Escort Passport 9500i Review

Excellent Radar Detector,

Have used the 9500i for about a month now, and appears to be a lot more sensitive than my “top of the line” Bell detector I bought 3 years ago. I still like Bell, but the GPS features of this unit made it a must have.

Pros:
* Wow!, I have detected constant scans, instant, and pop radars, sometimes a mile before I see the patrol car. I almost think I have a false scan, but when I see the patrol car I know the 9500i was not lying to me. (One time I got hit, so I shut it down, the guy behind me really didn’t like that, so I let him by and he passed me like I was standing still, he got nailed, see, radar detectors can be fun).
* Allows you to see your speed on the detector, so you can use it as a “heads up” display.
* Allows you to lock out false signals from a certain area. (Nice, but see Cons).

Cons:
* A Lot more false scans than my Bell unit. On the upside, you can lock these out, so basically it’s “trial and error” until you determine you have a false signal and decide to lock it out.
* At it’s lowest brightness level, it’s still to bright (compared to my Bell). I don’t like advertising to everyone around that I have a radar detector, cops really don’t like them, and will pull you over for something else if they can’t get you speeding.

Note: If your alone on the road, speeding, and get scanned, there is no radar detector in the world that will save you. The cop units are good, some are very good. Your only hope is that when you detect a scan, the cop is scanning another vehicle, not you, if it is you, forget it, your getting a ticket. Just thought I would throw this in here if anyone thought radar detectors are a perfect solution.

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