Customers enjoy the exceptional range and sound quality of the X-Talker 38-Mile, 36-Channel FRS 2-Way Radios, with many praising their long battery life and ease of use. While some users appreciate the affordable price and durability of the radios, a few have concerns about the difficulty in changing channels and false advertising.
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Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great radios, use care putting in new batteries.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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The last pair of FRS radios I bought, about ten years ago, worked pretty good, but burned through batteries. My initial experience was concerned with batteries again, this time with problems charging.
After a call to the manufacturer, a replacement set of batteries arrived. Upon reading the instructions that came with the replacement batteries, I realized they could go in two ways while still keeping the correct polarity. I flipped the battery pack over and the batteries charged! I made the same change on the batteries that came with the radios with the same results. Both the original and replacement batteries appear to be good.
In summary, the replacement batteries came with clear placement instructions. I can sometimes transpose instructions so will accept operator error on my part. These radios work great and operate days on a single charge with great range.
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This is one of the best deals I've come across. Great mix of high quality with ease of use along with great pricing. Excellent product, packaging and delivery. Highly recommended
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These worked well on our RV trip out West with two other RVs.
Distance was about 3 miles that we could hear each other loud and clear. Battery life was about 12 hours before needing to be charged. I would recommend them.
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I have several models of the Midland 2 way radios and this is the best. Clear sound, good distance, and the volume control is helpful as I use it for hunting.
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These work grate good range clear speaker. Purchased a pair of cobra walkie talkies at double the price and requires a fcc license. They were returned to cobra range was 100 yards very happy with the midlans
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Works great for road trips to Mexico as well as in the woods taking a hike, work’s decent in the city but overall sound quality is great and reaches a good distance
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The "talkies" are exactly what my wife and I need to communicate with each other throughlout the day. We are both over 70 and when we are in different rooms we use the talkies to communicate. The instruments are totally silent when not being used by us or rarely by others on the same channel. We have not yet tested the range of these but they fit our needs perfectly.
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FRS radios are often given bad reviews because new users have undue expectation. This read is advertised as 38 miles in range. That may be possible in idea situations but for most uses that will not be true. I have this for about a month and the low powered channels work well for about half a mile. With the higher powered channels this carries as far as 2-3 miles in an imperfect environment (not line of site).
I bought this so that my wife and I can contact each other over short distances and without buying a second cell phone.
The instructions can be a bit confusing but if you don't need to know everything.
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Had an opportunity to use these on a car club tour in the Black Hills of SD. Even in the canyons on the twisting roads, I was impressed by the range. Easy to use and the menu system made it easy to change channels or any of the other operating parameters.
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Bought them to communicate with caravan across country, California to Oklahoma. They worked great! Now we use them on the Ranch to keep track of each other. No Cowboy leaves the barn without one.
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We use these to go RVing, sound is crystal clear, range is great, charging base is convenient. Haven't even explored all features and am still pleased would recothis to anyone for campaign, hiling, biking, any kind of outdoor recreation.
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Awesome product. Fully delivers what it says. Good quality audio! Fairly easy-to-use. I honestly thought it was gonna be way more complicated to figure out.