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1M Sat Nav - Speed camera detection
Do any of you clever people out there know if this is possible with the sat nav in the 1M ?
My Z4 allows me to buy an upgrade DVD every year and all the speed cameras etc are on this DVD, this info has been a saviour over the 3 years that i have had the Z. Any help, comments or suggestions would be appreciated on how to get this working on the 1M |
07-06-2011, 03:21 AM | #4 |
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+1! Coyote update would be perfect
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07-06-2011, 06:06 AM | #5 |
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I highly doubt it, since there are countries that forbid, by law enforcement, the use or possession (inside a car) of electronic devices that CAN provide information or location of speed cameras.
In Switzerland, your equipment is seized. If it's built-in in your car, not sure what exactly they'll do then, but you won't be allowed to drive further. In Holland, there's ongoing discussion to ban Coyote as well. So car manufacturers will not provide this technology any longer in their built-in equipment. PS: my own logical conclusion. Not sure if this already is a fact of life. Last edited by hwelvaar; 07-06-2011 at 06:12 AM.. |
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07-06-2011, 11:04 AM | #6 |
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Its a shame.
The entire point of a speed camera is to make you slow down, it seems ridiculous that a government would ban the sale of something that alerts you to their presence, which makes you slow down. |
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They want you to speed so they can catch you and shake you down.
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I would also be very interested! As I was looking at getting a road angel. Denso where did you get the DVD for your Z?
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Denso where did you get the DVD for your Z?[/QUOTE]
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07-06-2011, 04:11 PM | #12 |
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Would have come in handy earlier this evening on the M25.
Cops on a bridge with radar! Not going that fast but still going to be watching the mail for a few weeks! |
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Bah. Valentine One FTW.
It's saved my bacon countless times. |
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07-07-2011, 10:58 AM | #15 |
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Valentine One detects/knows where cameras are? I thought it was just a standalone radar & Laser detector.
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07-07-2011, 11:39 AM | #16 |
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To be honest most fixed camera's have signs indicating their presence so really a radar detector is what you want - the unexpected!
This is an american product so i was skeptical about purchasing because of the different frequency operation etc. How long have you had this? |
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By that definition those countries would ban all GPS and phones... |
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If they stop you, and you have an Iphone with Coyote installed on it, you have a ticket. If the Iphone does not have Coyote installed, it is OK. If your Iphone has Coyote installed, but you are transporting your Iphone in your trunk (thus not inside the car where it CAN be used), you are safe as well. Don't try to find too much logics in law enforcement. You'll always end up stunned. |
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