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locost road angel !!
splitrivet - 7/6/05 at 10:57 PM

Bought one of these a few weeks back http://www.gpsinforad.co.uk/ and so far very impressed,saved me bacon more than a few times.
Decided to start selling em in our emporium, anyone want one u2u me and I'll knock 10% off and deliver it free gratis and for nowt.
Cheers,
Bob

Kelvin - 8/6/05 at 03:28 PM

Hi,

How do you update the database, as in telling Inforad of new sites?

Kelvin

flak monkey - 8/6/05 at 03:43 PM

Watch the little flash animation on that site. Looks like you just plug it into your pc and download the update.

Handy little gadget...

David.

splitrivet - 8/6/05 at 04:33 PM

As David says you just connect it via usb and tell it to update,most of the settings are done via the USB cable such as warning distance from the camera etc etc.

Covers most of europe as well which is handy.
Cheers,
Bob

Kelvin - 8/6/05 at 08:35 PM

Sorry, poor explanation on my part.

I meant is there a mechanism to tell the creators of the database locations of new cameras.

The be all and end all of these systems isn't the hardware, which this device proves is very affordable, it's the quality of the database. If the database is poor/out of date/badly populated then no amount of high quality electronics is going to stop you coming across a camera unexpectedly.

I know that on the Origin B2 you can press a button if you come across a new camera it doesn't recognise , and you can upload it to the Origin database.

Kelvin

Kelvin

splitrivet - 8/6/05 at 09:25 PM

You can do exactly the same with this Kelvin.two buttons on top of the unit one for temporary mute,the other for input.
Cheers,
Bob

ned - 8/6/05 at 09:28 PM

is it clever enough to know which side of the road the camera is on based on your direction of travel? I've heard that some of the cheaper models will beep at you, even if the camera is on the other side of hte road as they're only gps based and don't know the difference. the more expensive/sophisticated ones can determine your direction of travel and know the difference...

Ned.

ChrisGamlin - 8/6/05 at 09:34 PM

quote:
Originally posted by splitrivet
Bought one of these a few weeks back http://www.gpsinforad.co.uk/ and so far very impressed,saved me bacon more than a few times.


If it's saved your bacon so many times in just a few weeks, then how the hell did you manage to keep a driving license before you bought one of these?

wilkingj - 8/6/05 at 10:09 PM

Exactly what systems does it cover?.
I appreciate from the blurb it does not do Lasers. But if you detect a laser, its usually too late, ie they are pointing at you!.

ie does it do specs zones, and warne when in one, and when you have cleared it.

I suspect the Specs cams can be expanded for the new Tax on cars, ie they can track you anywhere. Nasty stuff.

Kelvin - 9/6/05 at 07:54 AM

Well, the type of camera shouldn't matter to it, as it's merely informing you of a camera's location.

It should be possible, if the Specs are in the database, to have that area/stretch of road set up as a warning.

but, it's back to the same question, it's the quality of the database.

Kelvin

splitrivet - 9/6/05 at 10:03 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisGamlin
If it's saved your bacon so many times in just a few weeks, then how the hell did you manage to keep a driving license before you bought one of these?

Theres always one aint there.
Vast majority of my work is local so you get to know your own area and where the cameras are,just lately Im working farther afield which is why I bought the unit.
In saying that I knew exactly where the camera was a year and a half ago when a lapse in concentration cost me 3 points and a fine.If I had the kit then it would have been a different story.
As for the specs cameras if there of a temporary nature ie road works its up to you uploading the database or how quickly the database is informed.

Nothing is completely foolproof but its better than nowt.
Cheers,
Bob

[Edited on 9/6/05 by splitrivet]

ChrisGamlin - 9/6/05 at 11:19 AM

Was only ribbing, looks a great product for the price!

As Ned says, would be interested to know if it does directional warnings though?

splitrivet - 9/6/05 at 01:52 PM

As far as I know it does Chris but Ive never listened to the beeps that closely. In the set up you can set distance before the camera and distance after so its gotta know what side of the road its on.
Cheers,
Bob

ChrisGamlin - 9/6/05 at 01:55 PM

Cheers, sounds promising but to be honest at that price I would see directional warnings as a bonus anyway

Jasper - 9/6/05 at 03:43 PM

Gotta watch these things on the continent - I know in France if they catch you with one, they just take it out and keep it

Alez - 10/6/05 at 08:25 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Jasper
Gotta watch these things on the continent - I know in France if they catch you with one, they just take it out and keep it


You are not allowed to have any of these devices installed in your car in Spain, being them radar wave detectors or this other type of device. I don't think they keep them, you just get fined.. heavily.

Still, it is perfectly legal to have GPS equipment.. as well as GPS enabled PDAs doing the same function (route planners, dynamic maps).. so in the end is just a matter of adding some additional features to the software, I don't think they can do a lot about that in practice.

Cheers,

Alex

andyps - 10/6/05 at 12:32 PM

I have a road angel with the detachable part for radar/laser detection. Theoretically without this it should be legal in France as it is just a gps locator. However, in practice, I would not trust my ability with the French language to want a conversation with the police there to convince them to not make me drive over my £300 piece of kit! Not sure it would be any use in France apart from the speedo though.

The classic Road Angel is certainly directional which does save a lot of bleeping. I saw about this cheaper piece of kit and have contemplated buying one for my wifes car.