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Just an Okay Unit
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I bought this unit based on the opinion of a friend of mine since he owned one. I was very displeased with the radio, I can only pick up a few stations. Sometimes only two stations. The sound is pretty good, not great, but good. The GFCI outlets quit working also. I pulled them out and low and behold they shorted out. After getting a price on the part I have decided to make a plate and install regular household GFCI outlets since they are way better than the cheap ones installed by Bosch. Also several of the cage screws have fallen out somewhere along the way ao I need to get some new ones. In a nut shell.....overpriced for what it is. I will not buy another one. Wish I had not purchased this one.
Rating: 
(1
out of 5) @ 2008-12-14
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Still lousy radio reception
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I had one of the older versions of this unit. It had terrible radio reception. The Bosch rep in my area told me that the new version was much better, so I bought it. It still gets terrible reception. I have a $10 clock radio that picks up every station I listen to just fine and the Bosch can't tune most of them in. I love the cage, it makes the unit easy to carry and hard to destroy. The sound quality is middle of the road. Fix the radio reception and I would give it four stars.
I have been very disappointed in the newer Bosch cordless tools, they are getting very cheap.
Rating: 
(2
out of 5) @ 2008-10-17
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so far so good
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good price.i work in construction filth and radio works fine. i blow it off and try to take care of it.gfi's are a great bonus and my ipod plugs in. place the whole thing under the chopsaw stand and u have mission control.i'm not an idiot so i dont play cd's in a dirty environment.if you do the cd player will be junk in weeks.sounds good too.
charges battery slow but there is lots of room inside charger bay to stash your ipod,cellphone,crack,whatever. so far so good
Rating: 
(4
out of 5) @ 2008-10-10
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Well worth the money, very pleased!
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I bought this for my husband for father's day & he just loves it! We use it mainly on our pontoon boat since we don't have a built in radio & the other carry radios that we've had in the past got terrible reception & the batteries were dead after each use. This radio is perfect! We use it in the garage when we're not on the boat or it's great for camping &/or tailgating. I would recommend it to others. The only reason I didn't give it a 5star is cause turning the channels could be a bit easier, it just takes awhile to get from one end of the band to the other but that does work better once you've programed channels in. And I wish it had a place to store CDs but besides those small things, this radio is perfect for our needs! We are very happy with the purchase. And I was a bit leary about purchasing a reconditioned radio but it works perfectly & we can't tell that it's not brand new.
Rating:
(4
out of 5) @ 2008-07-07
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Expensive trash weight.
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I purchased one of these from CPO Bosch , of whom I cannot say enough nice things about. They are great to deal with so please use them and often. As for the radio...I bought mine because my DeWalt had no remote or CD player and the stations in my area leave a lot to be desired. I was excited and pleased when I received my radio, for about 7 months, and then the CD player started to act up and eventually just quit working altogether. So I used it as a radio and a set of speakers for my MP3. Until just after a year, the display went out and never returned. To be honest, it is a GREAT idea. The remote is nice unless you are in bright sunlight, then it will not work due to the fact that the remote is an IR remote instead of a RF remote. The sun blocks the eye on the radio from "seeing" the remote. I went back to using my old DeWalt with a MP3 or a junk CD player that I paid $20 from Walmart and am not interested in getting another one of these. Some may have good luck, but buyer beware.
Rating:
(1
out of 5) @ 2008-05-12
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