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    Default My Reasons To Turn off X Band.

    X band in itself doesn't annoy the crap out of me. Even the falses don't annoy the crap out of me.

    THE FRICKEN CELL PHONES. My detector would go off 1 time every minute and anytime I was on the phone it would go off the entire time. As I got into low "range" areas it would get to 3 and 4 "x" band alerts at once.

    I know we talk about this from time to time on why to keep x band on. I had turned mine on just because, but now I find out my cell phone is one of these stupid X bands. It had to go back off.

    :-(

    Anyone else got one of these piece of crap phones. Maybe we can start a list for those that are in for getting a new phone and possibly have X band threat in their area - they don't get one of these phones.

    Verizon Wireless- Audiovox CDM8940

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    id love to turn off xband, but its still widely used here in jersey. my phone doesnt mess with x, but it will set off laser... go figure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xxbillay
    id love to turn off xband, but its still widely used here in jersey. my phone doesnt mess with x, but it will set off laser... go figure.
    I want a laser-phone! Of course, they don't work on rainy days....

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    Default bauzer

    Hey bauzer, my Samsung from Verizon sets off X band on my V1, Bel 995, and some of my older rd's that I have. I know how you feel. Try keeping it in a center console or in the back seat. I usually use my rd's w/ X band off but about once a month I turn it back on to "test it out". Watch out though bauzer, many parts of the U.S and Canada are slowly going back to X band. I can attest that Ohio is the "king" of X band. If X band bothers you while traveling thru Ohio, use advanced-logic mode on your V1. It filters X band very well.

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    My LG phone from Verizon kiils on X band on the V1, but does nothing on the X50

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    Default Re: bauzer

    Quote Originally Posted by proudNMAmember
    Hey bauzer, my Samsung from Verizon sets off X band on my V1, Bel 995, and some of my older rd's that I have. I know how you feel. Try keeping it in a center console or in the back seat. I usually use my rd's w/ X band off but about once a month I turn it back on to "test it out". Watch out though bauzer, many parts of the U.S and Canada are slowly going back to X band. I can attest that Ohio is the "king" of X band. If X band bothers you while traveling thru Ohio, use advanced-logic mode on your V1. It filters X band very well.
    im going to have to say jersey is xband king.

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    Default Re: bauzer

    Quote Originally Posted by proudNMAmember
    I can attest that Ohio is the "king" of X band. If X band bothers you while traveling thru Ohio
    Even more so then NJ?

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    Default Re: bauzer

    Quote Originally Posted by proudNMAmember
    Watch out though bauzer, many parts of the U.S and Canada are slowly going back to X band.
    How sure are you of this? Any idea why?

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    Default Re: bauzer

    Quote Originally Posted by bunny
    Quote Originally Posted by proudNMAmember
    Watch out though bauzer, many parts of the U.S and Canada are slowly going back to X band.
    How sure are you of this? Any idea why?
    Because its a cheap gun and with more and more crunches in budges this is a great option for the LEO's to get "new guns" and be 1000 dollars cheaper a piece.

    Why - also because we as RD users have always just ignored X band and with good reason unless you're in certain areas of the country. So with many of us simply ignoring or turning it off - you might as well aye?

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    Default xband

    heck, xband guns can be bought for just a few hundred dollars HH or Dash Mount...so yea, good prices there! and in small towns...esp. with instant on, probably just as effective as K or Ka band guns.

    my v-1 goes off with NO cell phone I have ever used.

 

 

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