[TrunkCom] New Scanner Pricing

Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:40:06 -0400

Email me off line I already have my rebuttal list prepared from the last 26 times
I successfully debated this issue. No need to debate it here again.

Trunktracker wrote:

> > Like I have always said Uniden /Rat Shack are going to suck the consumer
> DRY!
>
> And commercial manufacturers don't ?
>
> > Now  the 296D is more than an Astro Saber.....
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2556980256&category=4669
>
> Brand new, yes, the scanner costs more than the current bid on that USED
> Saber I.  At least the scanners can work multiple bands, come with buttons,
> a display, the box, the manual, and a warranty.
>
> > BTW what is a 296D? Let me guess a 3600/9600 Baud P-25 scanner?
>
> How much do brand new 9600 baud Motorola radios cost ?
>
> > Does it do 700Mhz
> > yet?
>
> Does a Saber I ?
>
> > Or is that another $1,000.00?
> >
>
> Beats buying an XTS5000.
>
> > Go with the ICOM at least it holds it value better than a scanner.
>
> What kind of trunking are you gonna listen to with an ICOM ?
>
> Do Uniden scanners need their own special  programming cable to the tune of
> $50 - $100 or more ?
>
> Do Uniden scanners require a RIB box to be programmed ?
>
> Do Uniden scanners require $300 software to be programmed ?
>
> Do you have to call Uniden, sign the software licensing agreement, and hope
> they approve you, just to even get the software you need to program the
> scanner with ?
>
> Or do Uniden scanners not need any of that because they are hand
> programmable ?
>
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