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Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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I picked up an Escort 9500ix radar/laser detector recently. I have never used one before, but thought about them for years.

 

Has any used the Escort Live net system?

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Josh Senior Enthusiast

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We have a couple 9500ix's but dont use the live net system. Just use waze instead. Its a great detector, and I love that it remembers and stores false alerts

bigsam94 Enthusiast

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I have a valentine 1 but respect the 9500ix (especially with the GPS lockouts). Unless you run 20 over regularly it will be perfect and alot quieter than the V1. Ive just used V1's forever and have it set up to not alert below 45 so it works great for me

 

 

edit: dont pay for escort's service, waze has more users and works better anyway.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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I have an older 8500 that works really good in all states but the state that I live in. I don't know what type of radar PA state troopers use but no radar detector will pick it up. But all other states it works really good.

Crooks Enthusiast

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I have been running a 9500ix for a year and a half. Its worked good. For longer trips I use it with waze. I am on the fence about selling it and upgrading to the 360 max

FishinJ Enthusiast

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I've been using the Solo for years and just replaced it with the Max 360. So far I'm liking the Max 360 much better. To the OP, I've used Escort Live a little but a lot more people are using Waze and I find it much more useful.

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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I've been using the Solo for years and just replaced it with the Max 360. So far I'm liking the Max 360 much better. To the OP, I've used Escort Live a little but a lot more people are using Waze and I find it much more useful.

 

I'm not familiar with Waze. Con you elaborate?

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I'm not familiar with Waze. Con you elaborate?

 

Waze is an app for Android and Iphone that has mapping with info on the map. Users report police and traffic issues and can even describe traffic and some people chat on it. As your driving along you can see where others are on the map and it will show traffic.

 

It's pretty easy to figure out and it's a free.

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

Spurshot

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Waze is an app for Android and Iphone that has mapping with info on the map. Users report police and traffic issues and can even describe traffic and some people chat on it. As your driving along you can see where others are on the map and it will show traffic.

 

It's pretty easy to figure out and it's a free.

 

Sounds pretty cool. I'll try to check it out on my next trip to AZ, thru the speed trap corridor from Phoenix to Tucson.

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

Spurshot

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Ok, I loaded Waze on my cellular iPad Air. I'll check it out.

BuyAmericanIron Enthusiast

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I suggest you purchase the Blendmount and mount the 9500ix to the rearview mirror, then you can hardwire your detector and it looks like factory. Those tiny connectors are a booger to install above the rearview mirror in the back of the OE plug. I think if I was doing it again, I would run the wires along the headliner and down to the fusebox. My install is clean, but it took some time and effort to get it done.

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I have an older 8500 that works really good in all states but the state that I live in. I don't know what type of radar PA state troopers use but no radar detector will pick it up. But all other states it works really good.

they must be using laser, completely different technology. that or you live in an area where they use VASCAR or some sort of pacing setup

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I have been running a 9500ix for a year and a half. Its worked good. For longer trips I use it with waze. I am on the fence about selling it and upgrading to the 360 max

sorry for the double post..

 

Dont. Unless you push some serious speed the performance difference is negligible.

 

edit: i didnt realize they stole the arrows from the V1! if they work as good as they do on the v1, then it is well worth the upgrade. The arrows make a world of difference trust me

 

at 650 for the max though, i still think the v1 is the better value (400)

Badass69 Senior Enthusiast

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I have the Bel GT7 which is the latest and a twin to the Passport max. My last one was a gx65 pro which had GPS too... I won't run without it as I get tired of door openers.... and stupid little arrows don't mean anything to me.

 

Escort live is... a waste in my opinion here anyway. Nobody uses it... like I mean zero people so the map is always blank.

 

I like the speed cam warnings and the ability to make marks for photo radar and whatever else. That is why I run the type I do.

 

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FishinJ Enthusiast

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sorry for the double post..

 

Dont. Unless you push some serious speed the performance difference is negligible.

 

edit: i didnt realize they stole the arrows from the V1! if they work as good as they do on the v1, then it is well worth the upgrade. The arrows make a world of difference trust me

 

at 650 for the max though, i still think the v1 is the better value (400)

 

I've been using the Max 360 for a few weeks and love the arrows. I use to use the Solo and the Max 360 pick up signals much sooner but don't know the difference over the 9500 but it prob similar. I have been using the Escorts for 25+ years and was considering the V1 but liked the look and all the features of the Max 360.

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