The new Escort Passport "Live" is the end all of be all. This is how it works; you run the Escort app on your iPhone connected to the radar detector in your car. When you get a KA signal or sight a parked police car you can push a button to alert others. It then sends a notification to anyone in the area. As someone gets close to the sighting they receive a "live" message alerting them to a detected threat. I was in a 25 zone in Enumclaw and got a "live" alert and sure enough 1 mile away the f..k was sitting at the gas station with a laser radar. Is this not how the Internet started?
No, the Internet was started by a bunch of Star Trek geeks and Mountain Dew-fueled hackers. At least those were the only dweebs using it when I began running an Internet provider in '94. Actually, Al Gore started it, right? (Note to Moderators: That wasn't a political statement, since it is a fact that NOBODY, GOP or Democrats, who has ever worked in DC has ever liked Al Gore. The Washington delegation, made up of mostly Dems when I worked there during his last year in the Senate and first year of VP, all seemed to think he was equal parts arrogant and devoid of personality.)
The "internet", or ARPANET as it was known then, started in October 1969 and linked UCLA, Stanford, University of Utah, UCSB. It was funded by DARPA (defense agency) to link research. It would take another 2 years before the first email was sent, and a further 2 years before a file was exchanged over the network (ftp). The dweebs/hackers certainly flocked to it during the late 70s and 80s, but it was created originally by some bright scientists for serious research. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET
Why is he a "F**K" for doing is job ..? I never understand comments like this to a law Enforcement Officer, you dont even know, that is just doing what he is paid to do..and if you were doing the speed limit..then you should have nothing to worry about. These are just my view's.
ti You are totally right, just being dramatic. It is the "Cowboys vs Aliens" attitude. When I re-read the post I was embarrassed. But is Funk a bad word? Sorry again before you re-post.
The system is "neat" but only as accurate as the input. What's to prevent robo-pressing of that button everywhere by nefarious or even law enforcement to trick folks into slowing down? False readings will ultimately be the downfall of such a system.
True. I'm just saying the system is only as good as its input, and that input is questionable at best. It would be pretty easy to inject incorrect data into the system -- for whatever reason -- thus making it useless. Easier to just obey the traffic laws and/or accept the tickets you've "earned." Don't need an app for that
Wow Martin, you didn't get much support on your post! I'm intrigued enough to look it up (or hitch a ride in your equipped car). Thanks for the tip.
Not dinging the OP, just the app. Been in software too long I guess to just readily accept any app that comes along. Couple that with years of software security, and I get skeptical about the longevity and utility of some of them. That said, if I slammed too hard I appologize.
Ok I am crawling out from under the couch I probably was not clear that the app is actually an extension to the Escort Passport radar detector. The iPhone pairs with the Escort using Bluetooth and then has a nice graphical display of the Escort with Band type, strength and a gps map with speed indicator. I have used it now for the weekend and find the interface much easier than the 4 buttons on the Escort. Nice display of upcoming Red Light cameras, ability to "lock out" false positives like a grocery store door. If you get a KA or laser signal and are sure it is a police scan you just push a button and anyone in the vicinity gets the Live sighting alert.
I think it's awesome. I had the idea for something similar -- except I was trying to design something that would work on a local-peer network to "bounce" info of confirmed traps from detector to detector. With the prevalence of the internet being available, this design is much better, and looks like it could be a lot more useful than "Trapster".
Just found another cool feature, it will tell you if you are over the speed limit ( turns the speedo red ). I was in a 45 zone on 124th and the moment it switched to 35 the app turned red. Never knew that was a speed zone.
I was wrong about an important issue - the app automatically sends any KA or Laser detected by the radar with the time spotted, you don't have to do it manually.
That now probably makes the app worth having. We have some of those rather poorly marked "speed zones" in Central WA that can trip a person up on secondary roads.
It connects through bluetooth. You have to replace the original power cable with the "Live" cable which has a bluetooth radio and a USB slot that will let you charge your iPhone or iPad.
