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Old 11-30-2005, 12:47 PM
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anyone have this and do you like it?
Old 11-30-2005, 05:41 PM
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I've never heard anyone mention that one on this forum (although I could have missed it); this might give you some indication. But a search of names like Escort, Whistler, Valentine, Bell might be productive.
Old 11-30-2005, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by tramminc
anyone have this and do you like it?
If it's the one I think it is, it's ahhh (how can I put it delicately).........
SNAKE OIL!

Hope thet helps!
Old 11-30-2005, 06:14 PM
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Gee, I tried to do it the nice way - even dropped a few hints!
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ive got a passport 8500 and have had it for some time. works great for me.
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ive got a passport 8500 and have had it for some time. works great for me.
Ditto!
Old 12-01-2005, 07:18 PM
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CRAP!!

http://www.1-radar-laser-jammers-det...lers/index.php

http://www.laserjammer.citymax.com/p...ge/1124915.htm

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Old 12-01-2005, 10:06 PM
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I have never heard of the Phaser 1

V1 ! Has saved my tail many times..........Love the arrows.

Can't say anything about the 8500, never had one but I do hear they are good.
Old 12-01-2005, 10:09 PM
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Valentine One has saved me too many times to count. Look them up, it is worth the extra bucks.
Old 12-02-2005, 12:18 PM
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I've had a Valentine One for almost 10 years now. I've used about 5 other brands. Everything else is inferior.
Old 12-02-2005, 12:27 PM
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I've had a Valentine One for almost 10 years now. I've used about 5 other brands. Everything else is inferior.
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I finally decided to get rid of my radar detector and get something a little more up to date!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=42606

Cannot believe nobody bid on this...

On a serious note, check this out.
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtop...ghlight=phaser

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Old 12-02-2005, 01:42 PM
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Even if a radar jammer works, it will not work in the last few hundred feet. So basically, just like a radar detector, you need to slow down to the speed limit if you want to avoid trouble.

My friend and I have done so much testing in this area it isn't funny. We've taken multiple radar detectors and found hidden police cars and made passes by them testing each detector and the amount of advance warning. We've done real-world test (at least I did) on avoidance from +15mph and braking hard enough to lose that speed in 1 second. We've looked at every product and test on the market, including the owners manuals and training procedures for the radar guns as well as radar theory (well, my friend did most of that). We've beat it all to death and walked away with some conclusions that have held true in the last decade.

You can try to fool the signal by using a jammer, and active ones do quite a nice job, but because they're transmitting a signal (unlike the passive ones), they need to be FCC licensed. And even so, they still lose their effect a few hundred feet from the source.

The best way to avoid speeding is to be alert, have good headlights at night, have a brake setup that will slow you down as much as you can in 1 second, your foot on the brake pedal to eliminate any response time, and a Valentine One.

Or I guess you could set the cruise for the speed limit too, but what's the fun in that?
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Never heard of the invisicord before. Sounds pretty cool. I may have to look into that. It's a pain to have to carry around the cord to all my cars.
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Originally Posted by SamirD
Never heard of the invisicord before. Sounds pretty cool. I may have to look into that. It's a pain to have to carry around the cord to all my cars.

It used to be quick connects, but once I needed a domain, I needed a catchier name. Hard to register any normal sounding domain these days...
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Originally Posted by SamirD
Never heard of the invisicord before. Sounds pretty cool. I may have to look into that. It's a pain to have to carry around the cord to all my cars.
Works great!
Old 12-02-2005, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by AD2VET
Works great!
Hey, I've noticed you're local. Would you mind if we meet up sometime and I see what it looks like?

I'll be out covering some events this weekend including the Corvette low speed event at the old airport if you're going to be out.

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