Passport 9500ix - Reviews

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Escort 9500ix is a "Nice Piece of Hardware"

Upon receiving this device, I was impressed to see the design quality right off. Very sleek looking unit. Good choice of blue LEDs for display over the all-to-common red LEDs. Unit performs as advertised. Locking out unwanted false signals via the smart cord is a breeze. Updating unit's database and software is also very easy.

I am thoroughly happy with this unit's performance as well.

I did manage to find this unit for significantly (about $80) less than advertised most places, so this was an excellent buy

By B. Fesko (HOBART, IN, US)

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"Worth the price tag"

This is the first radar detector I've ever owned, but so far it has been very impressive. I find the radar will blow up (KA ++++++), and then I'll be wondering why; thirty seconds later a cop will fly by in oncoming traffic. I bought this detector for my Lotus Exige S which does not have rear-visibility (mid-engine car), and yet even still this radar is sensitive enough to alert me to radars behind my car.

My only complaint is that the GPS will warn you of red light cameras under the highway you are on. Seeing as how you can turn this off though, I don't see it as being terribly critical.

I find it interesting though how often I'll get radar gun'd, and ONLY notice it because of this detector. Without it I would be completely oblivious to what was going on.

My only problem is that I don't make a habit of speeding, so I wind up having a miniature heart-attack for no reason :).

With the way this Radar works, after driving around with it a few times the thing is silence unless there is an actual problem. Which is great.

By Drew Hastings (Houston)
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Incredible Product!!!

I recently purchased Escort 9500ix and can honestly say it is by far the best detector I've ever owned. As a previous owner of several other brands including Cobra, Whistler and a V1, this one is light years ahead.


From the moment I mounted it in my car, (which was super easy with their mount) I knew this one was different. I proceeded to mount it on the glass and started driving it without even looking at the owner's manual. As I began to drive, I was alerted to several door openers that my other detectors didn't even see, which to me indicated that it was far more sensitive. On my way back home, along the same route, I was alerted once again to these same door openers. At this point I began to remember why I quit driving with a detector many years ago....false alarms! Now that I had a more sensitive detector, I was wondering if I could stand to hear all of this noise everyday.


The next day I went to work, (close to the same route as picking up my kids) and I was pleasantly surprised when I passed these same spots again. The Escort 9500ix beeped once and displayed the word "stored". Not reading the owner's manual, I had no idea what this meant. When I arrived at work I grabbed the owner's manual and read it at lunch. To my surprise it meant that the 9500ix had locked out these locations, knowing they were false alarms. How cool is that? Now that they were locked out, I couldn't wait to drive by again and see what it would do. On my way home, sure enough no alerts. Only a small indicator in the upper right side of the display rotated, indicating it saw these false alarms but no audio alert was given.


The following day I was in route home from work enjoying my new detector when it began to register a Ka band radar alert. I'm not completely sure what the difference is between all of the radar bands, but I began to take notice and checked my speed. I drove almost a mile wondering if this was a false alarm. Sure enough, as I turned the corner, there was one of our local police officers sitting along the side of the road. I had sniffed out my first alert, and in plenty of time to check my speed.


As someone who has used several other brands and grew accustomed to false alarms, let me assure you this one is different. Better sensitivity without the constant beeping. I'm not sure why it took me so long to try a Passport, but I will say that I will not be driving without one ever again.
By James (Missouri)

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