Update - I went shopping!! Need Websites for Electronics

[LiLPrincess]

My son has asked for 2-way radios for Christmas this year. He has heard that they come with a 5 mile range now.

Does anyone know if there are websites where you buy electronics?

Thanks! :)

[MaryDisney]

hey Lil princess, I searched in yahoo categories (shopping) and found this online store... hope it helps!!

http://r2.us.rmi.yahoo.com/rmi/http://www.circuitcity.com/ewebIMa/frame1.jsp/rmivars%3ftarget=_top?BV_SessionID=@@@@0822444428. 1004935761@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccckadcdhlkhghlcfngcfkmdffhdffl.0&upper=head.jsp&lower=frame2.jsp&left=leftdept.jsp&right=verity_search.jsp&inleftcat=Shop+%26+Learn&search=2+WAY+RADIOS

[ebhurleys]

I have been shopping around for the 5 mile ones also. About the best price I have seen is at Bj's. I believe they were 70 each with a 30 rebate. That would make them 80 for the pair. I believe they were cobra. If you find a better deal let us know. I have not purchased mine yet.

[ditzoyd]

I understand that the 5 mile radios require a licence.......

I could be wrong, but that is what I understand. They are more powerful, and I know for a fact that many Emergency Services use that kind of radio. Something you may want to look into.

I have used the FRS 1 mile radios ( the kind with 14 channels and SubChannels) with alot of sucess in Disney. I have never had a problem getting ahold of anyone, unless they were in a show where they turned it off.

laura

[LiLPrincess]

Do you know how you get the license? Does each person carrying a phone need one?

[LiLPrincess]

I went shopping yesterday and here's what I found...

I went to Best Buy, Circuit City, Ultimate Electronic's, Sam's and Lowe's. Best Buy had the best selection and inventory but all store's were the same price. I didn't think about it until just now, but the stores are all within 1 mile of each other, maybe that's why they are the same price!

I found Motorola 5200 for $70/pair
Motorola 6220 for $60 per phone
Motorola 6300 for $80 per phone
Cobra 225-2 for $40/pair

On the 5 mile radius phones I found Cobra PR900 for $100. These phones didn't seem to have the bell's and whistles as the 2 mile phones.

Does anyone have experience with any of these phones? I'm leaning toward the 5200's and the Cobra 225's. I really don't want to spend more than $70...but would consider it if the 5 mile one's are worth the extra money.

[mikek]

THe 5 mile radios are called gmrs- not frs.

I believe the liscense is required for each entity that owns radios. So if your family owns a bunch than your family only needs one liscense.

I have a pair of the cobra frs/gmrs ones and '5 miles' in sales speak is equal to 2 miles in the real world. (I also have a pair of '2 mile' frs in another brnd and those work about 1 mile.) From what i read on the web that's about par for the course.

THose claims are right up there with 'this cordless phone works 10 houses away..."

Maybe in a lab somewhere, but not in the real world with any kind of regularity.

My take on it- i prefer the gmrs just because less people have them- so if nothing else when 2000 people are at disney with the radios i get a whole other set of frequencies to try to find a clear one.