sunny201

So the radio is always on at work and for the past couple days ive heard this commercial about Phazer 2. They say its a laser and radar jammer and that its such a great product that you'll never get caught. They have a 30 day money back gaurantee and they warranty the product and refund any tickets that you get for 1 year.

Theres always scams and stuff going around so I just wanted to know has anyone ever heard of this? It seems like it can work, but cant you get in trouble for using one of these? I usually dont get things until I know that they will work.
The link to it is http://radarjammers.tv/phazer_ii_radar_jammer.htm

charliemike

Snake Oil. Just like the Turbonator.

Moog-Type-S

Tornado Air anyone?

sunny201

Ok thanks alot!

fuzzy02CLS

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Junk junk junk junk junk..............You get the point.

Anything that claims radar jamming is nonsense because radar jamming is 100% illegal.

Now Laser jamming is not. Some states may have local laws on it but there's no government regulation.
The only thing I've seen work for laser jamming is the Blinder, & the systems from K40 & Escort.

juniorbean

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Just to echo everyone else... it's crap.

I had one of those and had a friend of my dad's (who was a cop) clock me as I drove by a few times, and it didn't jam shit. He was able to clock my exact speed every time... and we even varied the speeds.

Spend the money on a good radar detector (V1 or Passport 9500) and drive safe

Catch921

Juniorbean, I beg to differ. My mom is a police officer, has been for 24 years, and she tells me that a radar detector is just about as worthless. Not only do modern police use laser radar guns which a radar detector cannot detect, but lets say it works. blah blah blah. By the time you're alerted and slow down, you've been clocked. Game and match, the police win and you have a hefty ticket and a few points on your license.

juniorbean

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Huh? WTF are you talking about?

It's sold as a jammer, not a detector. So there's no alerting. Did you even click the link he posted?

Catch921

i edited my original post, i was commenting on your statement to buy a radar detector.

JnC

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I use to have that phazer jammer a few years ago, my 2 cents? Its a POS.

BENDER08

my 8500 escort saved my ass many times from just the radar signal bouncing around!

The jammer i had one back in the day i cant say it didn't or did work. didn't get any tickets while i had it though.

stangg172004

uhhhhhhhh dont drive so fast?

sunny201

I already have the Escort X50 which has def saved my ass countless amount of times... but what i was thinking was why slam the brakes after you hear it when you can keep going and block the signal... but Ill stick to my Escort

BENDER08

does yours false on laser all the time?? in random areas

is300eater

I guess the local cops in my area are not very modern cuz they all use Ka band... and my Beltronic has saved a few times...

fuzzy02CLS

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This is NOT the case. Now it may hold true in some situations, but a good detector & some eyes will save you.

Laser has drawbacks, It is becoming widely used yes, but good old KA radar is still top dog. I've worked for my counties police department. They are made up of only 10% laser for speed enforcement. Most major cities like NYC, & Boston, still use mostly KA or K bands.

fsttyms1

Most radar detectors (when the cop isnt using instant on) will detect the radar FAR before the cop can actually get a read out on it. ( i know i have 3 friends that are cops) Laser is far more accurate, but also much harder to get someone clocked. While its much harder to detect laser it is entirely possible to detect it and slow down in time, ESPECIALLY if your paying attention to the road and your surroundings and spot him/her in time

sunny201

not really, only around airports. Other than that maybe once or twice every 4 months not even

Catch921

I do know for a fact that Miami primarily uses laser for speed enforcement. In addition, the highways are generally, but not too commonly, patrolled by aerial speed traps as well. I go to school in North Carolina now and I also see many signs on the highways that inform drivers that the roads are under aerial surveillance for speeders.

Now what has been said to me my numerous officers is the most effective radar 'blocker' is to simply drive fast behind another speeder. Any detection, radar or laser (not sure how aerial would come into play, i guess it would depend on the availability of units at the given time), would first pick up the shielding car and not you. A police officer would then only be able to right the ticket for the front car. If you were to receive a ticket without the 'proof' then it would simply be dismissed in court.

fuzzy02CLS

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Hate to break it to you, but those signs have been on HW's for 10+ years.
And to rebut the car blocking idea....Many times the car following will be the one pulled over. Simply cause your closer. He doesn't need to clock your car to issue a ticket. There's a law for unlawful speed by visual aid. If the car in front is clocked at 80, & the cop see's your car right behind him, He can use this to pull you over & issue you a ticket. Will it hold up in court? Maybe maybe not.

Miami has lots of districts. You have Miami-dade, Miami beach, north Miami beach, etc. I agree laser is becoming the tool of choice. But as I said there are several drawbacks with laser that will never overcome the reliability of KA radar.
A cop would have to setup somewhere stationary in order to clock people. Laser has to be stationary. That's a major drawback.
And yes they do speed enforcement from the air. It's not widely used anymore however. Cost of fuel & other factors. I do know someone that did get a ticket from it a few years on on the FL turnpike.

I'm not disagreeing with you on the facts, but to say a detector is useless in not accurate. When user after user has had it save their buts time & time again.
I've racked up over 500K road miles in 11 years. I drove south FL to NY 3-4 times a year for 5 years. Driven to TN, TX, IN, All with a V1 & it hs proved worthy time & time again.

Catch921

Point taken fuzzy02CLS.

Yes I do know there are many districts in Miami, I have lived there the entirety of my life up until recently. An issued ticket via visual aid must be permitted by an officer who has gone through specialized training and/or has many years of experience on the force. If a rookie were to issue you a ticket based on visual aid without the specified training, it would most likely be dismissed in court. It could very well be apparent that a person is speeding, but there are many technicalities in traffic law. Now of course don't go speeding for the hell of it and try to say the officer is under-qualified to issue the ticket without a radar, he/she can still ticket you for a variety of other reasons from careless driving to reckless endangerment.

I retract my statement that a detector is useless. However, for the sake of argument, what is to say other outlying factors did not prevent the majority of people from being clocked while speeding when their detector has gone off? Have you tested it? From more than one officer (and I am not saying neither your nor them are wrong...or right), I have been told that by the time the radar detects the signals and the human brain processes the chirp to slow down, the vehicle would have already been clocked by the gun.

juniorbean

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Gotcha. Edit makes more sense now, but makes my reply seem out of place

Anyway, opinions are like assholes, everyone has one!! I had a V1 for years, and never got a speeding ticket. Never even got pulled over for speeding. It alerted me every time and every time I was able to slow down before getting nailed.

Now, could they have been clocking someone else and my V1 picked it up? Sure, but bottom line is, never got caught or pulled over, ever. Funny enough though I did get a ticket last September. My first speeding ticket ever... and of course, there was no detector on board with me since I sold it in 2005. May be time to buy a new one

fuzzy02CLS

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Your talking about instant on radar. If your the only car on the road then yes this is correct. However if the cop is using instant on he would be pulling that trigger at cars before yours. A good dectector is able to detect this brief radar signal & as a user your supposed to be able to tell if this in fact a real signal or a false. Radar detector users live with a detector so much that this is rather easy. It does take some practice & knowledge.
With that, a good detector has a range of at least 1 mile. Even longer depending on the road layout. This gives ample time to slow down.
A detector is not a ticket free god. Many people think it is. A detector is just a device the user is the brains. Common sense goes a long way.

This is also the same for a laser gun. The beam of a laser is very narrow. This is why detectors have a hard time picking it up until the last minute.
If a cop is using laser up the road, a good detector will pick up a stray laser alert from the beam bouncing off other cars or other road items ahead of you. Many times this will give you enough warning to slow down. This I have seen 1st hand. Happened in my Explorer months back. I posted about it.

Then you have the constant on radar in X, K or KA bands. Many times I have picked up cops trolling traffic or coming at me or from behind me on 95 & the turnpike, or 75 with theirs fully on. Detection has been 1.5 -2 miles out.

fsttyms1

Too many thing a Detector is a sure fire way of not getting caught. You have to be paying attention and use it often to know what signals mean what.

Hockeyman

I got a ticket using my old cobra POS detector, sold that junk on ebay and bought me a v1. No ticket since and it's been about 1 1/2 years. It has saved me a few times since i drive 90% highway traveling to and from home and college.