I don't recommend these for anyone who I owns a cell phone cuz cell phones do the same exact thing.
When I paid almost $400 for two radios I was told it was a one time payment without any hidden charges and they work even if cell phones go out. Now suddenly I started getting texts saying I need to pay a yearly fee of $50 for each radio and if cell towers go down the rapid radio won't work. If they were honest and told about these issues from the beginning, they wouldn't have sold so many radios. I for one never would've wasted my money on them in the first place. And I'm sure I'm not the only person who feels this way. And I'm sure this dishonest company will make things right. If they're going to lie in the beginning to sell more radios they are definitely aren't going to do anything now. What a rip off!