@PieRatRC
Just passed my technician exam because of your videos. Wanted to say thanks and I appreciate people like you!
@kinch613
I absolutely LOVED my Nextel phones. In my old unit we used these as a primary method of covert communication on operations. We easily blended in as we were on a cell call.
@Puddles-j1q
$57 dollars for the pair i purchased. Kept one and gave the other to my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter who lives 50 miles from me. We can now talk, if you can call it that on a daily basis. Not for shtf situation, but perfect for what i use if for. I love it!!!
@ReelinwithRyan1960
With Nextel we were all too blind to see that we had the best all around phones!! So sad when they went away. Someone needs to bring them back!!!!
@hankfox4170
Future Josh is spot-on... in addition to that, cell phone networks, frequencies, channel access methods,etc., are discontinued from time to time such as 2G, 3G, CDMA, etc. I've had at least 4 cell phones which I have held onto long enough to have their technology discontinued, so if someone is thinking of this as a long term investmentv- it's not. You can't just upgrade technology by getting a different SIM card.
@BravoBassin
Rapid radios puts out such miss leading and false advertising about there radios it just blows my mind. I personally have tried to talk to them about this and the response was no response and the deleting of my comments and messages. They have an F rating with the better business bureau and are flat out lying to there customers at this point. I am so glad you covered this and pointed out even more stuff then I touched on in the video I made about these radios. Ham radio 2.0 did a good job talking about these radios as well.
@Supernumerary
Nextel was incredible! What’s more, Nextel functioned internationally! Example, I’ve used Nextel between Lima, Peru and Minneapolis, USA. Just push the button and pairs or groups of people had flawless communication. It operated around 800Mhz which penetrated buildings quite well. AFAIK, that ~800Mhz spectrum is now used for data on iPhones on AT&T.
@daniell8387
Half of the comments in that videos were pointing out that it is not amateur radio, and the other half were people calling the first half sad hams.
@HamRadio2
Well done. Ask me about Rapid Radios when I see you next month in person
@Ubergamer256
The nextel ‘radio’ feature was absolutely game changing for my workplace, and no tech has really come close since Sprint killed it. One of those edge use cases where tech totally nails it and then forgets about it once things become more generalized. Like how Windows Phone 7 was the fastest, easiest, most coherently designed smartphone there was (sans apps). Many cases in tech history of ideas just flat out being executed better in the past.
@quailstudios
Hey Josh, thank you for the excellent video. I had not heard of Rapid Radios until 2 days ago. Someone asked me what I thought of them. Now I know what to say. N7HKS, 73 my friend.
@Jasonoid
My backup method of communication if the grid goes down is Starlink Mini and my smart phone with wifi calling and texting, it works quite well when camping in the mountains with no service. I also can use the internet for other things. I'm on the $10 a month 10gb plan for emergencies and basic usage while camping. I could also switch up to a normal plan if needed instantly in the app. We've seen these starlink units really help out people in ergencies when everything goes down, the mini is SUPER compact so I have it in a small waterproof Pelican case.
@fransahm1956
Put Zello on your cellphone. I have a PoC radio that I just wifi off of my cellphone or home wifi and have friends all over the world. Just don't buy the crap they are pitching for $400. Zello is kick ass and is basically free. I like mine as I can travel with friends and just have them use the Zello app while I have the convenience of a PTT button.
@gerardouribe9939
Conozco un caso de un radioaficionado que recién había recibido su señal distintiva, tubo la "suerte"de viajar a Europa y compro un handy que era un teléfono parecido a un radio vibanda pero el mismo solamente se podía usar con un chip para teléfono y se podía programar en la aplicación Zello. El pobre chico no sabía que hacer ya que al enterarse que no era un handy proponía cambiar el mismo por cualquier radio de VHF-UHF portátil pero siempre sin suerte!!!! Muchas casas de venta de equipos toman a los que no entienden y estafan a los mismos!!!! Un abrazo grande, muy interesante tu canal colega, desde Argentina LU7EUG.
@UllLis1962-p4t
Thank you for opening my eyes as I was also astonished to use for a WT a simcard, lol. Have a great week. With friendly regards from Warsaw/Poland
@jayceew2j202
Nextell that’s a name I haven’t heard in ages
@N0SSC
Icom loaned their network PoC radios for one of our YOTA camps for staff and volunteer use. Worked so much better than texting, calling, telegram, zello, etc since not everyone is glued to a phone (believe it or not). plus it was secure so campers couldn’t hear us complaining about troublemakers 😂
@brianmcvicker829
Thanks Josh! Short, informative and too the point! Appreciate you!
@99storymode29
Hello all !! And good morning from Slovenija.
@TheBrokeHam