Best speed camera snooper
07 August 2007, 07:41 PM
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Best speed camera snooper
Been meaning to get one for a while ... can anyone point me in the right direction for the best one to get that will pick up the little buggers hiding in the bushes 
anyone got a SNOOPER SYRIUS?
anyone got a SNOOPER SYRIUS?
07 August 2007, 08:00 PM
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I think Id go for a GPS based unit, radar detectors are banned in many European countries (with very heavy fines or prison) and they are constantly looking to make them illegal here too.
Downside is GPS based ones wont catch mobile units, although some point out known mobile locations.
A radar detector will not pick up Truvello or SPECS camera and they do tend to go off falsly at automatic opening doors.
I have a Bell Euro 550, a well reviewed unit but I find Im normally just using my TomTom with camera POI database now.
Downside is GPS based ones wont catch mobile units, although some point out known mobile locations.
A radar detector will not pick up Truvello or SPECS camera and they do tend to go off falsly at automatic opening doors.
I have a Bell Euro 550, a well reviewed unit but I find Im normally just using my TomTom with camera POI database now.
07 August 2007, 08:04 PM
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How about a road angel plus ?? will pick up the mobile camera's but like you say it might be illegal soon ..... if it does though can't I just say I forgot to download the upgrade 
07 August 2007, 08:05 PM
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Alot of the newer detectors that are gps and laser allow you to disable the laser part.
Fancy the new roadangel satnav/camera detector myself.
got a road angel classic of ebay 40quid.
Fancy the new roadangel satnav/camera detector myself.
got a road angel classic of ebay 40quid.
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07 August 2007, 08:32 PM
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I'd like one something to help me, but I think one combined with satnav sounds the best. Seems silly to pay for the technology twice (one satnav, one camera thingy). I'd be interested in one of those that claims to update the known position of mobile speed cameras using an in built GPRS system.
07 August 2007, 09:40 PM
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Talex Lite is around £60 on ebay and has every fixed camera and mobile camera site in the country on it's database.
It's fully GPS based so won't be illegal in a few months like the radar detectors.
Talex | Speed Camera Detection System
It's fully GPS based so won't be illegal in a few months like the radar detectors.
Talex | Speed Camera Detection System
07 August 2007, 09:52 PM
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Talex Lite is around £60 on ebay and has every fixed camera and mobile camera site in the country on it's database.
It's fully GPS based so won't be illegal in a few months like the radar detectors.
Talex | Speed Camera Detection System
It's fully GPS based so won't be illegal in a few months like the radar detectors.
Talex | Speed Camera Detection System
Seems quite good! cheers
08 August 2007, 12:59 PM
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I've just got a new Pogo alert. Comes from what used to be Origin, the company that bought you the Origin B2. Really neat little device with colour screen. Pogo.
Best bit is in specs cameras, gives you your speed, speed limit and the average speed since the last camera, obvious really but very clever. Seriously impressed.
They also do a combined with navigation unit, Pogo drive I think. Personally not a fan of combined units, I've got a Garmin Nuvi that claims to have the cyclops speed camera database in but it's rubbish compared with a purpose built camera "detector". Then also I can't believe a device designed to be a camera alerter can do as good a job at sat nav as a purpose designed device like a Garmin.
Best bit is in specs cameras, gives you your speed, speed limit and the average speed since the last camera, obvious really but very clever. Seriously impressed.
They also do a combined with navigation unit, Pogo drive I think. Personally not a fan of combined units, I've got a Garmin Nuvi that claims to have the cyclops speed camera database in but it's rubbish compared with a purpose built camera "detector". Then also I can't believe a device designed to be a camera alerter can do as good a job at sat nav as a purpose designed device like a Garmin.
08 August 2007, 12:59 PM
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Snoopers are GPS based aren' t they. I have got the original one which is still working well but I thought the Sirius combined Sat Nav with the radar cam indications and the radar detector.
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I've just got a new Pogo alert. Comes from what used to be Origin, the company that bought you the Origin B2. Really neat little device with colour screen. Pogo.
Best bit is in specs cameras, gives you your speed, speed limit and the average speed since the last camera, obvious really but very clever. Seriously impressed.
They also do a combined with navigation unit, Pogo drive I think. Personally not a fan of combined units, I've got a Garmin Nuvi that claims to have the cyclops speed camera database in but it's rubbish compared with a purpose built camera "detector". Then also I can't believe a device designed to be a camera alerter can do as good a job at sat nav as a purpose designed device like a Garmin.
Best bit is in specs cameras, gives you your speed, speed limit and the average speed since the last camera, obvious really but very clever. Seriously impressed.
They also do a combined with navigation unit, Pogo drive I think. Personally not a fan of combined units, I've got a Garmin Nuvi that claims to have the cyclops speed camera database in but it's rubbish compared with a purpose built camera "detector". Then also I can't believe a device designed to be a camera alerter can do as good a job at sat nav as a purpose designed device like a Garmin.
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Like anything like this, I hardly ever use it locally as I know where the scameras are. But unfamiliar areas it comes out - quite often just for scameras as I can read a map, unlike the wife ....
The scamera database sbsciption was about £15 for a year I seem to remember. Updates turn up about once per month.
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08 August 2007, 02:58 PM
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That sounds really good
I am just trying to get my head around what these different things offer. The Pogo does not mention any ability to update the road network, or list what sort of maps are available. Roads do change, so unless you can update it will slowly become less useful.
Then again, those concerns could apply to the dedicated Sat Nav system. There so many things that I have to consider before I get one :s
I am just trying to get my head around what these different things offer. The Pogo does not mention any ability to update the road network, or list what sort of maps are available. Roads do change, so unless you can update it will slowly become less useful.
Then again, those concerns could apply to the dedicated Sat Nav system. There so many things that I have to consider before I get one :s
08 August 2007, 03:03 PM
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Got Snooper S6-R neo with RLD as well, gps based reliable and the RLD detects scamera vans as well. Paid about £340 for everything and whilst Ive not needed it to 'save' me
it always nice for a heads up
it always nice for a heads up
08 August 2007, 03:09 PM
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Too many wires and pissing about so I gave it the boss
08 August 2007, 06:48 PM
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> What do you not like about your combined satnav and speed trap detector?
It seems to alert equally for every "potential" camera site. That means virtually every layby on every A road. That's annoying enough but harmless. But when you're doing anything else, searching for an address, selecting a way point to head for or whatever, then the alert is full screen and interrupts what you're doing, really annoying. Would be OK if it only came up for real cameras but when it's 5 times a mile it's such a pain I turned it off.
Never got round to finding out how to update it either when the origin was a piece of p*ss to update.
If you have no dedicated speed trap detector then I guess the Garmin's camera database would be better than nothing but I already had an origin B2 and the garmin's speed camera alerts were very unfocussed in comparison.
Hope that helps.
It seems to alert equally for every "potential" camera site. That means virtually every layby on every A road. That's annoying enough but harmless. But when you're doing anything else, searching for an address, selecting a way point to head for or whatever, then the alert is full screen and interrupts what you're doing, really annoying. Would be OK if it only came up for real cameras but when it's 5 times a mile it's such a pain I turned it off.
Never got round to finding out how to update it either when the origin was a piece of p*ss to update.
If you have no dedicated speed trap detector then I guess the Garmin's camera database would be better than nothing but I already had an origin B2 and the garmin's speed camera alerts were very unfocussed in comparison.
Hope that helps.
08 August 2007, 07:02 PM
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thanks, yes it does help.
It does seem at the moment there is no system that really does it all well. There are Satnav systems that seem to give little more than a token gesture to speed traps. Maybe one of the speed trap ones will have good SatNav....I can forsee me doing a lot of research on this.
It does seem at the moment there is no system that really does it all well. There are Satnav systems that seem to give little more than a token gesture to speed traps. Maybe one of the speed trap ones will have good SatNav....I can forsee me doing a lot of research on this.
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It seems to alert equally for every "potential" camera site. That means virtually every layby on every A road. That's annoying enough but harmless. But when you're doing anything else, searching for an address, selecting a way point to head for or whatever, then the alert is full screen and interrupts what you're doing, really annoying. Would be OK if it only came up for real cameras but when it's 5 times a mile it's such a pain I turned it off.
Never got round to finding out how to update it either when the origin was a piece of p*ss to update.
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As for interrupting your directions, I must admit that I don't find this a problem. The route is presented to you on the screen as well so you shouldn't have that much of a problem. I don't anyway.
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08 August 2007, 08:20 PM
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Just been reading around and the Road Angel Navigator 7000 has just done really well. Review is here, and its about £50 cheaper than the review suggests from a quick search. Auto Express UK Speed Trap Detectors Product Test April 2005 | AutoExpress
The 7000 does not have a GPRS mobile built into it (as most don't). This means that it does not get up to date traffic information, so you will not know if the road ahead is blocked. In addition, and updates will have to be done at home on the PC.
The 9000 is the all singing and dancing jobbie. It updates itself via mobile phone, and also gets traffic updates the same way. Costly though. It also makes the claim that it can update itself to show mobile cameras as they move around via its GPRS capability...not sure on that one though.
The 7000 does not have a GPRS mobile built into it (as most don't). This means that it does not get up to date traffic information, so you will not know if the road ahead is blocked. In addition, and updates will have to be done at home on the PC.
The 9000 is the all singing and dancing jobbie. It updates itself via mobile phone, and also gets traffic updates the same way. Costly though. It also makes the claim that it can update itself to show mobile cameras as they move around via its GPRS capability...not sure on that one though.
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Thats really harsh and against police guidelines from what i remember. I looked on the net and found that the guidelines state that they should give you 10% and 2mph so should let you off for up to 78 and only start prosecuting at 79. Although that is only guidelines and so i guess they could do you for 72 if they really wanted
08 August 2007, 09:57 PM
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Does the alert go off if you are under the speed limit?
Are the alerts directional - you know for those cameras that only are on one side of a dual carriageway?
sorry for all the q's
08 August 2007, 10:03 PM
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I've just bought the new PogoDrive unit from Origin- mentioned earlier in the thread.
It should be here tomorrow so I'll let you know what its like compared with my TomTom 910.
It should be here tomorrow so I'll let you know what its like compared with my TomTom 910.
thanks 
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