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Old 07-26-2005, 07:06 PM
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The thing Ive always wonderd was is there really a huge diffrence in the modes. My radar has Auto, Highway, and city. I leave it on auto. If I left it on Highway would it work better?
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Old 07-26-2005, 07:21 PM
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I always leave mine on highway.
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Old 07-26-2005, 08:31 PM
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mines always on city.
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Old 07-26-2005, 08:34 PM
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So i figure it really doesnt matter then huh.
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Old 07-26-2005, 11:43 PM
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Its less sensitive on city mode- supposedly it doesn't false as much
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Old 07-26-2005, 11:55 PM
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Its less sensitive on city mode- supposedly it doesn't false as much
exactly, auto is probably best. City will also ignore most x band radar, here the cops use x band
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Old 07-27-2005, 12:14 AM
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Mine is where Highway is less sensitive than city, so that's why I leave it on city, I'd rather have false alarms than no alarms at all.
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Old 07-27-2005, 02:08 AM
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ehh i dont like radar detectors
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Old 07-27-2005, 02:10 AM
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Mine is where Highway is less sensitive than city, so that's why I leave it on city, I'd rather have false alarms than no alarms at all.
then yours is broken, highway means it accepts all incomming signals (less chance of false alarms on the highway) is it a whistler by any chance?
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Old 07-27-2005, 11:23 AM
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yeah, which one would u guys recomend for gettin w/ in the next few months? and price wise keep it under 340
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personally I bought a cobra at circuit city and it works great for me.

Edit: Mine's really sensitive, too, always goes off around plazas because it picks up the microwave signals that the automatic doors give off.
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Old 07-27-2005, 01:24 PM
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personally I bought a cobra at circuit city and it works great for me.

Edit: Mine's really sensitive, too, always goes off around plazas because it picks up the microwave signals that the automatic doors give off.
i kno cobra's a good brand , but which ones specificaly the name.
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yeah, which one would u guys recomend for gettin w/ in the next few months? and price wise keep it under 340
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=5793269724 bel and escort finished on top of all the latest tests(for a couple years now too)
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here's the best one tested
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