They work great, but as was mentioned, they require that you pay for a cellular service for each radio that you use. So ultimately we dropped them because they’re just not as useful as a regular mobile phone, and they require the same service so it’s not like you’re gonna get service in areas where cell phones don’t work. if you’re accustomed to good old-fashioned walkie-talkies, these work quite well at pretty much anywhere cell service is accessible. I’ve been able to talk to my wife in real time, or close to it because there is a little bit of a lag, while I was in LA and she was back home in Alabama. So it’s pretty convenient, and if you want something that big brother might not be monitoring as closely as they do if you’re on a list like that Deersniper douchebag.
Honestly, if you want some kick ass Comms that are basically impossible to monitor, you should get a Skybridge from Bridgecom and use legit DMR radios. There’s a whole lot more functionality, and you can do LOS with the radios when not using a DMR repeater or a Skybridge.