Just bought a V1, former 9500i user..!

Excited! I just purchased my friends V1 that is only around 2 months old...

I live in the metropolitan area, so i'm hoping the falses won't bother me too much. There really is like a CVS / Walmart / Rite-aid at about every corner..

I got tired of not knowing where to look for the 'alarms'. My windows are tinted 5% (limo, illegal) as well so that's another plus on avoiding tickets. If the cop is travelling in the opposite direction chances are he won't do a u-turn to pull me over.. but if he's next to me, well, some have nothing better to do and i'd really like to avoid the $125 ticket for no sense.

The lockout feature was okay, I didn't have the autolearn so I can't comment on that. It almost got to the point where I wasn't sure if the K band was a LEO or a CVS, so I would just automatically reflex lock it out, and some cases it really was a LEO. Now, I hope i'll be able to tell a bit easier.

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Originally Posted by nox1s

It almost got to the point where I wasn't sure if the K band was a LEO or a CVS, so I would just automatically reflex lock it out, and some cases it really was a LEO.

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I noticed a buddy of mine with a 9500ci doing the very same thing. Everytime it alerted to K-band, he reached up and hit the lock-out button, without even thinking about it. He said since we were on the freeway, he only had to worry about Ka band. He about crapped his pants when I told him that the sheriff's department ran K-band.

The Strength Display paired with the Bogey Counter and Arrows make it easy to determine what's a 'false' and what's not.

welcome to the club, have fun with your new toy.

turn pop off...u will love the arrows..good luck

Alright another V1 convert :D

super excited, it gets delivered tomorrow!

i'm going to turn off pop / x.. i wish i could turn off k but a lot of cops still use it :( the falses will be annoying but it's a small price to pay for knowing where to look..

today i had a few instances where there was an K band here and there.. was twisting and turning my neck trying to find out WHERE the hell it was coming from.. i knew it wasn't a false because it was on my route to work and i know where the falses are... couldn't find it for the life of me about 3 times..

this is why i wantt he V1.

OP:

Make sure X-band isn't used in you area and then turn that off as well as the POP.

If K-band isn't used much, you can turn that off as well, but do the research on what the locals use first.

Welcome to the club.

The instant I hear that NY state outlaws the RLCs and SCs, my 9500ix will be replaced with a V1.

You just did the worse thing by switching to the V1. Once you have arrows, you will never use another detector. They dont say V1 zombie for no reason.

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Originally Posted by DrCoke

You just did the worse thing by switching to the V1. Once you have arrows, you will never use another detector. They dont say V1 zombie for no reason.

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Lol this is true. I deeply regret returning my V1.

Welcome to the Forum, and THE enlightenment

Knowledge is Power . . . . . :cool:

Feel the Power
(there's WAY more to it than arrows)

I have had my V1 for about a week. I was previously an 8500 x50 user. I can tell you that I am definitely sold on the V1 and have already took the time to hardwire it.

The arrows are a huge asset for sure. Had a motorcycle LEO coming up from behind me, and a regular LEO sitting up about a mile ahead, both using Ka. It was nice knowing where everything was, especially when the motorcycle LEO turned off the road, and I knew the one was still coming up ahead of me and not just me still picking up the motorcycle LEO. There is definitely no going back once you have the arrows.

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Originally Posted by nyjason13

The instant I hear that NY state outlaws the RLCs and SCs, my 9500ix will be replaced with a V1.

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There are quite a bit of Cheetah GPS users on here which absolutely love the Mirror or the C100, whichever they chose. I may have to get one if and when more cameras start coming to NJ.