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dooper · Jun 6th, 2008, 04:11 PM

Hi,

Now we all now speeding is wrong, stupid and potentially dangerous.....so lets assume no one here speeds........regardless of whether you do or not - -i'm not judging!

Trying to find a unbiased review on a speed camera detector is next to impossibe - the wonderful auto-express have reveiwed the pogo alert - they give it 4 stars - shockingly they also sell the product.........

I was wanting to know if any of the mini guys and gals on the forum use safety camera detectors. Being perfectly legal and road safe I was wondering which ones people have.

Now I have used the origin b2 - it is very accurate - but stupidly unreliable.......rarely makes a lock on satelites and when talking to origin (now known as POGO) that it's because my car (DOOPER 57) has athermic uv windows......hmmmmmm

I was told to upgrade to the Pogo Alert instead as it uses the Sirf Star 3 chip!

Now I' looking at the Road Angel Proffesional - It uses the Atmel GPS chip that is supposed to perform better than the Sirf Star 3 chip hence possibly better than the Pogo Alert.

Now I'm askin you mini-ites for a bit of adivce - I don't want to get a device that wont work again........

Kind regads.

Dooper

andrewcregan · Jun 6th, 2008, 04:36 PM

I use a TomTom satnav - has all the cameras on.
You can even set it to tell you if you go over the speed limit.

Grim Squeaker · Jun 6th, 2008, 04:38 PM

Athermic windows will cause any GPS device behind them a problem, they act like a faraday cage. Ideally you'll want something you can fit an external antenna to.

As for feedback, I've got a snooper evo but it can take a while to get a lock. That replaced an original road angel classic which died of heat exhaustion on the dashboard.

I also have the TomTom speed camera subscription which can get you a real time update on mobile sites.

I'm interested to know if anyone has tried a snooper laser star.

David King · Jun 6th, 2008, 04:48 PM

Ive got a road angel which was very good when i first bought it, but i havent updated it in a while.

Its also good just because it makes you more aware of what speeds your going rather than just bleeping when you get close to a camera.

..Blackadder.. · Jun 6th, 2008, 04:55 PM

I've got road pilot locks on good very accurate steal at £80

Jun 6th, 2008, 04:11 PM	#1
dooper MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Local Time: 02:52 AM Posts: 17 Offline	safety camera detectors Hi, Now we all now speeding is wrong, stupid and potentially dangerous.....so lets assume no one here speeds........regardless of whether you do or not - -i'm not judging! Trying to find a unbiased review on a speed camera detector is next to impossibe - the wonderful auto-express have reveiwed the pogo alert - they give it 4 stars - shockingly they also sell the product......... I was wanting to know if any of the mini guys and gals on the forum use safety camera detectors. Being perfectly legal and road safe I was wondering which ones people have. Now I have used the origin b2 - it is very accurate - but stupidly unreliable.......rarely makes a lock on satelites and when talking to origin (now known as POGO) that it's because my car (DOOPER 57) has athermic uv windows......hmmmmmm I was told to upgrade to the Pogo Alert instead as it uses the Sirf Star 3 chip! Now I' looking at the Road Angel Proffesional - It uses the Atmel GPS chip that is supposed to perform better than the Sirf Star 3 chip hence possibly better than the Pogo Alert. Now I'm askin you mini-ites for a bit of adivce - I don't want to get a device that wont work again........ Kind regads. Dooper

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Jun 6th, 2008, 04:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
andrewcregan Andrew ATC Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cheshire Local Time: 02:52 AM Posts: 639 Offline	I use a TomTom satnav - has all the cameras on. You can even set it to tell you if you go over the speed limit.

Jun 6th, 2008, 04:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grim Squeaker MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tetbury Local Time: 02:52 AM Posts: 39 Offline	Athermic windows will cause any GPS device behind them a problem, they act like a faraday cage. Ideally you'll want something you can fit an external antenna to. As for feedback, I've got a snooper evo but it can take a while to get a lock. That replaced an original road angel classic which died of heat exhaustion on the dashboard. I also have the TomTom speed camera subscription which can get you a real time update on mobile sites. I'm interested to know if anyone has tried a snooper laser star.

Jun 6th, 2008, 04:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
David King Please MTV My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Beds Local Time: 02:52 AM Posts: 763 Offline	Ive got a road angel which was very good when i first bought it, but i havent updated it in a while. Its also good just because it makes you more aware of what speeds your going rather than just bleeping when you get close to a camera.

Jun 6th, 2008, 04:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
..Blackadder.. I can't get no sleep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Errr somewhere. Local Time: 02:52 AM Posts: 867 Offline	I've got road pilot locks on good very accurate steal at £80

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