• Reviews around reception (3.69 of 5)

    Motorola Talkabout Radio MH230R

    • I could probably get better reception with two solo cups and some string
    • Good reception, easy to use and recharge.
    • Great reception
    • I work in a hospital and the wonderful reception in an environment with a lot of wireless traffic and lead lined walls is excellent.
    • The farthest we've used them is about a mile apart (through the woods) and the reception has been terrific
    • Battery doesn't last, reception is decent.
    • Great reception so far
    • the reception is great; however it could be due to the fact that our house is very close to a Fire Station
    • excellent reception
    • No good.dont waste your time.your going to have to pay a lot more if you want good quality.you have to be close to get good reception
    • we have pretty good reception as far as 15 to 20 miles
    • clear reception
    • He has gone at least 1 mile from the house and we still get really good reception.
    • When my kids take these to walk around the neighborhood the reception is still pretty good but gets some interference from city infrastructure and traffic on the channels
    • Clear reception without interference from a mile away on low power.
    • Excellent reception
    • The reception was a bit scratchy but still discernable
    • We got about a mile away in two separate cars before we lost reception
    • Great reception.
    • Tested around neighborhood and get about 1 mile of clear reception.
    • Otherwise reception is sketchy
    • I purchased them as a back up plan for an earthquake while I'm at work 7 miles away, they do not have adequate reception for this.
    • The reception was clear everywhere.
    • We used these to talk between cars on a long road trip, and the reception was so good
    • Reception is much clearer than with my old units.
    • They work great and the reception is excellent.
    • Excellent quality and reception is very clear.
    • Great reception, love it.
    • The reception was bad at best--about 500 yards line of sight.
    • Lost signal for a short journey at dense forested area but overall reception was good
    • These are sturdy and reliable 2-way radios with good reception.
    • Good reception up to 6-7 miles.
    • Poor reception.
    • Reception is good.
    • Bought these walkie-talkies so I could always be in touch with my mother because she's ill the selling point for me was a 23 mile radius I wasn't even a mile away and had no reception awful product not happy
    • We use them to keep up with the kids while they are out in the neighborhood and we only lose reception if they are in someone's home.
    • They only worked for about two years and then died not very good reception.
    • Really good sound and reception.
    • They love them..really good reception from a distance...almost a mile away from the house!
    • I bought them for a festival because of really bad reception and they came in handy.
    • Reception is clear.
    • Since most of the drive is through Canada and also extremely remote, cellular reception was almost nonexistent
    • They worked well, though we were never more than a few hundred yards apart, but reception was clear.
    • These units are durable and have clear reception.
    • Very clear reception and seem to have a long range.
    • Great reception
    • These radios worked for maybe a couple of hundred yards before the reception was so bad we could not understand each other
    • The reception range can vary (as described in product write-up) but I was amazed at how far and how clear the reception was.
    • They only worked for about two years and then died not very good reception.
    • Very good sound and reception
    • my 8 y/o son complained the ptt button is a little hard to push.