DO CELL PHONES DISPLACE RADIOS?

As cell phones become smarter, cheaper and more easily available, businesses are trying to use them for business-critical communications.
Many businesses are disappointed ...
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DIGITAL RADIOS
CELL PHONES
BETTER COVERAGE
UNWAVERING RELIABILITY

✔️ Wide coverage

✔️ High capacity, unaffected by public demand

✔️ Engineered for reliability

✔️ Can be expanded, upgraded, improved

UNPREDICTABLE, UNCONTROLLED

❌ Gaps in coverage

❌ Unpredictable access, especially at rush hour

❌ Unavailable during emergencies when cell towers overload

❌ A network that cannot be controlled

CLEAR COMMUNICATION
CLEAR COMMUNICATION

✔️ High-volume audio

✔️ Industrial noise cancellation

✔️ Rugged accessories for improved audio

✔️ Feedback suppression, intelligent audio

DIFFICULT TO HEAR AND BE HEARD

❌ Limited speaker volume

❌ Limited cancellation of background noise

❌ Typically fragile earpieces

❌ No advanced features

AVAILABILITY
TOUGH, RUGGED, GOOD INVESTMENT

✔️ Withstands vibrations, shocks, heat

✔️ Sealed against water, dust, humidity

✔️ Tested against drops and tumbles

✔️ Comes with Talkpod’s warranty and repair service

EXPENSIVE, FRAGILE

❌ Fragile, breakable

❌ Sensitive to dust and moisture

❌ Consumer-grade hardware

❌ Limited warranty

BATTERY LIFE
POWER TO GET THE JOB DONE

✔️ Battery lasts a full work day

✔️ Easily changeable

✔️ Tough, withstands extended temperatures
✔️ Advanced battery monitoring

NOT UP TO THE TASK

❌ Batteries not designed for continuous use

❌ Battery non-removable or difficult to swap

❌ Fragile, consumer-grade quality

❌ No indication of battery’s age or condition

SECURITY
CLOSED, SECURE

✔️ Private, closed system

✔️ Private frequencies

✔️ Privacy and encryption options

✔️ Controlled access to software

OPEN, VULNERABLE

❌ Public system

❌ Public frequencies

❌ Unknown encryption

❌ User- downloadable apps, viruses, malware

LIFECYCLE
INVESTMENT

✔️ Durable, rugged, long-lasting

✔️ Business investment

✔️ Long-term repair and support

✔️ Can be expanded, upgraded, improved

COST

❌ Disposable

❌ Consumer-quality device

❌ Not designed to be repaired

❌ Quickly obsolete

USABILITY
INTUITIVE

✔️ Intuitive interface

✔️ Can be used with gloves

✔️ Prominent emergency button

✔️ Audio cues, voice announcement

AWKWARD

❌ Complex interface

❌ Needs direct skin contact

❌ No emergency button

❌ No cues

APPS
CONTROLLED, PRODUCTIVE

✔️ All apps certified by Motorola Solutions

✔️ Guaranteed to work with your radios

✔️ Workplace apps only

✔️ Programmable by admin

DISTRACTING, NO RESTRAINTS

❌ Uncontrolled ecosystem

❌ Constantly changing software and OS

❌ Games, viruses, malware

❌ Programmable by user

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Portables

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