Why do most people have POP turned off?

**FoolishOne** · 07-21-2009, 10:27 AM

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**kpatz** · 07-21-2009, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by FoolishOne

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And on the way home from cashing in the lottery ticket, she got a POP ticket.

**Stealth Stalker** · 07-21-2009, 10:39 AM

I think a lot of people turn POP off simply because they can. We have a lot of techno-geeks here who have a compulsion to tinker with things, and feel the need to micromanage everything, whether it really needs it or not. People want to feel in control, and they get a feeling of superior accomplishment by doing it "better" than the manufacturer did it.

I suppose there are a very few people who are getting several heart-stopping Ka falses a day from Cobras that actually realise a positive benefit from turning POP off. And more power to them. But I suspect the majority are accomplishing absolutely nothing by doing so.

**kpatz** · 07-21-2009, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Stealth Stalker

I think a lot of people turn POP off simply because they can....

Or they know that POP isn't used at all in their area (everything around here is Kustom/Decatur/Stalker, no MPH at all) so there's no point in having POP on.

POP off = fewer falses, and no change in legitimate alerts. There's no reason NOT to turn POP off, unless you know POP is used where you are driving.