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     I reviewed the Motorola Talkabout walkie-talkies. These walkie-talkies have the usual features — push-to-talk communication and a built-in flashlight — but they also have one killer feature: they can chat over radio waves using your phone.      The Talkabouts connect to an Android or iOS app via Bluetooth, which lets your phone act as the keyboard and control center while the walkie-talkie functions as the transceiver. The app can also send your GPS location to other users — all without an internet connection. All you need is the app, Bluetooth, and the walkie-talkie. So, is this $109 device worth it? The Good The walkie-talkies are very durable, and the app works well. They come with their own charging dock that uses USB-C, and you can also charge the individual walkie-talkies directly. Pairing is quick and easy, and you get all kinds of telemetry info in the app — including battery percentage. They include 22 channels and 121 sub-channels , so i...

Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special article.      These '25' mile walkie-talkies are pieces of junk. They do not do what is advertised, you have to put your mouth too close to the microphone hole, and they are way too loud!! First of all these walkie-talkies will not work over 25 miles 'in an open field' and three miles 'in the city' I measured it on Google Earth and it cut out at .64 miles on a full charge!!  Static and then nothing.      Second of all these walkie-talkies make you put your mouth right up to the microphone and leave NO margin for error. If you are not directly over the hole you will hear static. This is hard to show to people which gives it a terrible ease of use score. Lastly, changing channels and volume makes so much noise. There is no 'mute' function. and covering the speakers doesn't really do much.  At least the 'call function' works well.       In conclusion, these walkie-talkies are borderline sca...