New Radios

[darkmatterwild98]

Are any of y'alls stores getting the new radios without screens? A few of my ETL's have told us that we're getting the new radios very soon. I just want to know what's different, what they look like, and if I'm gonna have to re learn how to use them. No one's given my store very many specifics. It seems that more stores are "supposedly" getting them but I haven't actually seen one or a store with them yet. Just asking for the sake of info yall!

 

[Sushi2Go]

Saw this on reddit the other day:

 

[Leo47]

The comments on that thread about how awful they are scare me lol.

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

Look fancy but how do I know what channel I’m on??? Also why is there no volume slider? I’m not about to keeping hitting a button to turn it up

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Look fancy but how do I know what channel I’m on??? Also why is there no volume slider? I’m not about to keeping hitting a button to turn it up

Those radios are Motorola DLR1020.
Here is a link to the spec sheets.

https://www.motorolasolutions.com/content/dam/msi/docs/products/two-way-radios/on-site-business-radios/dlr-application-briefs/dlr_spec_sheet.pdf

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

Those radios are Motorola DLR1020.
Here is a link to the spec sheets.

https://www.motorolasolutions.com/content/dam/msi/docs/products/two-way-radios/on-site-business-radios/dlr-application-briefs/dlr_spec_sheet.pdf

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Ok lowkey those features do look cool but I’m not convinced about lack of LCD and volume twisty thing

 

[NKG]

If it prevents people from hacking the channel, I'll use them

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

It works with my earpiece and that’s all I care about.

gotta say I didn’t like it at first but it really grew on me. Highly recommend one

 

[Anelmi]

But....but....I can't go to the parking lot on my lunch and listen in on Channel 3/4 conversations?!?

 

[countingsheep]

Ugh nooooo we use something similar at my other job they suck!!!! Cheap jerks -_-

 

[JohnSith373]

I guess the idea of everything on the MyDevice fell short for walkie radios

 

[BoxCutter]

Some VP @ HQ:
"Brian ordered us to cut expenditures!"

Someone else at a lower level @ HQ who never worked in a store (probably with a name like Felton):
"I know! We can get new two-way radios for the stores. Not only will these be cheaper, but look simpler AND be more complicated to use at the same time! Win-Win-Win!"

VP: "Great job Felton! Start rolling it out."

 

[GRC]

Some VP @ HQ:
"Brian ordered us to cut expenditures!"

Someone else at a lower level @ HQ who never worked in a store (probably with a name like Felton):
"I know! We can get new two-way radios for the stores. Not only will these be cheaper, but look simpler AND be more complicated to use at the same time! Win-Win-Win!"

VP: "Great job Felton! Start rolling it out."

It doesn't even look like the new radios are cheaper. You can buy the old ones for $179 each on Amazon and other sites, and the new ones are $219.

 

[BoxCutter]

It doesn't even look like the new radios are cheaper. You can buy the old ones for $179 each on Amazon and other sites, and the new ones are $219.

"FELTON, YOU'RE FIRED!!!"

 

[Jeremy1818]

"FELTON, YOU'RE FIRED!!!"

Man, I’m going to miss Felton.

 

[myDevice]

Do these new walkies have the target logo anywhere on them? Is there any way to differentiate between AP walkies and normal ones?

 

[Mikuhl]

So what happened to the walkie on the myDevice? Target sure does love using thousand dollar phones to only use half of it's features.

 

[sprez]

If walkie on the mydevice is as cumbersome as using the phone on it, then no thanks.

 

[Mikuhl]

If walkie on the mydevice is as cumbersome as using the phone on it, then no thanks.

One of the Tech people worked at Home Depot who used it and said it worked quite fine. As for Targets implementation, who knows. All I saw is that there was like 50+ channels, which is kinda cool. (albeit overkill haha)

 

[balthrop]

If it prevents people from hacking the channel, I'll use them

nothing prevents that just makes it more difficult. where there is a will there is a way

 

[balthrop]

Do these new walkies have the target logo anywhere on them? Is there any way to differentiate between AP walkies and normal ones?

just think if we had to pair the walkies to the Zebras every shift?

imagine the logging metric gathering Target could do? automatic voice transcription on all channels able to more accurately track employees actions throughout the entire store.

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

just think if we had to pair the walkies to the Zebras every shift?

imagine the logging metric gathering Target could do? automatic voice transcription on all channels able to more accurately track employees actions throughout the entire store.

People always forget about GS in this regard. We aren’t signed in to our own devices. We all share a few and whoever uses it first signs in for the day. So a requirement to pair wouldn’t work for us.

this was the main problem too with mygo showing who opened an order for AP purposes— that ™ who was signed in wasnot always the one who opened the order.

 

[NightHuntress]

People always forget about GS in this regard. We aren’t signed in to our own devices. We all share a few and whoever uses it first signs in for the day. So a requirement to pair wouldn’t work for us.

this was the main problem too with mygo showing who opened an order for AP purposes— that ™ who was signed in wasnot always the one who opened the order.

This drives me nuts. Unless the store is hurting for my devices that badly and with payroll the way it is right now most probably aren’t, why wouldn’t each TM have and use their own device. No need to share. My store is so bad at this by close there is typically 5-8 devices every night that one person ends up putting away from front end. With all the issues people cause with OPU etc I don’t want my name attached to a mistake someone else did.

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

This drives me nuts. Unless the store is hurting for my devices that badly and with payroll the way it is right now most probably aren’t, why wouldn’t each TM have and use their own device. No need to share. My store is so bad at this by close there is typically 5-8 devices every night that one person ends up putting away from front end. With all the issues people cause with OPU etc I don’t want my name attached to a mistake someone else did.

Because when five drive ups honk honk at once I’m not looking around for mine, I’m grabbing the first one I see.
Ap knows we’re not signed in as ourselves. If there was a major issue, they’d roll the cameras.

 

[happygoth]

I agree with @targetuser - zebra in pouch on hip, radio clipped to pocket - never have to search around for either.