Anti-Laser Pro Park software upgradeability non existent?

**JTW** · 03-26-2006, 09:39 AM

In the beginning Anti-Laser said their new jammer would be able to be upgraded via the internet. This is why they showed us in earlier pictures a USB port.

It's my understanding that this statement is no longer true and any future upgrades must be performed by a dedicated programmer.

To Anti-Laser:
My question to anti-laser is what is your company planning on doing to make it easier for us Americans to upgrade the jammer w/o having to send the unit back all the way to Croatia?

To forum members
The Escort ZR3, Blinder, and Lidatek don't have internet upgradability features. You have to send the unit in if they even have an upgrade available. Does this internet upgradablity feature play a huge role in your purchasing decision?

JTW

**Vonkie** · 03-26-2006, 09:59 AM

To be able to upgrade yourself would be great!!!!!

Unless you have a homebuilt unit of course....... 8)

**JTW** · 03-26-2006, 10:12 AM

[replacer_img] Originally Posted by Laser Pro Park website

Should new laser frequencies be allocated by the Home Office then the unit can be upgraded in the field using the USB port in the junction box.

This is what the Pro-Park website advertises. Anti-laser, where is the closest "field" location in the USA?

JTW

**stalker** · 03-26-2006, 01:07 PM

Great question Chris, This is what I have been asking all along,even before the AL was released and i mentioned it to the forum and I never got any sort of definate answer from them.

I was only asking this so potential clients knew if they could or not as I would be extremly pi$$ed if i bought it and we had a Blinder/stealth scenario and i couldnt update it!

Nice to see the questions are going both ways

Lets hope the LPP or AL guys give a definate answer in writing!

**thestaton** · 03-26-2006, 01:13 PM

I think it would be a nice add-on, however if it jams everything 100% then it would not be that big of a deal. If my local departments upgraded guns and it was not covered worst case scenario I'd have to mail off the brainbox.

**stalker** · 03-26-2006, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by thestaton

I think it would be a nice add-on, however if it jams everything 100% then it would not be that big of a deal. If my local departments upgraded guns and it was not covered worst case scenario I'd have to mail off the brainbox.

I maybe wrong but I beleive most of the brains are in the jamming head?? I would mean a complete removal of almost the entire system.

**crazyVOLVOrob** · 03-26-2006, 04:13 PM

I am willing to bet that Anti-Laser folks will be working on how to update it via internet. In my conversation with on of the jammer companies you listed above they told me that they usually would like to run a bench test on the unit after they are updated to make sure the update is working. Also they like to check the jammer for possible problems

Longsnowsm · 03-26-2006, 04:21 PM

Yes, having the ability to update the unit is a big deal to me. If that isn't going to be possible, then I will be watching for the Drive Smart product.

Obviously performance of these jammers is the most important part, but I would buy a user upgradeable unit over one that is not.

Longsnowsm

**nvr2fast** · 03-26-2006, 07:11 PM

Thing is, the AL6.5 (anti laser park pro) has already been proven by JTW and others NOT to jam unknown guns as it does not have any generic detection or jammer sequence or algorithm.

That means it is more important than ever to be able to add in new guns or tune it accordingly.

Just because it has a USB-looking port does not mean you can necessarily just plug it into your computer. Maybe they used a USB-looking port simply because the USB connectors are cheap, and could just as easily use a serial-looking port or any other looking port.

**JTW** · 03-26-2006, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by nvr2fast

Thing is, the AL6.5 (anti laser park pro) has already been proven by JTW and others NOT to jam unknown guns as it does not have any generic detection or jammer sequence or algorithm.

That means it is more important than ever to be able to add in new guns or tune it accordingly.

Just because it has a USB-looking port does not mean you can necessarily just plug it into your computer. Maybe they used a USB-looking port simply because the USB connectors are cheap, and could just as easily use a serial-looking port or any other looking port.

A very good point nvr2fast. It was actually a GoL member(didn't know if you wanted to be annonymous) who confirmed the Pro-Park didn't have a generic jamming code and didn't detect new guns. No credit should be given to me on that find at all.

I don't have a problem sending in a Pro-Park to have it updated, but I think it would be a huge waste of time and money to have to send it all the way to croatia. They would need to set up a USA dealer/programmer right away(hint: Radar Roy :wink: )

JTW