[jahudso2]

Radar detectors pick up false alarms. If you live out in the sticks, you wont get false alarms, but if you live in the city, you will get them all the time. Look at the escort 9500i. I upgraded from the 8500 to the 9500 a couple of months ago and i love it. It uses gps and a memory so you can store false alarms and they wont annoy you every single day if you drive by the same stores. If you have any other detector, you will have to hit the mute button every time you drive past best buy, circuit city, walgreens, ect. Anything with an automatic door will set detectors off. Plus the range seems about 50% better than my 8500 which means on the highway, i pick up speed traps close to a mile in advance. I got mine from southernmustangparts.com who is a vendor here.