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Well this Radar works very well to me. Travelled to Las Vegas and Back to Alabama and i aint got a single ticket and for almost a year its still responding well. Good product and the price is good compared to other Radar Detector.

This Unit does the job. I have had several over the years & this unit is very acceptable compared to others. I would recommend it.Don

I think given how reasonable the retail price itself is for this detector, it's a great working gadget. My suggestion to those who may have had little malfunctions -- don't keep the detector on your dash when you're not in your car. I did it for safety reasons of the neighborhood I was living in, but I saw it also helped in keeping the item from overheating when sitting in the sun for hours. And whether you use the sticky pads for the dash or suction for the window, it's easy to remove and replace again. As far as how much it worked ... well, I never once got a ticket.

It stopped working within two weeks. Turns out, the fuse had blown on the cord. I waited over a year before I put it in my next car. It picked up a cop going the other direction on the freeway between AZ and CA fairly well... but I saw the photo radar van about a block and a half away and had already slowed before the detector picked it up. It was on highway mode in the city, and it never went above one bar while picking up the van. Not the greatest detector out there.

I purchased a Cobra radar detector, the 3 times it went off i was aprox 1 block from the cop, the reason i purchased this model was it was said to have a 2 to 3 mile range, NOT
So i called the Cobra manufact. and they told me to return it to them, cost of shipping UPS was $15.00
It has not been returned yet, but it was new and in sealed box, but not what i expected. Had I bought it from Radio Shack or Best Buy i could have returned it for another one