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First off, let me say that giving this radar detector one star is one star too much.

When I got this detector I thought it was the greatest thing ever (What a fool I was!). I used it on a 6 hour road trip to and from and it picked up EVERYTHING. Now, 4 months later, the thing doesn't work. Now I know some cops don't keep their radar on when they are driving... But EVERY cop and every police station I've passed in the last 4 months must be on a radar strike or this thing simply does not work (Oh, and I pass two police stations every day going to work also... so 4 times per day if you count the whole commute)... PLUS I got a photo radar ticket on the highway!!! The thing never went off!!! Need I say anything more?

But that's not the only feature this wonderful device has! The compass is truly a remarkable thing. Using this detector, I have found out that I do not live South West from my place of work... I live NORTH from it... Oh, and when I drive back home it's the weirdest thing... I should be going South, right? But no... I still go NORTH!!! In fact, everywhere I go I always seem to be driving NORTH in my car. It's quite comical. I've felt like throwing the thing out of my window so many times that I had to just quit using it. Where I live, everything is NESW. I get a little irate at it when I'm heading South and the thing NEVER changes from North. I've reset the thing countless times, too. My iPHONE is a far better compass than this waste of material. Hmmm, maybe I can even download a radar app for my phone for free?

The point is this: I will never buy a Cobra again. Waste of $50 plus $180 for my ticket. $49.99 too much if you ask me. I could have used that $230 towards a REAL radar detector.

Please learn from my mistake and buy a real detector.

I had it for couple years now, and just last month it picked up laser gun on a highway for the first time, it was kinda late response, I saw police couple seconds earlier anyway.
I see cops on highways with lasers I guess all the time, but no response from this radar.
May be they use some kinda knew ones.
K and Ka signals range also no good.

My son give me this Cobra XRS - 9930 detector for my birthday, after READING first the owners manual, and then ( easy ) program the XRS-9930 blow just my socks off, it works exactly like described, a product very recommended to anyone .. just take the time to set the features to your own preferences and enjoy the ride ...

I received this as a gift. Well I have gotten two tickets with it since Ive owned it in a month. This thing makes noise like hell, but they are all false alarms. Both my tickets were on interstate and the thing didn't make a peep! If your serious about owning a radar detector, don't be cheap and pay for a good one that will actually work when needed.

The Cobra is not to fault for my tickets, its my lead foot! I will purchase a good detector because it would be nice to have warning so i can slow down and avoid getting a ticket. It will not be a Cobra!

I bought this product more than a week ago have not received anything so far
I have asked for 9 parts and has not been reached