Hi, I have two Midland Two Way Radio (GXT-800) and use them. They are perfect. Thank you so much for the products you made. Now, I want to buy two more (probably GXT-1000) and two pairs again. My questions are: 1-) Can I use them together, I mean at same time (old models and new models)? 2-) I will buy two radio from your store (GXT-1000). Can I choose them as FRS or GMRS before send me? Can you setup them for me as GMRS? Thank you so much. Ilker

These are very nice high quality Walkie Talkies, for the price I got what I payed for. They work great at my house and all around my 50 acres we can get great coverage. I have yet to try out the new Micro Mobile base station, sounds like a great purchase. The headsets are wonderful I love the way they fit and look on my head, the covert acoustic headset that is. I get great over 8 hour charge on a full charge, they charge fast on the desk charger. Overall great product! Good Job Midland! I will only buy Midland now!

These “walkie talkie” and their headsets are wonderful. The transmit audio was robust and loud, in my video I barely have the volume turned up at all. Whisper mode was interesting, as it really amplified quiet "whispered"…. I got over 8 hours of use on a full charge, and they seemed to charge pretty fast on the desk charger. My main (minor) complaint is that you have to use the charging base with the proprietary adapter plugs, either the wall or car. It would be nice if you could charge the radios directly with a micro USB so there is one less charger to pack. Some glaring advantages over other brands: (1) They cost less; and (2) Once you figure them out they are an absolute no-brainer to use. They have the simplest buttons and menu/interface plus the nicest large display characters of any of the inexpensive radios I know of. Mastering these units takes maybe 15 minutes reading the manual. ***Read the manual The radios are durable and well built. Not surprising, since Midland has some great commercial equipment.

I almost didn't buy this product after seeing the negative reviews but I am glad I ignored them. I purchased them to help in traffic control during an event which was held on an 80 acre wooded area. The terrain was dense woods and rolling terrain with a few obstructions. This radio performed flawlessly and covered the entire area with ease. The transmissions were clear and strong and it worked with other volunteers radios of different brands. I didn’t have time to charge the included rechargeable battery packs as those take 24 hours to charge initially. I used 4 AA batteries. Used the units for 6 hours continuously and the battery level showed a full three bars at the end, so no issues with battery life. Performed as advertised. Very happy with the purchase.

Had bought them mainly for our Florida hurricanes, when all telephone service can go out (and has here). Now we've found a new use for our 2 GXT1000 units. We’re using them as mobile in-house and on-the-property intercoms. More instantly responsive than cell phones, just a press on the button and talk. Because only one of us is going out into the community for essentials in hard-hit South Florida, to grocery stores & pharmacies. And that person who goes out is self-isolating within our home, no physical contact with the other. A bit OCD? Perhaps. But we’re aged 86 & 71, with a laundry list of medical issues. Can’t take any chances, yet we need to get our meds, some are only monthly. We also use Apple’s FaceTime on our desktop computers, iPads & iPhones. So we can see each other as we speak, when we’re near those devices. Yeah, old people can handle modern tech, too. But the Midland GXT units, that we can carry around with us for instant talking, are just great. Voice clarity wonderful. We never envisioned we’d be using them in a situation like this, Thanks, Midland!

NOT WORTH IT, Buy Motorolla brand not midland. one of the rechargeable batteries was dead out of the box and unable to be charged or used. We used double a batteries instead and are used for these is between two vehicles which are usually Within two or three hundred yards at most. after two vehicles get in between the radios do not work. they say up to 36 miles in ideal conditions... yet again they didn't even work 100 or 200 yd.

Used these on a motorcycle trip and they had good reception over a long distance straight line. That shrank to about a mile in the mountains around curves but in towns you could get a few miles apart before the reception started dropping off. The headsets were a different story and I will review them under the headset review.

Got this shipped to my house for 97cents. I knew a 30-mile reception was out of the question but I thought for sure I could get 2 maybe 3 miles... I was terribly wrong. I was almost able to talk for 1/2 mile and that was even after making sure it was on "high power." However, people using this with little obstruction could possibly get better reception. I was very unimpressed to say the least and got my money back thanks to WalMart's excellent return policy.

Don't be fooled by the "36 Mile" range claim. The package gives varying ranges depending upon terrain but all promise more than the less than 1 mile range actually available. Static and other users on a channel may be from further than the 1 mile distance of the second radio but there is no reception beyond that for the partner radio, even in fairly open valleys. Construction seems solid but the PTT button is soft and difficult to actuate, requiring a single finger at a 90 degree angle, much harder to use than standard hinged PTT's, especially with gloves.

I'm no radio expert but these fit my need perfectly. My son and I ride touring motorcycles and were looking for good communications that were practical. The expensive bluetooth units can be buggy and not always pair with other riders. These won't pair with them either but if everyone used a GMRS radio then motorcycle coms would be much easier. Initial test range was 2.8 miles on high setting before it got too hard to understand. We don't plan to ever be that far apart while riding. They were paired with the AVPH2 helmet headsets, bought separately. We have full face helmets. I only wish they were rechargeable with a usb port. Space is limited on motorcycles. We can also use these radios for coms on family caravans.