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| 9/1/02 i have not had my hands on a radio yet. i have had comments from owners saying they liked the green backlit display. one person commented it had a easy to adjust wrist band that made it easy to adjust for his large wrist to his sons small wrist. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11/03/02 a person reported that as a watch only and no talking it had run 4 days and he had not charged it a second time yet and was asking how long it would run between charging with no talking. he said he bought is as a emergency item as he walks to church early in the morning and they have people that listen if some one were to fall or have a problem they have volunteers to come and assist. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/20/03 a lady in Canada says she had to return hers as all she could hear was her local fm radio station. i still have not received a pair to do a full review on. please continue to send me your comments on the radio. JIMBAUDO@YAHOO.COM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/4/03 I LOST MY USER MANUAL. THE PRINT WAS SO SMALL I TOOK IT TO THE STORE TO MAKE AND ENLARGED COPY OF IT. I LOST THE MANUAL BETWEEN HOME AND THE COPY STORE. I CALLED THE FACTORY TO AS THEM TO SEND ME A REPLACEMENT. THE WANTED $5.00 SO I RETURNED THE RADIO WATCH. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/5/03 ONE OF OUR CHURCH MEMBERS READ YOUR REVIEW OF THE SIMPLEX REPEATER, ( READ MY REVIEW HERE ) AND WE ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING ABOUT 60 RADIOS TO GIVE TO OUR ELDERLY CHURCH MEMBERS WHO WALK TO CHURCH IN CASE THEY HAVE PROBLEMS OR IN SOME CASES EVEN IN THEIR HOME IF THEY WERE TO HAVE A PROBLEM, HELP WOULD BE AS CLOSE AS THEIR WRIST RADIO. WE WILL WATCH FOR YOUR REVIEW AND THEN MAKE A DECISION. YOUR WEB SITE WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION LAST SUMMER ABOUT RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. MY SELF AND MANY OF MY CHURCH FRIENDS NO LONGER BUY REGULAR BATTERIES. I GAVE 17 MILLENNIUM CHARGERS AND BATTERIES AS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AND AS I TALK TO THOSE THAT RECEIVED THEM THEY ALL LOVE THEM AND HAVE PURCHASED MORE BATTERIES FOR MANY OF THEIR OTHER ELECTRICAL GADGETS. MY SON IN LAW TOLD ME HIS SONS TOY USED UP A SET OF 8 REGULAR BATTERIES A DAY. HE PURCHASED A SECOND CHARGER AND ADDITIONAL BATTERIES AND IS VERY PLEASED AT THE SAVINGS OF ABOUT $150.00 A MONTH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIPS AND OUR CHURCH MEMBERS WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR REVIEW OF THE WRIST RADIO BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION TO PURCHASE THEM. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/7/03 I HAD REQUESTED FROM MR. ROSE 8/29/2002 THAT THE FACTORY PLACE A PDF USER MANUAL ON THEIR WEB SITE GIVING A COMPLETE LIST OF FEATURES, FREQUENCIES, OPTIONS AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. I VISITED THE WEB SITE TODAY AND FOUND THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Up to a 1 .5-Mile Range• Digital Watch• 22 Channels:Channels 1-14 FRS,
Channels 15-22 GMRS• FCC Self Licensing, Necessary for GMRS,
Channels 15-22• VOX (Voice Activated)• Backlit LCD Display• Call Alert• Channel Scan• Electronic Volume Control• 300mW TX Power Output• 5.2 MHz Bandwidth• User Replaceable
Rechargeable Battery• AC Battery Charger
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contact us via e-mail Contact: info@xactcommunication.com To speak with a customer service representative please call toll free: 866-466-XACT (9228) |
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| 2/7/03 I HOPE THE ABOVE INFORMATION HELPS EVERYONE, AS I HAD QUIT A FEW EMAILS ASKING HOW TO CONTACT THE COMPANY. THE PACKAGE HAS VERY SMALL PRINT ON IT AND I UNDERSTAND AND A 800 NUMBER ALSO. I ALSO CONTACTED THE COMPANY TODAY AND ASKED FOR A USER MANUAL AND THEY TOLD ME $5.00 ALSO. THE WEB SITE NOW TAKES A LONG TIME TO OPEN, SO JUST WAIT OR CLICK SKIP INTRO. I GET ALL KINDS OF EMAIL FROM KIDS TO TEENAGERS ASKING ABOUT THE THE REGULAR FRS RADIOS. AND THIS WRIST RADIO MOST EMAILS HAVE BEEN FROM ADULTS. THE YOUNGER GROUP HAVE ACTUALLY ASKED MORE QUESTIONS ON THE FRS / GMRS WITH GPS. AS I GET MORE INFORMATION OR SAMPLES TO REVIEW I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR COMMENTS. JIMBAUDO@YAHOO.COM THANK YOU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/7/03 ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER UPLOADING THE ABOVE INFORMATION I RECEIVED THIS EMAIL: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2/7/03 I THE
SENT A EMAIL TO THE COMPANY. HERE IS ANSWER:
This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.
Delivery to the following recipients failed.
info@xactcommunication.com
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| 2/7/03 WAL-MART CARRIED THE PRODUCT, SO I CALLED AND GOT A NUMBER FROM THEM. 800-335-2000 IT ONLY WORKED WITHIN THE CALLING STATE. I CALLED COMPUSA, THEY GAVE ME ANOTHER 800 NUMBER THAT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF PHONE TAG I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. I WILL KEEP UP UPDATED. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/17/03 STILL NO RETURN CALL FROM COMPANY. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4/21/2003 FROM meyoung@centurytel.net
Hello- I am hoping you can help. I had bought 2 wristlinx
for my son for Easter. One is defective. I have tried
the 800 number and e-mail address and both got me NOTHING!!
Can you give me a number or anything
that I can talk to someone at Xact?
Thanks, Meredith
ANSWER I WILL CONTACT THE COMPANY AND
REPLY TO YOU IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. JIM
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| FRS RADIO COMMENTS AT THE END.
Thank you Jim for the tip on the cutting the slits. We
enjoy the wonderful sausage 2 to 3 times a week now since your cooking
tip has reduced our fat intakes because it is rendered out in heating
them up, we enjoy them oftener. You were right that the JOHNSONVILLE SAUSAGES
do contain less fat than most of the other precooked brands. Thank you
for answering my email. You should share your special Italian sausage
cooking secrets with your web readers also. Our church has held spaghetti
and meatball fund raisers for years and the hardest part was fixing the
meat balls and as you mention the precooked meat balls you have tried
have never made it quit up to how the homemade ones taste. Your
suggestion to use the JOHNSONVILLE PRECOOKED SAUSAGE WITH SWEET ITALIAN STYLE SEASONING AND RED BELL PEPPERS
was a good suggestion. We were finally able to find them and as your
email said, they are the best! Our church committee has agreed to use JOHNSONVILLE
PRECOOKED SAUSAGE that you recommended at our next supper. Thank
you so much. A lot of our church members go to your web site for
your tips and we are now considering using the frs radios for people who
walk to church early in the morning incase they fall or need help. Thank
you and God bless You! Mary Basset PRE COOKED JOHNSONVILLE SAUSAGE REVIEW |
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| 4/28/2003 UPDATE MESSAGE WAS GIVEN TO MR. ROSE, REMINDING HIM I WANTED TO DO A PRODUCT REVIEW. REVIEW WILL FOLLOW IF AND WHEN THEY ARRIVE. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MOST ALL PHOTOS WITH HP CAMERA, BY JIM BAUDO. EMAIL YOUR COMMENTS, OR YOUR REVIEW TO JIMBAUDO@YAHOO.COM HAM RADIO CALL N0UQZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Move over
oo7, this year's back- to-school kids will be
accessorizing with a hot new frs item, the XAct WristLinx
(TM)
two-way wristwatch communicator. Once the work of an
inventive mind, this futuristic gadget is now available in
the stores. The XAct WristLinx takes a popular technology,
FRS/GMRS
radios -- which stand for Family Radio Service and General
Mobile Radio Service respectively -- currently found in
hand-held units and incorporates it into a convenient,
playful timepiece with 22 voice-activated channels that
have a one- to two- mile radius. features folding antenna.
ACTUAL
DISPLAY, I TOOK A PHOTO OF AT WAL-MART.
