As a fan of the Oklahoma Sooners, I will never ever purchase a woot that references the Texas Longhorns, unless it is in a manner that is purely disrepectful and negative. Boomer Sooner.

anddreus wrote:These radios always come in pairs!
So, why aren't we geting two pairs for $14.99?

Now, see THAT is something that I never would have thought of at 1AM

I have another version of these that dont look anything like this...got them on another woot....works great for paintball

about a buck less on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5872605198&category=3308

Nice that these have a watch on them. Unfortunately they chew through batteries so fast, you'll have to keep setting the time.

Realistically these "2-mile" units reach about 1/4-1/2 mile TOPS.

Just like when you were a kid....the old "1/4 mile" walkie talkies used to average about 500 feet.

I'm really, really, starting to hate Tuesdays... One bad, ugly, Woot guaranteed per week....

So exactly how would the GMRS work? What does that mean? And why would one want that?

Thanks.

Not so bad people.

One for Mom/Dad, Each for the kids and then let loose in an amusement park. It's got its uses...The bright orange does stand out. The baby can suck on the nipple as a pacifier...How cool is that?

fierywater wrote:Assuming this doesn't sell out by morning, I'll have to show my father this. He's been looking for inexpensive 2-way radios.

You can get a set just as good at BestBuy for about $10+tax

(That's $10 a PAIR).

Here is the link from March 7th, when these radios were last offered.

http://www.woot.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=481152

They sold out (2400) at 7:24 AM.

Great! The Hello Kitty Hand Grenades I have always wanted!

toottoot wrote:Not so bad people.

One for Mom/Dad, Each for the kids and then let loose in an amusement park. It's got its uses...The bright orange does stand out. The baby can suck on the nipple as a pacifier...How cool is that?

We tried that at Disneyland once... Turns out lots and lots of folks had the same idea... Imagine how fun it was to tell some anonymouns lady to meet you at the Haunted Mansion...

Gutsuo wrote:two mile range on the plains of wyoming.... otherwise about 10 yards

Just what I need to keep track of the family at the beach. Got 2 pair for our clan. I better buy a case of batteries too.

Ewwww those look EVIL

Seems like a great deal, but I get more then 2 miles with free cell to cell.

soxfanct32 wrote:Maybe if the shape weren't so weird....

BUILT-IN PACIFERS

Save your money. I bought these a month ago to use on a ski trip and the range was a half mile, at best - and even THAT was a stretch! There's a good reason why they're just 15 bucks for a pair. They're simply not woth it at ANY price!

JACK

So, Bob. Uhh.. What the hell are we going to do with all these leftover Tamagotchi shells?

BOB

Walkie talkies, Jack. Glorious walkie talkies that shine in the sun! Walkie talkies that transmit from the heart. And we'll give 'em a fancy name. With plenty of X's. You hear me, Jack?! At least three of 'em. One for every Tamagotchi I've watched die by my neglectful hand. Because when it truly comes to down to it... I'm the shell.

JACK

Roger, wilco, Bob.

We have a bunch of Motorola FRS.
Work great for caravans, especially in areas where mobile service is "roaming"/expensive (like during our trip to Yellowstone last year).
Since the batteries burn fast, we turn them off, but signal to turn them back on by calling on mobile phone for a 1-ringer, then hanging up before incurring charges.

Worked well for us, and no problems with distance. Especially handy when we had a communications snafu and lost each other in traffic (don't run the yellow light when you're the lead car, d'oh)

"You and a radio-mate can KIT from up to 2 miles away, assuming you’re both on a vast cosmic chessboard made of crystal or something."

PRICELESS. Oh Woot, how I wish my girlfriend possessed your keen sense of humour.

These will be a great subject for the weekly contest theme !!

My 20mo old daughter will love these. Daddys voice mysteriously coming out of a box that she can talk to. w00t. otherwise they are uglier than homemade sin.

a two pack is kind of lame on 2 for tuesday

Looks like something Fisher Price makes...

How big are they? The image looks very small. Maybe 3" square?

I'm taking a group of kids to Paris this summer - can I use these puppies in Europe?

these blow dont even work half a mile and hard to hear others

i think they look like chickens...

everything you ever wanted to know about GMRS radios...
http://www.provide.net/~prsg/wi-gmrs.htm

bought the black ones a while ago... not so obvious for airsofting...
even with a headset mic these would give you away by brightness

but i do have to say i like the color ( ^ note screen name)

What if someone actually saw me wearing one of these? Or worse yet...what if someone took a picture of me wearing one of these? Oh my gosh...MAN BOOBS!

They actually pay real people to design stuff that looks like this?

Come on - 2 mile range? What is the point?!

clarkbhm wrote:I dunno, I actually thought about buying a pair... until I thought about when I would actually use the thing. After all, its rare that I'm out of cell-phone coverage anyway.

You challenge the WootGods? Did you not read the post of the man who pooh-poohed the April 1st toilet plunger offering only to find himself in a mad late-night dash to the hardware store seeking a plunger, any plunger, just a week later?

Beware the WootGods!

I have a pair of the black ones that were up a few weeks ago. Right on time for spring break, we used them on the interstate/beach/themeparks. They come in handy on the golf course and campus also. You do not have to wear them; the lanyards detach and belt clips are included.

I was about to buy 3 of this.... until I saw 2 mile radius... ugly an all, this smurfers come in handy more often than not. specialy now that the summer 'cons are comming me and my buds can keep connected from car to car (and inside of the expos, where wireless signal is poor) , but 2-mile range is horrible, thats like so 6 years ago.

When the 5 or 8 milers come to woot, I'll buy 3 pair....

Here is some information on the FCC license required to operate on the GMRS channels.

Here is a step by step guide to GMRS licensure.


FYI - As of August 10, 2004, the "application fee" for a new or renewed GMRS license) increased from $$50 to $55.

A GMRS license is valid for 5 years. With the $25 application fee you will lay out aprox. $80 to use the GMRS channels.

Sure, using these radios makes us feel like we’re cheating on Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack, and the other quickly fading celebrities who’ve rented their reputations out to the cellular industry.

I don't know about Joan Cusack, but the gloriously beautiful and immesely talented Catherine Zeta-Jones is most definitely not "quickly fading."

well, even if these things look as ugly as the love child between courtney love and micheal jackson, it would appear the company that makes these are on the right track..

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000CDL3O/104-1068570-0672756?v=glance&n=172282

Moving some stuff next week and I'd give em a shot (car to car) but I'd never get em in time. So... next!!!

ganeshi wrote:I'm taking a group of kids to Paris this summer - can I use these puppies in Europe?

No. Radio doesn't work in Europe. You have to use light signals over there. ;o)

ganeshi wrote:I'm taking a group of kids to Paris this summer - can I use these puppies in Europe?

I'm sure this has been answered, but by the off chance it hasn't.

These operate on radio frequencies, which don't need a satelite or anything. They just need to tune into the same one and be in range of the amplifier (2 miles), so they will work fine. Kind of like a wireless telephone. It works wherever you go (so long as you can plug it in to those weird sockets anyway).