Motorola T9500XLR 25-Mile 2-Way Radio Pair
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Customer Review: Sorely disappointed in low quality.
Summary: 1 Stars
After owning 2-way FRS/GMRS radios by Bellsouth, Cobra, and Motorola, Motorola radios were always the highest quality. They may not have been the best in every area, but they were always consistently high quality and they always worked. The last 3 models I've owned have all been Motorola.
I purchased the T9500XLR (their current top-of-the-line 26-mile radio) the other day to replace my T4900s. I was appalled at them. The sound quality from the speaker sucks compared to the older, cheaper T4900s. And worse yet, the sound transmitted cuts in and out continually - at any range and at any transmit power. Whether in the next room or half a mile away, the sound was the same low quality with voices cutting in and out. No settings affected this.
I ordered a pair of Midland GXT710VP3 radios instead. They're *way* better. They're what the T9500XLRs should be.
Customer Review: Terrible range.
Summary: 3 Stars
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RANGE TEST: The effective range of this device is far worse than it claimed. I got about half a mile before it started dropping off and only transmitted gibberish. About 3/4 mile and it stopped transmitting altogether. Switching channels did not improve anything. I guess if you use it within the same building then it could be very effectie. As a matter of fact, I have seen people used them in a Chninese retaurant and it worked really well for them.
So depend on what you need it for. But don't think you can use it for more than half a mile.
I will update this review as I test other features.
Customer Review: Terrible Sound Quality, Cheap Housing
Summary: 2 Stars
I was immediately disappointed with the sound quality of these radios. It was frequently very difficult/impossible to understand what the other person was saying (confirmed in both directions). This wasn't an issue of being out of range or choppiness or such. Simply, it sounds like the voice is digitized and degraded. I have an FCC license and have owned numerous Motorola radios over the years. This set was a real disappointment. A radio that can "ideally" communicate over such a great distance is useless if you can't understand what the other person is saying -- even from a very short distance away.
Furthermore, the housing of these radios lacks durability. The rugged rubberized bumpers that served to protect the former models is gone -- just cheap-feeling plastic now.
Customer Review: Motorola's worst ever radio!
Summary: 1 Stars
The audio quality is really poor compared to other manufacturers. You can't understand other users even over quite short distances and this not helped when the signal keeps dropping in and out.
Whatever you do . . . DON'T be beguiled by the MOTOROLA name and DON'T expect any support from Motorola regarding this problem.
THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE POOR QUALITY PRODUCTS.
I complained to the UK and USA offices of Motorola and both fobbed me off.
I have some really cheap Uniden radios which have a superb sound compared to these . . . you can expect better quality from two tin cans and a length of string than Motorola's T9500XLR radios.
Customer Review: Pretty good for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
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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.