Rapid Radios?

[Muddyboots]

Anybody have and opinion?

"

• These radios provide NATIONWIDE coverage, whereever you are located. With no monthly fees, no contracts, and no hassle!
• Keep in touch with your friends, family, and more - wherever they are located. UNLIMITED Nationwide RANGE* with UNLIMITED use!"

Rapid Radios - Nationwide Walkie-Talkie & Two Way Radio

Emergency Radios, Nationwide 2-Way Radios - Maximum coverage and largest LTE network. American owned 2-way radio and walkie-talkies!

rapidradios.com

 

[Varmint Hunter]

Anybody have and opinion?

"

• These radios provide NATIONWIDE coverage, whereever you are located. With no monthly fees, no contracts, and no hassle!
• Keep in touch with your friends, family, and more - wherever they are located. UNLIMITED Nationwide RANGE* with UNLIMITED use!"

Rapid Radios - Nationwide Walkie-Talkie & Two Way Radio

Emergency Radios, Nationwide 2-Way Radios - Maximum coverage and largest LTE network. American owned 2-way radio and walkie-talkies!

rapidradios.com

Reading their site, it appears that they need the same cell towers that your cell phone uses. That certainly wouldn't be "Nationwide coverage". I can't see how they are better than a cell phone. Personally, I prefer to use text messaging when hunting but that doesn't work where towers aren't nearby either.

I'd also be interested to hear from any current users.

 

[PopNFresh]

is it a prepper walkie talkie that relies on the lte grid not being disabled? so it only works where your cellphone would work? they advertise no monthly subscription then say it's a $50 annual fee......

odd concept

 

[Phil Rizzo]

We use them on the farm, just started about a month ago. We have very few trees left in the county, so comms seem good. And the whole county might have 25' difference in elevation.

So if they don't work here….

 

[cohunt]

Saw the " prepper" statement
Then saw they use lte cell towers
Then saw they charge $50/year, or $100/year for international

I'll wait to see what others say but too many inconsistencies on their web page.....and some sort of cell service in the area is still needed, and if lte cell/data network goes down-so do they.

 

[eshell]

I despise their marketing approach. Sean Hannity whores them (which should say it all), saying "no monthly fee", when the catch is a yearly fee, saying "nationwide" when it's not really a radio but a cell phone, and saying "emergency comms" when the fact is that when your cell phone won't work, neither will these things.

The only real radio available to the public that will go "nationwide" is an amateur (ham) radio in the HF bands, a good antenna and good propagation conditions. An amplifier is desirable, but often a regular 100 watt radio will work.

 

[Muddyboots]

The one interesting question I have is do they grab the cell towers best signal versus each mobile company having varying signal strength?

I wish this was pure satellite connection which Starlink will likely solve in maybe a year or so?

 

[K9TXS]

I have been using an iCom 5100 (ham radio) in my Tacoma and it has worked out really well. I've been in PD fields in Gillette WY and was able to talk with my wife in Texas. The Tacoma has WiFi and the 5100 runs thru that. The 5100 will also work through repeaters that are set-up across the country. However, if you can't hit the repeater due to being out of range, the WiFi is the next best thing to use.

 

[Larson562022]

Just got back from an elk Hunt in Colorado,my buddy had 2 of the radios he said they work really well from Wisconsin to anywhere in the states so we took them on our hunting in guffy,some of the mountain tops we had cell service but the radios did not work!I think the cell service is better around towns and flat land but not so much in the mountains!hope that helps guys

 

[Philward]

I wouldn't do that at all.

 

[lyle2231]

Anybody have and opinion?

"

• These radios provide NATIONWIDE coverage, whereever you are located. With no monthly fees, no contracts, and no hassle!
• Keep in touch with your friends, family, and more - wherever they are located. UNLIMITED Nationwide RANGE* with UNLIMITED use!"

Rapid Radios - Nationwide Walkie-Talkie & Two Way Radio

Emergency Radios, Nationwide 2-Way Radios - Maximum coverage and largest LTE network. American owned 2-way radio and walkie-talkies!

rapidradios.com

That brings to mind the Nextel combo phones. Telephone with push to talk walkie-talkie.