Road Angel rip off
Discussion
Targarama said:
How did Road Angel remove the data? I assume you connected to the PC and thus their site? In which you were asking for it. If you didn't connect your RA to anything then they wouldn't be able to do this surely?
Must be a SIM in the unit - it just stopped working, and I haven't connected it for weeks. Either that or the data expires.I found the damn thing useless anyway - didn't have all the "normal" Cumbria scamera locations in the database, let alone any of the ones where they operate without warning signs, so I figured if I can't trust it when I'm around home why would I be able to trust it in unfamiliar places? I just use a satnav now and keep my gps speed down below "nickable" when I'm on unfamiliar territory.
What road angel unit is it? We used to have 3 an old RA 2 and 2 compacts both compacts have died and they say they are uneconomic to repair as the main board fails ! The old RA2 goes on and on though must be 6 years old and 4 years out of date but it works.
wouldnt buy another though now have a snooper saphire with lifetime subscription for £99
wouldnt buy another though now have a snooper saphire with lifetime subscription for £99
Leccy said:
8MRFQ340 said:
Can you buy exactly the same unit, from a place staffed by teenagers that dont have a clue, then do a swap? Then take it back, saying it doesnt work?
Note- I've NEVER done this with games consoles in a Arg....
Cough, mutter, grumble
Note- I've NEVER done this with games consoles in a Arg....
Cough, mutter, grumble
That would make him a thief. Are you implying that you DO that?
mad4amanda said:
What road angel unit is it? We used to have 3 an old RA 2 and 2 compacts both compacts have died and they say they are uneconomic to repair as the main board fails ! The old RA2 goes on and on though must be 6 years old and 4 years out of date but it works.
wouldnt buy another though now have a snooper saphire with lifetime subscription for £99
How do you rate the Snooper? I'd be interested to hear what the battery life and speed camera database are like.wouldnt buy another though now have a snooper saphire with lifetime subscription for £99
northo said:
mad4amanda said:
What road angel unit is it? We used to have 3 an old RA 2 and 2 compacts both compacts have died and they say they are uneconomic to repair as the main board fails ! The old RA2 goes on and on though must be 6 years old and 4 years out of date but it works.
wouldnt buy another though now have a snooper saphire with lifetime subscription for £99
How do you rate the Snooper? I'd be interested to hear what the battery life and speed camera database are like.wouldnt buy another though now have a snooper saphire with lifetime subscription for £99
mad4amanda said:
northo said:
mad4amanda said:
What road angel unit is it? We used to have 3 an old RA 2 and 2 compacts both compacts have died and they say they are uneconomic to repair as the main board fails ! The old RA2 goes on and on though must be 6 years old and 4 years out of date but it works.
wouldnt buy another though now have a snooper saphire with lifetime subscription for £99
How do you rate the Snooper? I'd be interested to hear what the battery life and speed camera database are like.wouldnt buy another though now have a snooper saphire with lifetime subscription for £99
northo said:
mad4amanda said:
What road angel unit is it? We used to have 3 an old RA 2 and 2 compacts both compacts have died and they say they are uneconomic to repair as the main board fails ! The old RA2 goes on and on though must be 6 years old and 4 years out of date but it works.
wouldnt buy another though now have a snooper saphire with lifetime subscription for £99
How do you rate the Snooper? I'd be interested to hear what the battery life and speed camera database are like.wouldnt buy another though now have a snooper saphire with lifetime subscription for £99
It has to be hard wired to a 12V outlet so battery life is not relevant. Its pretty inconspicuous on the dash as well. I like the digital speed readout and distance countdown to the camera location, plus the vocal reminders of what the speed limit the camera is set to is really useful.
I update every week when back at home but I find the database, while very comprehensive in the UK, is lacking on the continent. Furthermore the software doesn’t really tell you what its updated – just a message to say update complete. Annoyances are SPECs warning go on too long – a database issue, the laser warning is VERY loud (mine has gone off three times, once on a roundabout in London and twice in the same spot Northbound on the M11) and the radar detector goes off in the most unlikely places such as passing hotels and gas stations. It has a curious alarm for ‘High Risk Areas’ presumably where reports of mobile cameras have been made, the manual is less than useless as well. All alerts are clear and better than the TomTom which is a new model with a GPS camera database. The TomTom is better on the continent (I do regular trips to Spain) which is my main disappointment with the Snooper.
I wouldn’t do a trip without it so I guess that endorses the product.
Edited by Mykap on Monday 4th October 12:04
Rich_W said:
I let my OriginB2 lapse at the end of 08. It still works, though obviously it's out of date. Just a shame that they seem to have folded soon after changing to "Pogo"
I suspect RA, Snooper et al. Are pissed at TomTom and Garmin having camera data on their units which are generally cheaper than the stand alone detectors.
Pogo are still going. Received an email from them last week a substantial discount on their newest unit if I send them my old Origin 2b.I suspect RA, Snooper et al. Are pissed at TomTom and Garmin having camera data on their units which are generally cheaper than the stand alone detectors.
I gave up using my Road Angel a couple of years ago. I found that I already knew the cameras or spotted ones that I didn't know and that it gave far too many false positives. It also took a ridiculous amount of time to acquire satellites. The final straw was that the rechargable battery ceased to hold a charge. I must get round to writing them a rude letter.
Renewed my subscription today and Hey Presto! - when I got back in my car the Road Angel was working again. Must be a SIM in it(or can they communicate with it via satellite?) If they can send information to the unit remotely, why are they charging an extra £150 for a "connected version"?
AlexS said:
Rich_W said:
I let my OriginB2 lapse at the end of 08. It still works, though obviously it's out of date. Just a shame that they seem to have folded soon after changing to "Pogo"
I suspect RA, Snooper et al. Are pissed at TomTom and Garmin having camera data on their units which are generally cheaper than the stand alone detectors.
Pogo are still going. Received an email from them last week a substantial discount on their newest unit if I send them my old Origin 2b.I suspect RA, Snooper et al. Are pissed at TomTom and Garmin having camera data on their units which are generally cheaper than the stand alone detectors.
Excellent piece of kit.
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