I was scrolling thru Ticky Tocky one day and watched a video hawking one of those Talk2me SIM cellular based handheld radio.
Anyway, I bought two of them. They work off of any cell tower regardless of carrier. It has public channels, plus you get a private channel. Yeah, it's not a ham rig, but they are interesting and could be handy for emergencies. I get signals where my cell phone doesn't. I've already made a few friends that I talk to occasionally. Battery life is great. I Sent my Cousin in Arizona my extra one. He's 78 and gets a kick out of it.
Anyone else have/use one? I guess there are some brands that don't have any fees after initial purchase. Mine came with the first year free, then $30 per radio yearly after that. Basically VOIP, just in a more familiar format.
Anyway, I bought two of them. They work off of any cell tower regardless of carrier. It has public channels, plus you get a private channel. Yeah, it's not a ham rig, but they are interesting and could be handy for emergencies. I get signals where my cell phone doesn't. I've already made a few friends that I talk to occasionally. Battery life is great. I Sent my Cousin in Arizona my extra one. He's 78 and gets a kick out of it.
Anyone else have/use one? I guess there are some brands that don't have any fees after initial purchase. Mine came with the first year free, then $30 per radio yearly after that. Basically VOIP, just in a more familiar format.
