Customer Reviews:
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 Excellent value July 25, 2008
Jeff Sullivan
The BEL Vector 955 is better than I expected. There are very few false alarms and detection of radar or lazer is at least a mile or more. It has saved me already on two occasions since I received it 2 weeks ago. I would rate it near much more costly detectors. Amazon has once again come through with quick shipping and excellent value. I'll be back!
Owner for almost a year now... July 17, 2008
Mark Wilkinson (Edmond OK, USA)
I have owned my 955 for around a year now and it is definitely the best performing radar I have ever owned. Sure it has its faults but overall it is a great value. This thing has saved me in at least 4 different sates. It picks up on K band incredibly well especially on an open highway. If it alerts the K or Ka you can be 97% sure that it is police radar. There are some X false alarms but the city mode eliminates those or at least mutes them until they are very strong. The laser sometimes goes off randomly as well but not very often. WARNING... I know that it is common sense but do not leave your unit on the dash in sunlight unattended for too long. You will get the service errors and will be lucky if it still works after a couple of times. Mine has only diplayed this when it has gotten very hot. The auto volume feature on this thing is my favorite! It just lowers the volume in a couple of seconds as not to annoy you too much but to let you know what is around. I would definitely recommend this product even though I have not had any experience with the customer service. Thanks for reading
 Price Value equation is right on July 2, 2008
Guy L. Dipietro
I bought this detector to mount to a Honda 599 motorcycle for the most part. It performs flawlessly when detecting radar but often falses on X band when encountering alarm systems. If you ride uphill into the setting sun it also falses for laser alert. I'm not sure if the more expensive detectors false less but you can usually tell if it's a false alert depending on the band. If it's KA band they are using instant on further ahead and you should slow down. I'm not sure what you are gaining by going with the $300 plus models.
 Beware - defective product, poor response from Bel June 30, 2008
David Krump (Frederick MD)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Purchased from Amazon and has not worked in Ka band since new. No alarm passing traffic boxes that display speed, or patrol officers using Ka band. I received two tickets from radar patrols, one only a warning, thankfully. Also, if left in the heat, will display "service required" and not work until it cools down. Betronics people trained to provide lame excuses; claims Amazon is suspect retailer, may have re-packaged defective unit as new, traffic boxes not calibrated or don't use radar. Made me pay another $59.95 to get repaired even though it has NEVER worked, right out of the box. Even though using two detectors in a car is not advised, I ran this unit side-by-side with my 15 year old 9500 Passport and the Bel remained silent as the 9500 alarmed in Ka mode. In all other modes, it performed as well, or better. I didn't know for sure that it wasn't working until I performed this test. Until then, I was believing the Beltronics BS. By the time I returned it, I was one month out of the 1-year warranty. One final note, it will give a continuous laser alert if you are driving into the least amount of sunshine. Is an excellent sun detector, not sure if really detects laser or not. I just got off the phone where I informed Beltronics that I would write this review in response to the way they handled my return of this defective product. Hopefully, after paying a traffic ticket, increased insurance, and an additional $59.95 to repair, they will return a working unit to me, but I will never trust it. Although they are now owned by the same company, I should have paid the extra money (actually much less than this has cost me) and bought a top of the line Escort.
Vector 955 June 20, 2008
N. White (Oklahoma City, OK)
To start, this is the best radar detector I've ever had! I pick up a cop long before he can ever see me. I have only had a few close calls (careful over hills), but it is a world of difference compared to by old Cobra (they are more likely to GET you a ticket due to their range).I go at least 15 over everywhere I go.
One day, I driving along the highway and got a K-band alert. Thinking it as a false (it has no K-band filtering BTW) I kept going. The bar keeps going up and I see the policeman over a mile away!
This detector takes some getting used to. For example, if you are at point blank range, it will continue going off even after the threat has passed (at full alert w/ all bars). So basically if it starts going off, just slow down and don't wait for all the bars to go up.
This detector has a few customiztions. I prefer the no-X filter because of multiple X-band doors in my area. There are other features that are useful, but not essential. (Their website is very informative). Something that wasn't listed on their website is the detach feature. I find this useful because in some areas of my city, it is likely to get stolen. So I end up detaching it with the button on top and locking it up.
This is the best value for your money IMO. I wouldn't buy the Vector 995 unless you REALLY need those features (you won't) because they have the SAME range. (check some reviews online). Honestly besides the occasional false (which isn't a big deal really), I am very happy with my purchase.
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