Milo Action Communicator – Talk to your friends while you're biking, surfing or skiing - EQUINOX BLACK

I bought a pair of Milo for waterskiing. So much easier than hand signals. I haven’t used them for cycling yet but plan to. I’ve paired mine to a Shokz headset for noisy backgrounds when the volume isn’t enough. Super easy to do. The mounting system is super clever. Locks on so easily it’s hard to believe it will work but it does. Very pleased with the product, both hardware and software.

Having looked around for what seems an age for communication devices for mountain biking I took a chance on these. They are not perfect, the main draw back is at close range there is an echo in communication, even-though I have made the software updates. After three rides we are still getting use to how these work, they are not complicated by any means. On our last trip my Husbands lost battery power whilst mine was still at 80% (3 hour ride), I just need to understand why. They work spectacularly when there is a distance between the milo users, usually there wouldn’t be any communication possible however with these my Husband and I were still able to communicate. P.s - these are not for having world peace discussions, but brilliant for keeping in contact with each other, pointing out items of interest and 'mind the potholes', etc. UPDATE: After contacting Milo customer services, they have advised updating the Milo’s to the latest software just released which seems to have resolved the battery problem and also the close distance echo. I definitely recommend these. EDIT: after 18 months of use for mountain biking I would wholeheartedly recommend these, these are not cheap to purchase, would we be without them, no. Great buy.

They don’t work very well in water. Loose contact within 30m. Customer service is extremely slow. Weeks before they respond

Fantastic product, kitesurfing, skiing ( esp in groups or with your children) biking - the list goes on. Speaker quality and ease of use are top quality. It’s a must have.

Well worth having for a group of mbt riders

Let me start by saying that I have never written a product review before… only service reviews. But with Milo I feel compelled to. Having scoured the internet for months looking for consistently good reviews on suitable walkie-talkies for our ski and surf trips, I finally bit the bullet and ordered 3 Milo Communicators for our family! And I’m SO glad that I did! They arrived beautifully packaged, reminding me of an Apple product in their simplicity and style. We opted for the red so they could be easily found in bags etc and so we would easily be able to check if everyone was wearing theirs. The buttons on the communicators were really simply labelled in the box making them fool-proof to set up. Our children had fun recording their names and within minutes they were set up and linked – literally by just holding them all together and pressing a button at the same time. I love this as I’m the kind of person who would be very put off if it was a faff setting them up. I was advised to update them by the Milo customer service team - who incidentally were super speedy at getting back to me when I had initial questions before ordering. I linked all 3 devices to an app on my phone and updated - this update is apparently how the devices do not interfere with each other when you’re close to someone one else in your group - the wonders of science! We are a family of 4 however we decided to order just 3 to begin with. This worked perfectly for our first ski trip as my poor husband was left at home with a broken shoulder so it was just me skiing with my two boys. I was so relieved that I would have a way of reaching my two teenagers as they bombed down the slopes in front of me as I was the only adult with them. We used the action clips which came in the pack and I easily attached to my rucksack strap – my boys decided to have them round their necks using the lanyards which are also provided or sometimes they attached them to their chest pockets with the clips. We absolutely loved them! Generally when you’re skiing you don’t separate from your group massively but definitely far enough away so that it’s impossible to hear each other shouting. The range of the Milos is great and the audio quality is excellent. I was easily able to tell my children to wait at a certain points ahead or if I was skiing at the front I was able to forewarn them about icy patches or when we went off piste to warn them of rocks/hazzards. It was also really lovely hearing how much fun they were having as they skied down, which usually of course you can't hear. My 15 year old has chosen skiing as one of his GCSE options which entails a lot of videoing on the slopes. This meant I was having to ski ahead and set up my video before letting him know what I needed him to do… carve, schuss, parallel turn etc. The Milos were AMAZING for this. No more shouting up the hill, or falling out over miscommunication or not being ready to video etc, it made it all so much easier. For someone who loves to take action shots as well, the Milos meant I was able to prepare my camera and then let my kids know when I was ready for them to ski down for the shot. Just brilliant! So many times in the past while skiing, we’ve had to go an alternative route down because our children have skied ahead and we’ve had no choice but to follow them. The Milos meant that I was always able to let whoever was in front know where we planned to go, or to ask them to wait. We learned quickly after our first day using the Milos, the importance of pressing the easy ‘mute’ button before going to the mountain restaurant loo and having a gossip whilst waiting in the queue! My youngest son who was sat waiting at the table was most amused! Since returning from our ski trip we’ve used the Milos whilst my two boys have been out surfing. I wore the other Milo whilst walking the dog up and down the beach which worked brilliantly in terms of them being able to let me know which black wetsuited silhouette in the water they were (they all look the same from a distance!) and they were able to let me know when they were about to catch a good wave so I could watch/take a photo. The sound is lovely and clear even above the sound of the waves. And I finally have a way of calling them in from the sea when I’m ready to leave, instead of just waving my arms around like a crazy lady. The downside for our boys is that they have no excuse for ignoring me now. So… if you haven’t guessed… we are SUPER pleased with the Milos and can’t wait to use them for our summer mountain biking trips.

I was super excited to get these, they have been on my radar for years. Hoped the price would come down but it never did so we finally ordered a pair. Awful. Complete waste of time. Too quiet. We bought ours for rock climbing and were bitterly disappointed.

For tearaway teenagers or chaotic ski groups - Milo is a total gamechanger! We stayed in contact & stayed together!’ Thoroughly recommend Milo…

für mich nicht zu gebrauchen

Aber preiswerter es gibt es nicht mit dieser Funktion

Commande de 2 éléments Galère car chacun était doté d’une version différente de logiciel et ne communiquaient donc pas entre eux Dépannage compliqué via le site web Usage en escalade, l’autonomie et la portée sont limitées Prix exhorbitant

Die momentan fast ausschließlichen Best-Bewertungen kann ich nicht nachvollziehen. Wir nutzen 4 Milos seit mehreren Monaten. Zumindest versuchen wir es, wenn sie die Anforderungen erfüllen. Positiv: - Gute Sprachqualität - Kompakt und bisher robuster Eindruck - IP 67 - Bedienung und Voice-Activation nach etwas Eingewöhnung gut - Keine "Störungen" wie in freien (PMR) Funknetzen Die wesentlichen "Aber" sind jedoch: - Das Wichtigste hinsichtlich der Reichweite ist der Zusatz "bis zu". Geht man auf 50 m Distanz auch nur ein paar Schritte (!) um eine Häuserecke bricht die Verbindung ab. Dabei wird schon die neue, "verbesserte" Firmware 8 verwendet mit geänderter Frequenz. In Randbereichen erfolgt die Ansage "is out of reach" - "returned" - "is out of reach" - "returned" in Dauerschleife (Reichweitenwarnung lässt sich komplett abschalten). Die Milos sind nur zur Kommunikation im Nahbereich (Indoor) oder bei direkter Sichtlinie nutzbar. Hinsichtlich der Reichweite werden sie von jeder 0,5 W PMR 446 Kinderfunke überttroffen. Mehr Geräte als "Relay" zu verwenden ist äußerst kostspielig. - Batterie: Von 100 % auf 10% innerhalb von 6 Stunden, mehrfach. Dabei wurde nur sehr wenig gesprochen im PTT Modus (was nach Hersteller keinen Unterschied machen sollte). Von einem ganzen Tag Nutzbarkeit kann keine Rede sein. - Verzögerte Wiedergabe: Zwischen Senden und Empfang liegt eine Verzögerung, welche deutlich länger ist als z.B. bei digitalen PMR Geräten. Geschätzt bis über eine Sekunde. Je nach Anwendungsbereich kann das ein Ausschlußkriterium sein. - Und ein kleines Ärgernis: Da Geräte mit unterschiedlicher Firmware geliefert werden, sind diese erst nach einem Update nutzbar. Bei einem hochpreisigen High-Tech Produkt sollte das nicht sein. Die dazu verwendete Android App macht leider wenig Spaß. Bleibt zu hoffen, dass es der Hersteller schafft einige Punkte noch zu optimieren (immerhin scheint an der Entwicklung noch gearbeitet zu werden). Momentan halten die Geräte für mich nicht, was die Werbung suggeriert.

Sad, because the idea is good, the look and feel is also good, but the core functionality, like range, sound quality etc. is so so bad, I would say its useless. Engineers at Milo, shape up!