GoTenna Links Phones When Network Disappears
walkie talkie
So, it basically makes your phone into a walkie talkie. Except, at the $150 price point you can find really nice walkie talkies with a 50 mile range, that are ruggedized, submersible, and all around more useful for their stated target market - campers and hikers.
If this was $30 I could see the practicality of it. But at $150 (discount price), or even worse $300 (full price) I don't see this being successful with anyone outside of your clueless iPhone user.
If this was $30 I could see the practicality of it. But at $150 (discount price), or even worse $300 (full price) I don't see this being successful with anyone outside of your clueless iPhone user.
Yes and no.
For a lot of scenarios, this might be better.
It might be difficult to hear a walkie-talkie at a concert or certain festivals. Or out in a park, you might prefer not to disturb the peace and quiet of nature. If I were visiting a maj...
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For a lot of scenarios, this might be better.
It might be difficult to hear a walkie-talkie at a concert or certain festivals. Or out in a park, you might prefer not to disturb the peace and quiet of nature. If I were visiting a maj...
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I completely agree 100%, however a walkie talkie can't send text messages. I realize that you can easily press a button and speak your message into it, but people are obsessed with their phones these days. I love walkie talkies, a family member of min...
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The "50 mile range" is pure BS. Look at the tool that they provide. The quoted 50 mile range is only if you have the device 500 feet in the air. If you move the slider to where you'd realistically use the device (4-5 feet off of the ground) the range ...
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Nextel...
...had this built into its later handsets. It was called Direct Talk.
No need to carry around seperate two way radios. While range was certainly limited to 2 miles respectively, it was great for when no coverage was available in the mountains. And depending how many of our family members had these nextel phones, more than two family members could keep in communication without interference from other existing channels that two way radios operate on..
I like the GoTenna idea but find it limited and rather pricy at even 150 dollars.
John B.
No need to carry around seperate two way radios. While range was certainly limited to 2 miles respectively, it was great for when no coverage was available in the mountains. And depending how many of our family members had these nextel phones, more than two family members could keep in communication without interference from other existing channels that two way radios operate on..
I like the GoTenna idea but find it limited and rather pricy at even 150 dollars.
John B.
Also Direct Talk still works unlike the nextel network.
Useless
Even if this antenna could deliver the range it promises, you still must connect to it via Bluetooth, which typically has a shorter distance than a cordless phone.
Get a good set of walkie-talkies for 1/2 the price.
Get a good set of walkie-talkies for 1/2 the price.
