What did you do with your Z today

FromG2Z

So you like yours then? I have had mine for about 3 days. I had an older 8500 for almost 10 years and that thing has saved me SO many times. I haven't had a chance to test the 9500 on the highway yet... but are you impressed with the range? I was debating the Redline instead, but I drive mostly city, so the false alerts would KILL me. Plus no GPS/no camera detection. Any other negatives for the 9500 in your opinion?

Ahhh... yours is diff't from mine/ours. Yours is the GT version right? The shape is more circular/oval, and has a set screw up top right? The one I have is the regular Nismo Ti knob... shaped like a cylinder. Direct screw-on. I love mine as well. I call it the "Nismo Ti Knob" hehe

Hey happy... yes, the 9500 has a built in database with all "known" red light/speed trap cameras in North America. It will warn you within how many thousand/hundred feet before approaching. Way cool. Of course, there are cameras that keep popping up and getting installed by cities trying to earn more revenue (boooo...), so the 9500 has a feature that you can "mark" the locations and label it as Speedtrap or Redlight or Other, etc. Then it's permanently stored, unless you unmark it.

You can then upload that location into the Escort database to help out other Escort users You can then download the latest updates as often as you like. Free for 90 days, then after that 20 bucks for 1 year.... not bad.

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onzedge

I am very happy with it. I have used Escorts and Passports since the early 80's. I still have a Solo S2 I use in my 240z and when I travel. I have no way of telling what the range difference is, but it seems like it gives me plenty of heads-up.

Regarding the updates from Escort -- they are not free. If you want to keep the speedcams, etc., updated then you need to pay for a subscription. This is a downside, IMO. The thing cost 500 dollars and they get you for a monthly fee? Not cool, but oh well. The second negative is that the woman's voice that comes on to tell you that a traffic cam is approaching scares the crap out of me sometimes.

Other than these two points, the unit is exceptional.

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chops

thats actually very smart of them, businesswise. they patented the idea of having a gps database on radar detectors so their competitors cant spit out a similar product. and whats the #1 way companies in america are making money now? by selling services. $20 for 1yr of subscriptions is hardly anything to complain about considering a redlight ticket costs upwards of $500. they also do 3 yrs for 40 dollars....which is a steal!