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Originally Posted by ukmastermind
Just saw this at SEMA yesterday:
ESCORT Live - Escort Inc.
You can now pair up your current radar detector to an Iphone app to see alerts in real time on a "social network"
You need to upgrade the cord and DL the app...Looks pretty cool! Who's with me??  |
Clever idea...but...
- requires a lighter power plug (no hidden hardwire)
- will use data (probably not a big deal)
- will suck power (probably a big deal for iPhone 4s users)
- is $79 for power cord, app, and subscription. How much is that subscription going to be in subsequent years?
- the relative value to a given person is going to depend of the number of Escort or Beltronics radar detectors that are owned and used by iPhone users (and soon Android) in the region where you live and/or travel. That iPhone/Escort density is going to vary widely in different parts of the country. I'm guessing that's a fairly low number in the rural area where I live and, for example
- a low density is going to have a multiplying effect given that a typical radar trap is only going to be about an hour or so, and even less helpful considering that most radar use is going to be on-the-move cop cars
Bottom line, it's not a service that's going to likely have wide applicability. If I'm the only iPhone user that owns an Escort or Beltronics radar detector in the 50 mile radius where I do most of my driving, the service would be of no use to me. I think I'll wait for user reviews before jumping in. Please report back when you're up and running and can evaluate the service. It would be nice if Escort would publish some sort of review of hits returned by geographic region...zip code, for example.