Introduction

[The Musher]

Hi All,

Haven't purchased a radar detector since 1997, picked up a Beltronics remote radar detector. Looking forward to upgrade my knowledge and possibly my Bell remote setup, although dated technology still holding up as it was professionally installed. Thinking about the Whistler Pro 3600 remote any post or feedback on this unit?
Thanks,

[yellowcab]

Welcome to the forum. Although I used to recommend the Beltronics STiR+ remote installed radar detector, I no longer do so. I have had two STiR+ radar receivers one in each of my vehicles go bad in the past year. Additionally, I have friends with the Stir+ and the Escort 9500ci with similar experiences. We have also noticed that the sensitivity of both the 9500ci and the STiR+ is significantly less the the windshield mount Escort Redline.

Even though I run the Stir+ in my cars, I don't trust or rely upon them. I do trust my Escort Redline, which has not let me down.

[CJR238]

Still running my 9500CI thats 6+ years old, its been great and about as reliable as my RedLine, both have been great for many years now. Though i see many more reports of RedLine issues, but that could be because they sell more often then the CI. Do you have the original STi-R?

Depending on the remote you have The Musher the 3600 remote may not be any better. Currently the 9500CI with BS/RDR settings is the best, but the RedLine which is not a remote preforms about as well.

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[Veil Guy]

Welcome to the forum!

We'll from the responses I have seen, I figured I would chime in here as someone who actually owns and uses a 3600, which was your question about.

The 3600 has yet to fail my wife or myself in the real-world.

Like other Whistler top of the line windshield mounts, the 3600 is very capable.

It does very well on Ka bands, police laser from the front only, has a good and frequently updated GPS database which Whistler has not been charging for to stay current. New updates come about once a month via email requiring the file to be installed very easily via a key drive that you can use to transfer the update.

K band performance is good, but not exceptional in raw sensitivity. Same with X. However part of the trade off is that you get blistering responsiveness to brief appearances of I/O instant-on radar.

Personally, I'd rather own a very quick but weaker in sensitivty detector than a more sensitive but slow detector.

Certainly you can find better examples of remotes such as some of the ones mentioned, however that wasn't what you asked. I suspect if had the budget to spend three to fives times as much you would have simply asked about the others straightaway.

Since you asked specifically about the 3600, I would certainly tell you it's the best value going in the remote category.

Two things that I would caution however and I will try to get the answers from their lead engineer to confirm first.

1) The version of the 3600 we own predated the proliferation of K band lane departure systems.
2) The version of the 3600 we own also has an older LO configuration which can occasionally cause brief falsing of Ka (Ka9) when in the proximity of certain cell towers at certain times of heavy usage.

The latest CR90 has dealt with both of these new dynamics beautifully. I just need to check if the 3600 has been updated as well.

I don't know those answers at the moment. If they don't I would suggest the CR90 as the alternative Whistler model which costs even less than the 3600.

VG

[Veil Guy]

Ok. Got an update.

1) Whistler has since uodated the LO of models subsequent to ours to have eliminated the Ka9 issues of the past.
2) The use of FILTER 3 while not as encompassing as the filters of the later model CR85/CR90 will cut much of the LDD systems out.

Meaning in my opinion, it's a solid choice today in the budget category.

Highly recommended.

VG