GPS Camera Alert Devices
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GPS Camera Alert Devices
I just read about the GPS Angel which is a battery powered device that sits on your dashboard and provides location alerts for speed and red light cameras. It looks good but its database must be updated using a PC-only program. I have a Mac.
I am still interested in getting a GPS camera alerting device as a supplement to my radar detector. I assume that others on this board share this interest and have probably used these devices. I hope that you will share your experiences in this thread.
As I see it, the factors that are important are:
If there are other factors that are important, please describe them.
Finally, I should note that I will be using the device in the United States. I have seen quite a few of these devices advertised in foreign (UK) publications but not in their American counterparts.
I can't understand why the database for proprietary device would require a downloading program. But if a device is limited to using databases that can only be downloaded using a particular type of computer, please mention it.
Thanks in advance.
I am still interested in getting a GPS camera alerting device as a supplement to my radar detector. I assume that others on this board share this interest and have probably used these devices. I hope that you will share your experiences in this thread.
As I see it, the factors that are important are:
- Ease of use
- Reliability
- Ease of updating the database
- Accuracy and comprehensiveness of the data base
- Frequency of database revisions
If there are other factors that are important, please describe them.
Finally, I should note that I will be using the device in the United States. I have seen quite a few of these devices advertised in foreign (UK) publications but not in their American counterparts.
I can't understand why the database for proprietary device would require a downloading program. But if a device is limited to using databases that can only be downloaded using a particular type of computer, please mention it.
Thanks in advance.
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I just read about the GPS Angel which is a battery powered device that sits on your dashboard and provides location alerts for speed and red light cameras. It looks good but its database must be updated using a PC-only program. I have a Mac.
I am still interested in getting a GPS camera alerting device as a supplement to my radar detector. I assume that others on this board share this interest and have probably used these devices. I hope that you will share your experiences in this thread.
As I see it, the factors that are important are:
If there are other factors that are important, please describe them.
Finally, I should note that I will be using the device in the United States. I have seen quite a few of these devices advertised in foreign (UK) publications but not in their American counterparts.
I can't understand why the database for proprietary device would require a downloading program. But if a device is limited to using databases that can only be downloaded using a particular type of computer, please mention it.
Thanks in advance.
I am still interested in getting a GPS camera alerting device as a supplement to my radar detector. I assume that others on this board share this interest and have probably used these devices. I hope that you will share your experiences in this thread.
As I see it, the factors that are important are:
- Ease of use
- Reliability
- Ease of updating the database
- Accuracy and comprehensiveness of the data base
- Frequency of database revisions
If there are other factors that are important, please describe them.
Finally, I should note that I will be using the device in the United States. I have seen quite a few of these devices advertised in foreign (UK) publications but not in their American counterparts.
I can't understand why the database for proprietary device would require a downloading program. But if a device is limited to using databases that can only be downloaded using a particular type of computer, please mention it.
Thanks in advance.
Good luck!
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BTW, I just tried GPS Angel on my Macbook using Fusion and it worked fine. I'm sure Parallels would work as well since it is a basic USB database upload app. Good luck and let's beat those cameras! The $300 ticket I got really sucked but now I am safe! 
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