Originally Posted by Maxwell
Sorry to be a downer guys, but....These radar detectors are a waste of money, Cops have little trcks to get around your radar/laser detector. by the time it goes off it's wayyy too late. Also the highway patrol doesn't need a radar gun to write you a ticket guys. if he feels your speeding he'll write you up for an estamated speed he was trained at the academy to measure by eyeball, so the judge will side with him.
save your $400 and buy something usefull.
Regardless of whatever tricks they have, these things do work if you know how to use them. If you're cruising an empty highway with no one ahead of you, these things are useless. However, if there is light traffic ahead and they get pinged, these will go off.
My favorite tactic is to find a "rabbit", someone whipping down the left lane. I then get behind him (or her, I suppose) and leave about 1/4 mile distance. If they get pinged, I get an alert in time to slow down. They also help more on roads you are somewhat familiar with.
Detectors aren't some magic devices that alert you 100% of the time, but to call them ineffective is inaccurate and means that you likely never took the time to learn how to use one properly.
I just upgraded from a Bel 870 to an Escort Solo S2. It picked up a cop tracking on 476S (aka the Blue Route) just 2 days ago. Picked up his K band from a little over 1/2 mile. Plenty of time for me to slow down from 75mph to 60mph
