the radar shows nothing but false alarms and didn't even recognize speed cameras that i even know are there

It has also been great about keeping false alarms to a minimum

There are many false alarms that go off from electric doors etc

even on the city setting there were just constant false alarms rendering it pretty much useless.

I don't like this detector as it constantly gives me false alarms, thus making it impossible for me to tell when there is a real speed trap ahead

Only with some false alarms and would recommend product to those interested.

The POP detection is unreliable due to false alarms, it will indicate POP Radar Alert for almost any type of electronic signal, not intelligent enough to be for real so waste of money there

Some false alarms but it works well for the price.

even though false alarms are somewhat annoying, they keep you looking and thats good practice

then I was gonna see it I could tell which one to turn off for false alarms

Seems to have a lot of false alarms

false alarms after false alarms.

Alot o false alarms

I found quite the opposite: it has never failed me, detects cops at a very safe margin, has a feature to turn itself down when it is getting a false alarm, and detects laser

It's went off a few times in the first and second day I had it, looks like false alarm

False alarms are insanely annoying.

Might take some programming to adjust the number of false alarms, but you get used to them and start realizing which ones are and aren't

I was really hoping this would not give off so many false alarms.

Go in search of a product that will actually provide you with actual radar use and will not constantly provide false alarms related to radar use.

Too many false alarms

, you will learn to tune out false alarms

It's easy to tell that these are false alarms because the detector spits out a steady stream of its alarm for every band until the car in question gets out of range

Also, the mode on this detector that is meant to detect railroad crossings has a false alarm every time I am near a Chevy SUV and this feature cannot be disabled

waaaaaaaaaaaay to many false alarms to include multiple different types of radar alerts at the same time

Too many false alarms -- and yes, I did program out the X & Y bands.

I read a number of mixed reviews concerning ghost alarms/alerts and did also experience them myself.

this device is defective, does not capture the radar gives false alarms and very expensive for me , I can not return from Peru, I feel cheated .

Continuous alarms so couldn't trust it.

Tons of false alarms

If false alarms occur it's a quick beep and gone

It seems to have better sensitivity, but no filtering, so the false alarms are even worst

Way too many false alarms.

I read the manual on how to set up my new radar, and it hasn't given me any false alarms

But this Cobra doesn't set off a lot of false alarms, even in the city

It works just a lot of false alarms.

Alot of false alarms caused by cars w/ there electronic functions possible giving out false warnings, but it didnt hurt to be safe and look around to see if one is behind you- or even around the corner.

Too many false alarms, my older model (XRS 9445) from 4 years ago works better!

Lot of false alarms, even in city mode.

Another big problem is this device gives you a lot of false alarms which confuse you on whether you should really slow down

After disabling X-band it let off fewer false alarms

This thing picks up everything, lots of false alarms from construction workers and some times even big rigs.

Only one false alarm the whole trip.

The false alarms are endless.

Is capable of many adjustments that can allow for less false alarms but they will still occur; better safe than sorry!

100% false alarms

All the false alarms makes it hard to know if you're getting near an actual cop

It does have quite a few false alarms, but works when there are cops.

Lots of false alarms

Only one false alarm in the city (on city mode at the time).

i guess a lot of false alarms, but who cares

Lot of people are crying about false alarms or does not pick up radar from patrol car

My first day of commuting around town from home, to university, to work, and shopping generate two dozen false alarms which I expected but not that many

There are some false alarms even on city

Although it tends to give out frequent false alarms in the city, its very very reliable

If you weigh the additional "awareness" of NPH from the detector (disregarding the plethora of false alarms) and the additional distraction and increased dependency(diminished road awareness) of the detector then you will find that it makes more sense to not buy a detector at all

Lots of false alarms in other bands too

Great price for a device that has few if any false alarms

Constant false alarms.

Has a few false alarms but that is to be expected

a concert of false alarms......

...haven't got a ticket since I got it...a few false alarms but all-in-all, a good product

played with it for couple days and got bored, tried to test it out by drive to work and home, a few false alarms, now sitting in my glove compartment

A lot of false alarms

My problem is the amount of false alarms I get

He uses it almost daily and it rarely has any false alarms and it does go off when it should!

Commute to and from work, same roads as the day before, but in the city (on city mode), false alarms literally every 4 seconds!!I don't

I understand it cannot filter out every false alarm but it only seemed to go off when I was near a grocery store or traffic light

so I haven't tried it in the city yet but false alarms are not as bad as tickets

0 false alarms and 100% accurate.

Also, I tend to pick up false alarms when a car with automatic braking nears my car.

I had too many false alarms which was very annoying.

A lot of false alarms in the city but does great on the highway.

It does have quite a few false alarms, but works when there are cops.

I end up never using it because it's false alarms every time.

Few false alarms in the

False alarms are insanely annoying.

It produces false alarms all the time even though I turned off detection for the X and K bands and put it into City mode

So other than some false alarms and restrictions due to newer police tech its works well

I could stand a lot of false alarms as I understand the same frequency ranges are shared by many other devices

Otherwise, picks up a lot of faulty radars/false alarms.

This thing is constantly giving false alarms.

Gives numerous false alarms and you cannot trust it

BTW, I did contact Cobra and they suggested I disable the band that was causing the false alarms.

Has a few false alarms

The only problem is false alarms, even on city mode

Too many false alarms, my older model (XRS 9445) from 4 years ago works better!

Its worth its price, frequent false alarms but its better to be safe then sorry

This product did not match the websites description and also had many false alarms in places with no possible signal

Other than a lot of false alarms this thing gives you, it's a super great buy for the $

Its an ALRIGHT radar detector not sure if it always gives off false laser alarms and POP alarms or if I'm always around cops

This radar detector gives off false alarms all the time

It will detect police radar, the range is not good however due to so many false alarms is impossible to navigate real warnings from false.

If you are a radar detector snob, it's probably not for you as there are quite a few false alarms, but I don't mind some false alarms if it saves me a few hundred dollars on a fancy radar detector.

Could have much less false alarms but for the price it will give you a fair warning.

It has alot of false alarms and on several occasions i have been less than 100ft from a radar cop and it doesnt go off

Lots of false alarms.

Has saved me more times than i can count, gets a few false alarms so dont go ripping up and down the roads as soon as you get it, get to know your detector

I get false alarms when I am around semi trucks and automatic door openers

I have been driving by radar traps without even knowing it, and no, I don't mean false alarms and grocery stores

Nothing but false alarms

It will warn you of radar but has many false alarms that make it very unreliable

The book says that it is never ever a false alarm if it flashers "Laser".

Works okay.. has many false alarms

It says that it has a new feature that reduces false alarms but it still guess off a lot.

it catches the cop cars, but there are way too many false alarms

Nothing but false alarms.

Does throw up false alarms but not very often

It's not perfect, you do get false alarms,

I pick up a LOT of false alarms, especially when in parking lots.

It does give some false alarms but not as bad as some

Alot of false alarms over all bands

There's been numerous false alarms, I don't think I'll be keeping this unit

False alarms all the time and doesn't pick up cops or lasers

Very easy operation, mounts great with the suction cups and did not give off any false alarms

I've used this Cobra model (and it's predecessors) for over 25 years and never got so many false alarms before

really disappointed in the number of false alarms that you get

It has a highway and city settings so when your in the city you don't have a lot of false alarms

Way too many false alarms even in City mode.

Lots of false alarms.

I have a few false alarms in the bigger towns but i am learning how to tell them from the real ones.

And soon you know when its a false alarm

Too many false alarms, and haven't gotten a good one even when passing a police car.

Only with some false alarms and would recommend product to those interested.

Does give a few false alarms, but that just makes you more watchful

Too many false alarms

Too many false alarms

We get LOTS of false alarms

Way to many false alarms.

even when on a stretch of I-70 in Utah pretty much out in the middle of no where, with no traffic, we experienced numerous false alarms in multiple radar bands.

Had two of them and both stopped working, too many false alarms too.

This model was ringing ALL the time, even in City mode, constant alarms made it useless

Never any false alarms

Yes, there was a lot of false alarms, i actually found it better on city mode when i was out in the desert.

This detector does have occasional false alarms, but those normally turn out to being a train 2+ miles away, or a traffic light a mile or so ahead or on a side road

If you want to speed with this thing then a cop can tag you and pull you over before you realize it's not a false alarm.

I feel like there are alot of false alarms with this one

The i-mute and mute feature are pretty handy too.*Bunch of false alarms went on inside my office parking lot which apparently has lot of radio communication going on

Detection range is less than 100 meters & the false alarms are nonstop

And unlike my old detector, the false alarms from the back up sensors bleed to the Ka band which is what is mostly used currently asides from Laser

Totally way to many false alarms rendered it useless for me

Too many false alarms for me.

Obviously it can't eliminate false alarms completely

It was like being silent when it sees a cop and too much false alarms when no cop is around & made my entire trip noisy

I get quite a few false alarms

I bought this over a year ago and was initially pretty happy with my purchase once I worked out which bands to turn off to avoid false alarms (K band detection is almost unusable because of the number of false alarms)

Some false alarms but never failed to warn me when a cop near buy

During that drive I had multiple false alarms, but more importantly it missed 6 speedtraps in 4 states (MN, WI, IL, IN).

Too many false alarms

The reviews of false alarms are true

I have no idea when I was shot with radar as the detector goes off constantly from false alarms

But I'm generally a pretty patient person and the false alarms would be tolerable IF the radar detector also captured real occurrences at a high, or at least reasonable, rate

It gives to much false alarms

It does not seem to have a lot of false alarms

It works great until you grow completely numb to the detection beeps due to the hundreds of false alarms you will get for every 1 correct reading

faulty alarms, could not pick many radars

The false alarms are unreal.

Best feature not picking up X band false alarms

Other than being in a parking lot near a supermarket with automatic doors, I get almost no false alarms

It often provides false alarm for long time however, can hardly detect the real cop

the amount of false alarms can be a little overwhelming, fortunately the device lets you change between highway and city to prevent false alerts

I usually just ignore it thinking it’s a false alarm

works well as expected, with some false alarms

Still too many false alarms.

Some false alarms but always in same places; got saved so many times already since product was bought

Too many false alarms as well

I would rather have false alarms than no alarms and for the price, I am happy with it.

False Alarm False Alarm False Alarm!!!

I haven't had any false alarms on the road, only in parking lots

You get plenty of warning and the only false alarms seem to come from roadside equipment that has built in radar such as you'd see near a construction site to warn you of your speed

Cannot tell the difference between false alarms and real threat

However, there are many false alarms, even on the open highway.

He said it is junk went past 6 troopers with radar guns and not one alarm.

However, you start to notice how many false alarms this things gives on a daily basis is absurd

numerous false alarms, get so annoying i turn it off

The false alarms are unreal.

a very good radar detector it picks up false alarms more than anything in a police car could be a hundred feet in front of you before It will go off

But I'm generally a pretty patient person and the false alarms would be tolerable IF the radar detector also captured real occurrences at a high, or at least reasonable, rate

Some false alarms but never failed to warn me when a cop near buy

Too many false alarms...

False alarm was on the whole time when turned into either mode on I-94 from Minneapolis to Chicago

The power cord was in bad shape for one, and second the false alarms recently was driving nuts

Since the very beginning this radar gave false alarms

Up to this time I have received no false alarms

It also reports tons of false alarms, such as any big store or

I am constantly getting false alarms

I've owned this about a year and conclude it's useless on the interstate due to false alarms, mainly triggered by big rig trucks

First, this Cobra picks up far fewer false alarms than any previous detector I owned

only false alarm was from a newer car with blind spot

It does give false alarms sometimes but it's better to be safe than sorry

Way too many false alarm .If u really want on

problem being, if i were to be driving around a 70 degree corner, this detector wont pick it up until the patrolmans laser is either on me (too late) or right in front of me giving me only a few seconds to respond (makes the use of a radar detector pointless as you cant slow down from speeding that fast) i just had 2 seperate occasions this last wknd.... didnt alert until 1 or 2 seconds of seeing the sherriff.i literally about threw this unit out the window after that

so i get really confused as to why is going off

This item doesn't really work as they indicate it does

The latch to remove the unit from the windshield mount is so far forward and stiff as to render it inoperable

Obviously and it goes without saying just make sure you're current with local laws about detectors as well as for bringing them onto military installations.

problem being, if i were to be driving around a 70 degree corner, this detector wont pick it up until the patrolmans laser is either on me (too late) or right in front of me giving me only a few seconds to respond (makes the use of a radar detector pointless as you cant slow down from speeding that fast) i just had 2 seperate occasions this last wknd.... didnt alert until 1 or 2 seconds of seeing the sherriff.i literally about threw this unit out the window after that

so i get really confused as to why is going off

This item doesn't really work as they indicate it does

The latch to remove the unit from the windshield mount is so far forward and stiff as to render it inoperable

Obviously and it goes without saying just make sure you're current with local laws about detectors as well as for bringing them onto military installations.