Bad buy on eBay
I have been able to grab a number of bargains on eBay and I thought that this Binatone MR620 Quad Two Way Radio, was one of them.
The batteries were dead when I got the walkie talkie and left them on the charger units to recharge overnight. Woke up in the morning and it seemed to be working fine when one of them died off after about a minute.
Naturally, I was really pissed off and left a neutral feedback on the seller's profile (I should have left a negative). The seller contacted me much later and she said that he/she would be willing to give me a refund. However, that was the last I heard from "ohhelsbels".
Tried contacting Binatone - no replies from their customer service.
Tried contacting a rechargeable battery reseller - no reply. I guess they don't have batteries for the particular model.
I sometimes wonder what the hell's wrong with businesses in this country. No wonder they are going bankrupt one by one.
Now I am stuck with a pair of useless gadgets. I plan to get a replacement rechargeable battery when I go back to Malaysia next time. Some of my friends has assured me that I can find a replacement battery for any gadget back in Kuala Lumpur.
There are a number of great personal license-free two-way radios in the market with an average range of up to 3km (some like the MOTOTLKR T5 walkie talkie has a range of upto 6km²).
Of course you may wonder why we need a 2 way radio in this age of mobile phones.
You should be aware that some place don't have mobile phone reception. Plus, there's no monthly bills to worry about and no contract either.
The batteries were dead when I got the walkie talkie and left them on the charger units to recharge overnight. Woke up in the morning and it seemed to be working fine when one of them died off after about a minute.
Naturally, I was really pissed off and left a neutral feedback on the seller's profile (I should have left a negative). The seller contacted me much later and she said that he/she would be willing to give me a refund. However, that was the last I heard from "ohhelsbels".
Tried contacting Binatone - no replies from their customer service.
Tried contacting a rechargeable battery reseller - no reply. I guess they don't have batteries for the particular model.
I sometimes wonder what the hell's wrong with businesses in this country. No wonder they are going bankrupt one by one.
Now I am stuck with a pair of useless gadgets. I plan to get a replacement rechargeable battery when I go back to Malaysia next time. Some of my friends has assured me that I can find a replacement battery for any gadget back in Kuala Lumpur.
There are a number of great personal license-free two-way radios in the market with an average range of up to 3km (some like the MOTOTLKR T5 walkie talkie has a range of upto 6km²).
Of course you may wonder why we need a 2 way radio in this age of mobile phones.
You should be aware that some place don't have mobile phone reception. Plus, there's no monthly bills to worry about and no contract either.
Comments
but those radios will be really useful though once you get them to work. Good luck battery hunting in KL.
Till then,
Bill
Josh: Yes I did. All +ve and that's whay I went ahead so I guess I might have been unlucky. But I am really unhappy that the seller didn't reply to my last email.
Tashi: I don't understand what you mean.