Motorola Talkabout

Cannot even create an account. Receiving “request failed” notice but no reason as to why.

There are no maps on-line. Also could not download anything for off line use. The map screen is just a black canvas. Old school gps used to be this way and we made it work but that was 20 years ago. Get it together Motorola.

I bought the T803’s to use with this app. Finally got the offline maps downloaded l, members added and location points saved. A few hours later I opened the app only to discover everything was deleted. I added everything back in and downloaded offline maps again. Hours later, everything was deleted again. Tried it on another phone and did the same thing. Seriously, what is Motorola thinking here? It’s August of 2024 and the app hasn’t been updated since last year. Also, the T803’s we could barely get a mile out of them on a straight road line of sight. Just absolute junk.

Bought 4 and was unable to even download a map let alone use it to navigate or communicate. Could not do this at home let alone in the field. Concept is very cool but does not appear to perform and will be returning the devices.

Maps haven’t worked for a long time. I understand a small downtime for updates but at this point, Motorola is lying and cheating their customers.

I bought this with the intent to connect to my iPhone and use my Bluetooth headset for communication. For reference it’s a Sena 50C motorcycle helmet headset. It has speakers and a microphone that work fine in every other app, however it will not work in this app. Because of that, I cannot use VOX and will have to push a button and talk into the walkie-talkie mic. However, that’s not even the worst part! The worst part is that the app stops sending audio to your Bluetooth device if the app is not main and open. That means no Apple or other external maps. Nearly as tragic is that the app overtakes all other audio applications so you cannot use music and voice at the same time. Probably returning the T802s I bought on Amazon because of this.

There’s nothing that tells you that you should create an account to get a full feature set and then after you’re done with setup you realize you can’t use offline maps… Jank.

Everything about the application, and the T800 Series Motorola radio are garbage, including the customer service. The application is and has been nothing but half baked builds, never has it been useable without a ton of bugs that Motorola never cared to fix. All about profit and don’t give a *** about quality.

It is impossible to download a map in the app for use offline, so that you can send your GPS coordinates to the other user (as advertised). If it allows you to do it at all, it’s such a tiny map area that it’s useless. Support had me uninstall and reinstall the app. It worked once and then went straight back to the way it was before. This does NOT deliver on its promise, or justify the price of the radios.

I spent the past 8 months talking with the customer service team trying to get the offline maps to work. They just “resolved my case” because they know the problem is not something they can address. Let me save you time - Stop trying to download offline maps because it’s a waste of time. Don’t get these radios based on the ability to locate your partner.