Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- 0180009-1
- SKU:
- 6404074
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers find value in the RAD 480i Radar and Laser Detector's performance, radar detection, and accuracy, with users reporting it works effectively. The product is praised for its reasonable price and ease of use, including mounting and hiding it in vehicles. However, some customers have expressed concerns about the frequency of false alarms.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Performance
Radar
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Bettter than my old one, guess you get what you pay for
I would recommend this to a friend Average
||Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not the best but it’s okay for the price. I wouldn’t buy again.
I would recommend this to a friendRadar entry-level
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Just not sure if you have any idea of technology compared to the technology needed to detect your radars signals and I just don't have any hope of the basics like that back in the days. Cobra service series surprises me except for the prices. My personal preference not for everyone!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:False alarms
Too many false positives!
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Regardless of the sensitivity, this detector throws way too many false positives. Would recommend spending the extra money!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend No go!!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Voice was not good quality. Sounds like she’s a chain smoker.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendYou will end up getting a speeding ticket.
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought the Cobra RAD 480i for a round trip of 1,000 miles from Boston to Toronto. Trust me, this device is not reliable at all. I passed by cops with radar guns while my Waze maps were alerting me, but the Cobra failed to detect the radar. This happened more than three times on a single trip. So, for me, it was the worst experience.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .I'm sorry to hear that you've had a bad experience. One of the most common reasons for not detecting an officer at all is that he does not have his equipment actively transmitting, where the equipment will be in stand by mode and not emitting a frequency, so there is no signal for the detector to pick up and alert to (this also means your speed is not being clocked.) If you do not receive any alerts from any source there may be a problem, please contact Customer Service at 800-543-1608 Option 3 and we'll be happy to assist. Thank you.
- Cons mentioned:False alarms
DOESNT WORK
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This items doesnt work as ir should it gives false alarms and then at times wont work at times
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .To reduce false alerts, use Low or Medium SEN modes. To change the SEN mode, repeatedly press the SEN button. Please note that this will only detect radar and laser. If police are not transmitting radar and laser then this will not alert.
- Cons mentioned:False alarms
Don't
||Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This was like having a passenger continually honking the horn. Unit was going off non stop. Upgraded to the Uniden. Much happier now.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .Using Medium, or Low SEN modes will help reduce false alerts. If you use the iRadar app with RAD 480i, you can use Auto SEN mode which will automatically change the SEN mode based upon your speed.
Not that good
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not very good picks up all kinds of lane assist and new features on vehicles. I had the old cobra it was great but im planning to return.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .To reduce false alerts, use medium or low SEN mode. To change the SEN mode, repeatedly press the SEN button.
Better buy another brand
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not sensitive to radars at all, didn’t detect a radar when it was super close. Also turns of and restarts every five minutes with no reason
No, I would not recommend this to a friendPurchase with caution
||Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This radar’s screen when out within a couple weeks yet Best Buy wouldn’t do swap it out. I paid for the extended warranty from Best Buy as well for this trash product.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .We're sorry you are having issues! Please contact us for assistance at 800-543-1608.
Annoying non sense
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I will actually be returning this item tomorrow because all it does is beep and go off in my car and I don't even see any police around when it's going off it is just more aggravating than convenient or helpful
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .To reduce false alerts, try using Low or Med SEN modes. If you are using the iRadar app with it, use Auto SEN mode which automatically changes the SEN mode based on your vehicle's speed.
Issa no from me
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It was ok but it had way too many positives. I could be driving on a open highway on a bridge, and it’ll tell me it’s 18 cops on the water. No boat’s or nothing was on the water.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .Many modern vehicles use radar for collision avoidance systems which can cause alerts. Try using Medium or Low SEN modes to reduce these alerts. To change the SEN mode, repeatedly press the SEN button to cycle through them.
Horrible Device
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This radar is horrible. It does not work and it doesn’t do what it’s designed to do. I will be taking this back even though it says it’s past the deadline. I traveled out of town this weekend and the radar did not detect anything. I tried to give the device a chance but it’s horrible. The signal didn’t work and the laser on the screen just kept going back and forth. I do not recommend this device!
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .We're sorry to hear of your poor experience with RAD 480i. If it was continually alerting to laser then there could be either interference in your vehicle or there is an issue with the detector. For further assistance, call us at 800-543-1608 during our hours of Monday-Friday, 9am-5:00pm EST.
Not accurate
||Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not accurate and would go off when no cops around.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .We'd like to help. There are some things we can check. Please contact us at 800-543-1608, option 3 on the menu. Thanks!
Radar detector
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Average. Was not long range. But did job on the freeway. Not very good for in town cuz it let off signals all the time that we're unnecessary.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .To reduce false alerts, use medium or high SEN mode. To change the SEN mode, repeatedly press the SEN button.
Not Good
||Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It has a lot of false alarms and it was just always going off and there was never any police around when it did.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendDO NOT BUY!!
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The entire speaker system went out within a month of purchasing and it is not good at picking up alerts. It will either pick it up too late or mullple false alerts even on low setting.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .We are sorry to hear about the issues you are experiencing. This is not typical. Please contact us so that we can assist you at 800-543-1608. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.
Not worth it
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Not worth the money, it shuts off or freezes a lot, must have a app that uses lots of resources from your CPU and has old Information, not worth it at all
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .We're sorry to hear you are not happy with RAD 480i. Please be aware that in order to extend the display's life, the detector has a screen saver which shuts off the display after no activity for 1 minute. Receiving an alert or pressing a button will wake the screen up. You can turn off the screen saver if you like in the User settings menu.
If you are using the iRadar app with the detector you can turn the phone's screen off to save battery life and if you get within range of an alert, it will come through the detector.
Stolen
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My package got stolen so it was never brought to me. :(
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Cedar Electronics Team
Posted .We're so sorry to hear this! Please contact the seller for more information regarding the delivery.
