bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
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Looking at getting one for christmas as really cant think what i want?
How accurate are they?
Do they pick up all the speed cameras, laser guns etc?
Are they stil LEGAL?
Are they worth the money?
Cheers
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Martin_C
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very
yes
yes
yes
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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agree with martin
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Adam_B
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like all detectors tho they only pick up laser guns after its been fired, obviously if its pointing at you, its too late.
[Edited on 13-11-2005 by Adam_B]
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corsa120
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[Edited on 13-11-2005 by corsa120]
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MatG
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new one has just been released that is a lot smaller iirc. I had the old road angel (now classic) and it was very good indeed, you do drive more carefully as you are more aware of your speed. I sold mine to get the Road Angel 2 but the year subscriptions put me off with the old you could pay a life amount subscription.
I have now got a Tomtom 500 with speed camera POI and that does the job just as well adn I have sat nav.
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bradfincham
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what about the camera vans? do they detect these or only when the laser is fired at the car?
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TNM
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road angel compact.
I've got one. id say its not bad but not brilliant. Gone off a few times telling me it was a school zone right at the top on the M1  
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bradfincham
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May be geeting tom tom on ym phone and dont think the £400 for tom tom is worth it with the miles i do,
a road angel with help my liscense, but need to no if it catches camera vans and actual police cars sitting by the road as thats all we have near mine
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glasgow_corsa_c
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
like all detectors tho they only pick up laser guns after its been fired, obviously if its pointing at you, its too late.
[Edited on 13-11-2005 by Adam_B]
so to be honest u might aswell just get one without laser detection.,....just the gps
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Dave A
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its true that they only pick up the laser if its fired at or near your car, but all mobile laser vans MUST be in a position that has been pre arranged. therefore if you keep your road angel up to date, it will warn you of the location of the van before you try and drive past it.
PLUS even if they do target you with a laser gun, they must do so 3 times to get a reading that will stand up in court. if they target you at 59 in a 50 zone, the raod angel will alert you thet you are being targeted and by the time they target you a 2nd or third time you could have slowed down.
i have one and its saved me a few times
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bradfincham
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So your saying as the certain vans i see are always in the same place that they will be registered there and as long as i update the road angel then it will say that location everytime i drive past even if there isnt a van there?
What about mobile roadworks? and if theres a camera there? will it only pick up if its been registered there and uploaded or just by the signal the camera gives off?
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richysport
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how much are the road angel now
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bradfincham
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can get them on ebay about £250
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
So your saying as the certain vans i see are always in the same place that they will be registered there and as long as i update the road angel then it will say that location everytime i drive past even if there isnt a van there?
YES
What about mobile roadworks? and if theres a camera there? will it only pick up if its been registered there and uploaded or just by the signal the camera gives off?
THEY WILL BE REGISTERED ON THE ROAD ANGEL DATABASE
but, they cant 'detect' signals apart from when a laser is pointed at your car.
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Martin_C
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
So your saying as the certain vans i see are always in the same place that they will be registered there and as long as i update the road angel then it will say that location everytime i drive past even if there isnt a van there?
What about mobile roadworks? and if theres a camera there? will it only pick up if its been registered there and uploaded or just by the signal the camera gives off?
if you update it regularly it will pick up any new camera locations through the gps.
mine went off with laser a couple of times going to shows n stuff.
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marklaruk
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all that happens is that the co ordinates will be updated by whoever into the database and as ur in that area the road angel obviously knows this and alerts you. and yes will do this even if a van isn't there.
If a van was also there and was tracking you with the laser it would propably change from the mobile camera screen visual and beep to the laser one.
Same with the roadworks, it would need to be registered in the database if it was one of the fixed gatsos etc as the device doesn't actually pick up the cameras itself.
Sorry if you knew half of that already 
Hope it helped in some way anyway.
[Edited on 13-11-2005 by marklaruk]
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Icy
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wouldnt pay £400 for one
got mine 2nd hand, needed it when i had 9points
if i was to buy one now id get the compact jobby
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marklaruk
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-ROAD-ANGEL-2-Speed-Camera-Detector-RRP-399_W0QQitemZ5828092443QQcategoryZ14935QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
they go for £300 or less now. still pricey though. Also good to show off with
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Ant
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i would buy a pocket pc with GPS reciever and source a copy of tom tom 5  and add the speed camera POI should be able to do it for £300 and that way you get sat nav as well
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bradfincham
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So if i registered would i need to upload it on my pc every week to pick up new locations?
Or does it do this automatically through the gps setup??
Whats the difference between the road angel2 and the road angel compact
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Paul_J
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If your gonna spend £400 on tom tom you might as well get a Road Angel Navigator...
a new detector etc + navigation.
I've been shot at with laser, which made me see the police man and slow down - but didn't get nicked. So he could've just got a reading when I slowed down or he error'd first time and would've got me 2nd time he tried to get my speed - but I already knew he was there due to my road angel 2 going off.
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bradfincham
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But do you need to update it or does it do it by itself
Its a xmas present from missus so will be 2nd hand off ebay really, as no point spending all that on a new one and then susbscription as well
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Icy
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update thru pc
if u subscribed
i havent renewed so i add new locations manually when i pass them
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Doug_SRi
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ive got an origin b2 which is quite good. can get an laser deffuser that plugs into the origin but its like another £300 i think but i suppose it would be good if u needed to keep your licence. roadangel is probably the same
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