Comments on: Advise On radar detector sales Blog

By: Ulm

Ulm — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:04:11 +0000

i would never tell any one to buy this. i bought it as a gift and when they went to use it , you could not hear the sound at all it dose not go high at all. and half the time it would shout off for no reason. they had it charged for a day and it would still turn off. this is not a good buy at all

By: Atkinson

Atkinson — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:57:23 +0000

The detection capabilities of this Radar detector are very good. It has not failed me thus far and it also filters pretty well. I give it a 3 though because I bought it specifically as I was after a cordless detector.
First issue, you need to charge the batteries first time round through the car lighter charger for 12 hrs (go figure that). Otherwise you would need to invest in a 12V switch power supply to charge outside of the car.
In any case, even after charging it, the battery life is very poor which renders this whole idea of cordless worthless.
So if you are not caught up on the cord vs cordless part, get the corded model and call it quits. You’ll be satisfied.

By: Olexy

Olexy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:54:40 +0000

I bought two of these, one for me, one for my fiance. These detectors work well for picking up VG2, traffic sensors on the highway, and at the grocery store. BUT, I've had at least 3 times when a cop has been pointing his radar gun right at me, and this detector did NOTHING. I even got a speeding ticket when the cop was viewable 1/4 mile away. His radar gun pointed right at me, and this detector did nothing.
The only thing it's good for is picking up the static radar that the police use, to monitor the speed of oncoming traffic, while they are driving. That will also let you know if a cop is nearby. Other than that, its a big heavy worthless waste of money.

I don't care about the lame screen, it's the audio that will alert you to look at it and check your speed.

The frist couple times that the cops were standing outside their car with their radar/lydar gun and it didn't go off, I figured that they were just trying to slow traffic, But no, this thing just doesn't do what it's supposed to do.
And it's happened with both of the ones I bought. You get what you pay for. And a speeding ticket.

Whistler makes good products, but not this one. They did something different, and it cost me $182 for the ticket plus $300 for a trsffic lawyer. I could have avoided this if I wasn't trying to be cheap.(and didn't speed all the time)But why else would you buy a detector? cause your a speeder, like me.

By: Nini

Nini — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:56:04 +0000

This item is a real turd. It goes off for no reason half the time when a police car is near it doesn’t seem to notice. It is worthless on the toll road it goes off none stop not sure why, it is the same in town. I bought it on sale if I would have paid full price I would really be upset. Go a different route. I also have a cobra and I wish I would have just stuck with that brand maybe, I don’t know

By: Kidde

Kidde — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:34:07 +0000

This is the second Whistler that I’ve owned with POP Alert and I’m very happy with it. In fact the moments after plugging in the unit and going for a drive I picked up an Austin Policeman clocking radar on the highway. No radar detector is fool proof, they’re just for reducing the risk of getting a ticket.

By: Downey

Downey — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:25:59 +0000

I bought this for my daughter for Christmas. It works as advertised. She got the warning well in advance of the radar speed trap.

By: Vennard

Vennard — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:43:54 +0000

I have had different Manufacturers of Radars but by far this has been the best. Easy to use, Very good display of Signals, and the voice is loud enough to get your attention. I would buy another of this model if the need arises.

By: Vela

Vela — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:33:03 +0000

I purchased this little gem and am I glad I did. It has saved me many times the purchase price. It has good range and has picked up every car I have been able to spot. The fuzz is getting smarter so don’t think that is a false warning they have just shut it off for a bit.

By: MacCormac

MacCormac — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:13:45 +0000

Great stuff. I’m very excited with this cobra detector it really helps me out. Plasma Buddy thx for the shipping you know how to do it and thx amazon too!

By: Hammer

Hammer — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:24:34 +0000

I like it so far, it beeped sufficiently ahead of time before I actually saw the police car. There are some false alarms but that is to be expected in the city & is not a big deal. For $40, I must say I am quite satisfied with this product.