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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: maxamus on 11 January 2008, 11:44
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Can anyone recommend me a good speed camera detector for my car please. Just something that does the job and isnt the size of a brick...
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road angel looks quite good. :smiley:
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I just use tomtom and subscribe to a third party camera database.
Also I have a laser parking sensor in the lower grill of my car which is quite useful when I park up to a wall. Apparently it may interfere with the laser speed guns when they point it at you,,,, but I just switch it on when parking up against a wall...
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I have an Origin B2 and can't really fault it.
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Pogo alert -----> http://www.pogo-gps.co.uk/pogoalert.php
(http://www.pogo-gps.co.uk/images/pogoalert/pogoalert_thumb.jpg)
Tiny so you can put it anywhere
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I used an Origin B2, and found very accurate, and very few false alarms (Heathrow perimeter was the only place the laser went off in accurately).
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I've got a Talex one for £80
So far its been damn accurate
Purely a GPS system though
Although the screen as like that of an old-school calculator :undecided:
However its got voice warning and voice warning of overspeed that can be heard over music
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The Talex database is at least 6 months out of date.
The original company went into liquidation in December. It has been acquired by a new owner who is promising the moon for 6p :rolleyes:
Have a look here: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/ice-security-insurance/some-interesting-talex-news/95583/4/ (http://www.briskoda.net/forums/ice-security-insurance/some-interesting-talex-news/95583/4/)
Hopefully it'll be sorted as it was otherwise a cracking bit of kit :smiley:
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Yeah I saw this when I went on the website
Probably should have pointed it out :embarassed:
Apparently www.talex.co.uk says they'll be updating soon
I fancy giving them a quick call to see what the crack is tbh :undecided:
It says the last database update was November :undecided:
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i ues it every day up & down the A19 , the road angel compact + mobile detection , lazer guns , as the tees fly over is a bad spot as they sit on the slip road waiting for you as you carn't see the camera van untill you are driving past them :angry: I have had mine for about 12 months now and would recoment it 9/10 . only a 9 as after 6 months you have to pay to keep the unit upto date. I paid about £160 all in but you can find them on ebay for about £120
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROAD-ANGEL-COMPACT-SPEED-CAMERA-DETECTOR-WITH-LASER_W0QQitemZ270200539526QQihZ017QQcategoryZ14935QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I used to have the snooper series very very poor .
have a look on this site as it makes very good reading and might help you out in what to do .. apart from driving with in the law :rolleyes: as we all do :grin: :evil:
http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/roadangelcompact.htm
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I just use my TomTom with constantly updated maps. Seems to be working fine, only problem is mobile speed cameras. Damn them!
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avoid Snoopers because they play havoc with sky satelite dish signals especially on Music channels 340 thru 348 with others aswell!!!!!
if you own one and wanna piss of your neighbours, park your car in view of their sky dish and leave it plugged in the ciggy lighter.And watch how many times they have someone out to fix it!!! PRICELESS :wink:
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Maximus,
I have one of these:
http://www.tds-tr.com/tds2/html/tr30_lite.html
Bought it when I got the ED30 in May and its not let me down yet, I am however going to flog it as I am off to Iraq for 4 months, then Saudi so as the car is up for sale, won't need the speed detector. You can have it if you want to make me an offer, not after silly money mate. PM me if you are interested.
Paul
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I've got a Road Angel Compact (GPS only) and been very pleased with it; it has never failed once to pick up a static camera.
The latest firmware update (downloadable from the Blackspot website) provides a few new features including alerts for areas in which mobile cameras and camera vans are known to operate. Not very impressed with this feature as it goes off far too often and also in some weird places, including the Aberdeen B&Q carpark!
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I've had Road Angels - Deffo PogoAlert! Great GPS speed readout too and easily switched to kph for Europe.
The flat block in the pic is for my built-in Alpine SatNav and my Pogo is hardwired.
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/RedRobin_05/PogoAlert1.jpg)
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Pogo every day of the week. My ED30 has Road Angel and the BMW has Pogo and it's much better. Used to have an Origin b2 which was regarded as the best, Pogo is made by Origin and is now unbeatable. The box comes with a really ugly laser detector bulit into a glass mount unit, ditch it and order a separate laser unit. You can mount this up on the top edge of the screen and then position the wee Pogo unit anywhere nice (I'd go for to the right of instrument binnacle rather than int he middle but that's just me).
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I got another speed ticket in my mail today. 50 quid. :sick: 6kmh over speed limit, dammit....
There is at least one other coming in a week or so, most likely more than 50 quid. :sick: :sick: