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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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What devices, software are owners using to detect speed cameras both fixed and those used by Traffic Police.

Can be physical in-car devices, or software which needs installing on smartphones.

Can owners vouch that the device/software they use works best.
Please include any costs, services, updates, software charges.

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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 11:17 AM
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be interested to hear what lads have to say on this also...
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 12:23 PM
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to detect being hit by a speed trap, you have to be hit by a speed trap, unless it has a psychic setting lol the flaw is in the name lol

you can get satnavs with fixed and 'possible' locations on it, has to be kept up to dat enad not always 100% accurate though.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 12:54 PM
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I had a snooper that was very good but isn't it a offence to use one?
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 09:05 AM
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Surely not illegal? Yes the snooper seems to be best device re: to its accuracy better than being 80% accurate than having nothing at all.
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 10:04 AM
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Snooper won't go off until it receives a beam so it knows its being targeted, so if it beeps at you then its probably already too late I'm afraid as its read the camera operator firing at you and they also go off at cameras on buildings, traffic lights etc it can actually be quite annoying so you turn the volume down, and then it just defeats the object IMHO.

Best thing that accidentally worked was the garage door sensors and we do have electric garages and gates so they are fully warranted in our cars should we get asked about them
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 02:51 PM
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Best app by a long way I feel .. http://www.cameralert.com/

Updated weekly .. for less than £20pa
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 07:18 PM
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Valentine 1 radar detector.....there is no substitute !!
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 07:20 PM
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i have a pioneer avic f940bt and it has built in camera alerts.
it works great.
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by T20Driver
Best app by a long way I feel .. http://www.cameralert.com/

Updated weekly .. for less than £20pa
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Used in conjunction with Pioneer F30BT POIbase speed camera black spots... CameraAlert covers even more sites including mobile haunts... Well worth the £20... See http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/ for the details
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 09:06 PM
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The old version road angel with added rear camera - problem I'd once a radar detector has told you it's already got you - in that case you NEED a GARAGE DOOR OPENING system as they also JAM lazer guns - how ever if your going at silly speed you may need to prove the opener actually opens your garage door or gates and also prove you sometimes reverse into your garage aswell as drive in forwards - I have CCTV at mine and sometimes I feel like driving in forwards and sometimes backwards -

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Old Mar 5, 2013 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by T20Driver
Best app by a long way I feel .. http://www.cameralert.com/

Updated weekly .. for less than £20pa
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Originally Posted by abre

Used in conjunction with Pioneer F30BT POIbase speed camera black spots... CameraAlert covers even more sites including mobile haunts... Well worth the £20... See http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/ for the details
PocketGPSWorld developed Camera Alert which I have used on an iPhone 4 and a Samsung S3. I have to say the Android app was much better developed maybe the result of limitations created by Apple.

You can also download camera POIs for use in other devices - Garmins, TomToms, etc.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 12:31 AM
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I just bought the Valentine 1, its supposed to be the best on the market, check out the reviews
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 11:02 PM
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the Valentine 1 can be used in any country, the shape doesn't matter as it detects signals 360 degrees and even tells you from what direction it is coming from even from behind you (undercover police sneeking up behind you).
Its a good piece of kit well worth a look mate!!
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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Thass
I just bought the Valentine 1, its supposed to be the best on the market, check out the reviews
as i posted above...there is no substitute !!
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