In practice, they have less reliable range than a good 2-Meter or FRS walkie-talkie.

Any basic walkie-talkie will beat that without any problems!FACT: You are better off using FRS radios that will give you better range and voice communication.

The battery life is great, turned off they last for months, and for a few days of normal usage, and the range has worked great for everything we've needed (and know the limitations - 1/2 mile in the city, up to a few miles rural areas or line of sight)

The range has been excellent and I've had clear communications with my family when we otherwise would have been out of luck with no service

The goTenna is a great solution for us because it has very good range and is rugged which is a consideration when taking it out to the beach or into the rugged country.

Gotenna has a newer product that uses a different frequency that looses some range but lets you bounce the message from one gotenna to the next in range

and I've found the range to be really great - especially in the middle of

I bought these because they're on the MURS/152MHz band, which should have good range and penetration.

The app's offline map was great for navigating town as well as for creating pins and sharing them when any of us wanted to mark a point of interest

I've used mine throughout trips to SE Asia, the Australian outback, New Zealand, as well as during hiking trips in the US