Originally Posted by
kowalski
Hi I recently got a cobra XRS 9930 from my brother as a gift, I haven't used it yet but when I read topics about this radar detector, people say it sux, did I get a crappy detector as a gift or what? it was expensive though!
Do all cobras suck or what?
please give me all your opinions on this xrs 9930 what you think about it!
Does this detector work good on smokeys laser guns and speed cameras?
I'd be really happy if you answer my topic cus I feel kinda ****ty now after reading bad reviews about cobra detectors!! :? [/b][/code]
Hi kowalski and welcome to the forums. It is a good detector for detecting both X and K band, and its alright at detecting laser. The thing that kills it is its extremely poor Ka detection. Around 50% of cops use Ka. I recommend returning it and getting a Whistler Pro 78 or Bel Vector 955, both great detectors for around the same price (I prefer the whistler for great support and features). Im not sure how cobra can price your detector so high with its lack of performance on the most important band. My $50 Whistler outperformed my girlfriends $150 cobra on Ka band.
Here is a video of a cobra detecting a Speed camera when it is nearly to late:
YouTube - Cobra XRS 9330 vs Multanova Ka-band 34.3GHz
That is way to close for comfort. Most other detectors would have provided 12-20 second warnings.
The second problem with your detector is that it causes false alarms on almost all other detectors. No one wants to be driving along, and get Ka alerts and have to slow down incase a cop is using Instant on ahead.
If K band is all that is used in your area, be sure to turn off vg-2 immunity so you don't anger other detector users. Otherwise, return it and get something worth using. Seeing you are "Around the world", you might need Ku band detection, which the cobra does offer. Im not sure exactly where you are, however.
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