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Summary: Great radio
Review: I just bought these radios today. I had a little trouble getting used to how to change channels and the like. Also, the menu felt clumsy.I haven't got the chance yet to try them out over a distance, but I expect them to perform well. My favorite feature: the call feature (which DOES work between brands) has different tones to choose from, even songs!!
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Summary: Great radio
Review: I just bought these radios today. I had a little trouble getting used to how to change channels and the like. Also, the menu felt clumsy. I haven't got the chance yet to try them out over a distance, but I expect them to perform well. My favorite feature: the call feature (which DOES work between brands) has different tones to choose from, even songs!!
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Summary: We use on a daily basis - works great
Review: I originally purchased these back in December 01 so my wife and I could talk back and forth while driving from Iowa to Ohio when we moved. We drove seperate cars and wanted to be able to coordinate breaks and stuff as we drove with our kids. I charged these up the night before we left and drove with them for well over 12 hours using them the whole time. They came in handy as we had to travel through a snow storm and it was difficult to keep in sight of each other. The range is great. We were getting at least two miles as advertised. Now that we are in our new home and live near relatives my daughter grabs one as she heads out the door to Grandma's and we can keep track of her while walking through the yards to get there and she can let us know when she's safely inside. As for the buttons being difficult we don't have a problem. Variable volume control is great and so are all the different call signals. Durablity has been good as well. Batteries have held up and still will hold a charge for days on standby.
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Summary: We use on a daily basis - works great
Review: I originally purchased these back in December 01 so my wife and I could talk back and forth while driving from Iowa to Ohio when we moved. We drove seperate cars and wanted to be able to coordinate breaks and stuff as we drove with our kids. I charged these up the night before we left and drove with them for well over 12 hours using them the whole time. They came in handy as we had to travel through a snow storm and it was difficult to keep in sight of each other. The range is great. We were getting at least two miles as advertised. Now that we are in our new home and live near relatives my daughter grabs one as she heads out the door to Grandma's and we can keep track of her while walking through the yards to get there and she can let us know when she's safely inside. As for the buttons being difficult we don't have a problem. Variable volume control is great and so are all the different call signals. Durablity has been good as well. Batteries have held up and still will hold a charge for days on standby.
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Summary: Audiovox FR14382CH Poor performance; Poor warranty
Review: I purchased this for $... at Staples but they have discontinued it. They must know something...
It is loaded with a lot of nice features like channel scan, selectable call tones and a few others not normally found at this price. I haven't fully tested the range but it seems just as good as any other frs radio. I especially like the charger stand and the batteries by themselves can run you $... and they are included! That's the good part. The volume output is marginal - you can forget hearing anything from this radio in a high noise area. The button driven menu is not very intuitive leading you to not bother using some features because you can't figure out how to get to them. One of the radios broke in the first week of use (would not transmit voice), so the 90-day warranty has to be viewed as a liability (even though I got to take advantage of it - UGH!). I'll never buy a product with a 90-day warranty again. These days, a company should stand behind their product longer than 3 months!!!
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Summary: Audiovox FR14382CH Poor performance; Poor warranty
Review: I purchased this for $... at Staples but they have discontinued it. They must know something...
It is loaded with a lot of nice features like channel scan, selectable call tones and a few others not normally found at this price. I haven't fully tested the range but it seems just as good as any other frs radio. I especially like the charger stand and the batteries by themselves can run you $... and they are included! That's the good part. The volume output is marginal - you can forget hearing anything from this radio in a high noise area. The button driven menu is not very intuitive leading you to not bother using some features because you can't figure out how to get to them. One of the radios broke in the first week of use (would not transmit voice), so the 90-day warranty has to be viewed as a liability (even though I got to take advantage of it - UGH!). I'll never buy a product with a 90-day warranty again. These days, a company should stand behind their product longer than 3 months!!!
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Summary: Compact and worth the price
Review: Received a pair of these for X-mas. They are more difficult to set up, change channels, and other functions than my Cobra 250's, so keep the instruction book handy. (the reason for only 3 stars) Have used all four a few times at a local airport flea market and in malls with good results. I really like the rechargeable batteries. Charge 'em up overnight & use 'em all day. Too bad the call feature doesn't work between different brands of radios. If this is important to you, buy all the same brand.
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