Escort Passport 9500ix Radar/Laser Detector (Black)
a different kind of radar detector
this is a high end Escort detector, so even though its actual radar detecting features are not advertised much compared to the GPS, note that it does what the non-gps high end Escort detectors do. no need to review that part.
I chose this one because I have don’t have a speeding problem, I have a speed trap, speed zone problem. the ability to mark and be alerted to my regional traps is what makes this a value. the false alarm warning is a bonus, like other reviewers note, after a while, it’s nearly silent which makes you take the few alerts it makes very seriously. I have it set to display speed at all times, handy if you don’t trust your car’s speedo.
although the docs say it’s ready to go out of the box, I did the software update which also lets you read and set options from your PC. I found that Ka and X bands were defaulted off, not a big deal for X but a serious fault for Ka, all our State Troopers use Ka in the area. I advise everyone to turn everything on until you get a feel of what your area police are using. regional updates are not frequent, I haven’t been notified for my area yet (two months) and the unit hasn’t alerted me to any traps I haven’t put in myself (we don’t have any traffic light, speed cams in this state, can’t comment) so far, but I also haven’t gone out of the state with it yet.
others thought the little suction mount clip was cheesy but I think it’s just right and holds it without vibration and at the right angle (FYI, we have two German sport sedans). you can bend it to suit your ws. it’s small enough to not matter when the detector isn’t attached.
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