Re: [OT] Radar Detection

[Kevin Hawkins <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a setting for POI's to be enroute as well (proximity) -
something to do with how far off the road you are driving on before they
'bong' - maybe you can reduce false alerts a bit with that.

Kevin

Ward, David wrote:

>Phil,
>
>With the satnav POI addons It can depend which POI databases you
install and
>enable.
>
>It sounds as though you installed the one large database that covers
>everything Specs, Gatso, and temporary
>
>If you install the serperate ones you can then decide not to include
>temporary cameras (which tend to include favourite spots for camera
vans and
>cars)
>
>I don't know about the other systems, but at least with the satnav ones
you
>can add or delete POIs at will.
>
>
>Dave
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
>>Sent: 21 September 2005 14:12
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Radar Detection
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>>>Sorry 2 OT's in the space of a week, sorry. But this is such
>>>
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>>an honest and
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>>>reliable source of knowledge. I'm after a stand alone speed
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>>camera / radar
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>>>detector. I cant add POI to my satnav as it's an inbuilt
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>>Mercedes jobbie.
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>>>Most important function is really radar detection. From
>>>
>>>
>>plenty of Googling
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>>>it seems the Road Angel comes up trumps.
>>>
>>>Any opinions or sources of cheap on-line supply?
>>>
>>>Many thanks,
>>>
>>>Rob
>>>
>>>
>>Pretty much everyone I know from my "other" life who has
any sort of
>>detector has the Road Angel and I've not heard a bad word about it.
>>
>>I added the speed cameras POI database to my father in laws TomTom
the
>>other week and as far as I'm concerned it may as well not be
>>there ... it
>>"bonged" every couple of minutes on my way in to work to
signify pretty
>>much every other bridge or police hump at the side of the
>>motorway and the
>>one (s)camera I did see on my way home it didn't "bong"
for.
>>
>>Phil
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