radios for an entire year). I tested it. From California all the way to Idaho, we were able to stay in constant communication, even on the highway to Yosemite National Park where the cellphone (Verizon and T-Mobile) stopped working. I was surprised. Very surprised. Surprised because this radio operates off the LTE cell spectrum -- yet, it behaved almost like a HAM radio. There were occasional spots where the signal was a bit choppy, but it worked most of the time.I have yet to take it with me into the deep wilderness while backpacking, but you bet I'll try it with the Garmin inReach Explorer+ as the primary on my next adventure, and keep this Radio as a backup for nearly "free", unlimited communication with my family at home. I'd then use the Garmin only for true emergencies (it has an SOS function that would connect me to Search & Rescue) and breadcrump GPS tracking so the family knows where I am at. The radios will hopefully work so that I can chat with my kids during breaks or when about to go sleep in the tent.I highly recommend this.

A little background on me I’ve been an engineer for Verizon wireless AT&T wireless for 30 years and I came from the analogue world all the way to the digital world and I understand the CDMA and everything that they’re referring to now I went through the ninex age and they’re pushed to talk, but this particular radio, my personal opinion, just hands down quality, audio quality carrier it’s just above and beyond anything that I’ve used and for it to work for camping for your kids for your mom and dad to make sure that they’re safe there couldn’t be anything better and the fact that there is no monthly fee is just icing on the cake so and if you own a business, oh my goodness, take your hands out of your pocket and get as many of these radios for your crew as you possibly can get rid of paying for that Motorola radio or whatever it is that you’re having cell phones whatever it’s just the fact that these are no monthly fees and the quality and you can set it up as a group call an individual call so there’s no downfall on this just an ounce standing idea by who ever this was thank you thank you thank you I look forward to utilizing these more and more as time goes along