Customer Ratings & Reviews

Annoying it started ringing and picks up every radar at any moment.

Ok so honestly, I only have a couple things good to say about this. Why it is only a 2 star rating from me. A lot has to do with the APP at least on iPhone. I will start off with what I did like. This is easy to take off the mount. If you need to update the firmware, this is handy. It also has a carry case for it. So you can take it easily off the mount, place in the case and then take it with you to a PC to update. The mount seems to be pretty strong. The part that goes against the window was sticky and then it also had a suction cup for it as well. It does seem to pick up a lot of detections, and I mean a lot. This also includes picking up what I am assuming alarm systems that some buildings have. And great with red light cameras. But after going past the same buildings a few times, it would memorize that and not beep but just have the icon show. That is about it with the good that I can think about. What I found out though, although it picks up a lot, I felt the things that I was needing it to pick up, it would pick up late. Most of the time I saw the cop, or was just about to go thru the traffic light, or would pass by the speed detectors and then it would go off to warn me. And yes, I updated the firmware. That said, how this connects, they use a telephone connection to plug in for power. Then a micro USB connection that you have to use on a PC. Downside is that they did not provide a micro USB cable. These are starting to get out dated and most of mine were just for charging phones so I had to keep trying different cords until I found one that did data. I would have liked to see them provide the cord at least and have it 6 feet long. Or better, I would have liked to just have seen a USB-C for both the power and to update when needed. This could allow someone to possibly use a USB-C cord with a regular USB on the other end for car as this uses a cigarette lighter end and I already had that used for dashcam. IT does have a USB port so you can also plug in a regular USB cable into it, but it is not a fast charging. It connects to phone via bluetooth, so I am not sure why I can't update via bluetooth. The power cord was not long at all. So you have to run it from the power source directly up to the unit. It would have been nice to have a long power cord that could be ran around and out of the way. The app. They need to improve the map and update the speed limits. My area were I live is 25 MPH. However the app says the speed is 30mph and at times will either just not display the mph or I have had it say it is 70mph. I have verified that it is not set to do the 5 mph over warning etc. And it properly displays the mph when I get on certain roads. Other map apps seem to have it correct. It lacks more directions out of the box. Like what all the different warnings might be. I would have liked to at least seen that. Or even thru the app itself to maybe explain what the different bands are mainly. I have to go online and look up the manual to get that info. But having it more readily available would have been nice. I have never had a radar detector before, so I have nothing to compare this with. But my experience with this was not what I was expecting. So, I was a bit disappointed. I just felt that I am better off using another map app that is a lot more up to date. And then just use my eyes and drive the speed limit. I felt that if I did speed using this, I would get a ticket.

You can't use this if you have just usb c in your car

I received the Escort MAX 360 MKII Radar Detector and Laser Detector in Black, seems to be very well made, it has a 360-degree detection awareness, and a dual-band WiFi connectivity to maximize functionality, also a GPS enabled radar detector and rated as being both a city and highway detector The device works by being installed onto the dashboard area where it will use its dual-antenna design to detect for radar and lasers to warn the driver when they are being tracked. Featured include 4 different display color settings: Blue, Red, Green and Amber, Cruise Alert warning you when you’re exceeding the posted speed limit, Bar Graph for identifying the signal strength of the threat, Expert Meter identifies up to 8 multiple alerts with signal strength at once SpecDisplay identifies the actual numeric frequency of the radar signal 5 levels of brightness including full dark mode. Also has easy to understand voice alerts, which warns you in either English or Spanish of approaching threats, enabling you to keep your eyes on the road and not on your detector. One downside is, you will need to pay a subscription fee to keep the database updated. Also you will have to physically plug in the device to your computer using the Detector Tools PC application to perform database and firmware updates.

I’ve had this for about a week now and have been presently surprised by its performance. The last time I had a radar detector is when I was 18 years old and drove what I considered to be my first sports car (94 Pontiac Grand Am GT). I later found out it really wasn’t a sports car but it was to me. That was a different time. I normally use the Waze app with my phone and it does a decent job of alerting me to police in the area, but I believe it relies on other drivers to get accurate information. This radar detector has worked flawlessly for me. I drive anywhere from 75-150 miles per day on average and most of its highway miles so having something that alerts me to police presence on those stretches of road where I feel a little more comfortable hitting the gas, is a necessity. It paired with my phone easily and I did a software update using a windows based computer and so far no issues. I’m debating on trying the annual service but I’m going to wait on that for a little while. The only complaint that I really have is with the audio alerts. The radar is sitting on my dashboard and the audio still sounds muffled. I don’t know it has interference with the radio or center channel speaker but it’s definitely not the best. I also wish there was a way to mount the radar to the dashboard as opposed to the windshield. I do like the arrows that light up to show which direction the radar is coming from and the extra long cord which also allows you to plug in another usb-a device instead of losing your cigarette lighter. Overall this thing is pretty feature packed and easy to setup.

This is truly the most confusing little piece of machinery I’ve ever tried to operate. And there isn’t even anything that I’m required to do in order for this to function! I’ve had it for weeks and am still trying to figure it out. To start, it’s nicely packaged and easy to get set up. It’s a very bulky item, I was surprised at the weight of it. Because it’s on the larger size it does create a distraction so I had to strategically place it on my windshield. I downloaded the app and was able to connect quickly but it was all downhill from there. The most inconvenient part is that if you want to change any settings of the actual radar detector itself you have to be in the vehicle and connected to the device via Bluetooth. Super irritating! I wanted to be able to look through the settings and take my time figuring out how it operates but I don’t feel that I should need to be in my car to do this. There’s no other option as the only power source is the cord that plugs into the old cigarette lighter, so it’s not as if I could take it inside and connect to it like that. I finally did end up talking about an hour the other day to sit in my car in the driveway and look at all of the settings, which was super overwhelming too because there are so many! But, most of them have a little i icon in the top right corner and if you click that it will give you the info about the setting that you are viewing and each option within that setting. Even after all that though, I’m still beyond confused. So I never changed any factory settings, I left it as it was straight out of the box. We took a road trip from northern Colorado to ABQ, New Mexico and what I can say is that we definitely were alerted to several different law enforcement agents running radar LONG BEFORE they were ever even in our view. The detector would announce “Ka band” and then it would start beeping and soon we’d see an officer come into view. We had more than enough time to decrease our speed if needed. There were many other instances of the detector announcing “K band” and “X band” but so far none of those have resulted in any law enforcement sitings. I’ve had several instances where it beeps and the screen says Stored, which silently blocks false signals that cause the detector to alert. Overall I feel this is a high quality product and I need to dedicate much more time to figure it out. I believe it’s worth every penny and if you are an avid user of radar detectors and you’re familiar with their operations this one has so many options I can’t imagine it would disappoint. I would recommend to a friend, but with the caveat that you’ll need to invest time and effort to make it work to meet your own specific driving needs.

I drive a lot for work with a daily mileage of 36 miles per day. On the weekends I take the family out and we have no problems driving far for us to enjoy, sometimes 50-80 miles away. So having this Escort - MAX360 MKII Radar and Laser Detector has really enhanced our driving experience, not just for searching for radar/laser but also a way of self accountability. Setting up I immediately noticed that I was going to have a problem. The MAX 360 MKII requires being plugged into the cigarette charger which was already being occupied by my dash camera. As I drive a minivan, I have a AC/DC power outlet right behind my center dash so I ended up needing an adapter for the MAX 360's power source. The mount attaches via suction on the windshield, and the MAX 360 MKII attaches via a magnet at the back base. This is where again I found it challenging: un-mounting was no issue, but the mounting was problematic as you have to attach it at an angle. Connecting this via bluetooth on my phone was easy along with the app set up. The overall car experience is very good. The scanner detects my speed which is about 1mph off compared to my van's digital speedometer. There is also a way of setting up a Over Speed Limit Alert, a max speed where the MAX 360 MKII will alert me if I am going beyond that set speed. It can be set up at Speed Limit, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, and 25 over. I placed it at 10 mph over because I naturally drive 5-7 over the limit (don't judge me) so I think it's great accountability of maxing me to 10 mph above. The Radar/Laser Detector is where I feel that this works decently. When in conjunction with the app, you are notified by the scanner of active K band radar signals. The app does indicate it and on my iPhone, it wants me to verify that this is accurate or not. Most of the time, I do not see any police on their devices checking for speed. I have noticed that the K band detector does go off when I am near businesses with automatic doors. Also, when approaching Camera Lights it does notify me when approaching those intersections. I felt that the voice is muffled and can't hear clearly what it is it is indicating. The map on the app does clearly show where I am and the direction/speed pretty accurately. When entering into parking structures, I immediately lose GPS connection. So it is a mixed bag for me, and I do feel that it does work well enough to keep me aware of my location and speed. Detecting K band works well and it is somewhat annoying that I have to be made aware of radar signals from businesses. Overall, this works for my needs and am glad to have it.

I will say that this has saved me already, I don’t really speed anymore, I used to have that issue quite a bit but it was an expensive habit I decided to kick. However, radar detectors aren’t necessarily just for the excessive speeder. There is a town close to where I live that has a love for unnaturally low speeds and a plethora of police to help enforce that decision. This is a helpful reminder as every time I drive through there the detector goes off at least twice and one time it picked up on radar during the entire drive through the town. This brings up two nice features. The mute button is built into the power plug as well as the strength detector. It will buzz at pretty low strength warn me well before I actually see a cop or detector and then I can just hit the mute button quickly to keep the peace in the car. The power plug is nice in that it has a USB built into it, but it is USB A and not C. The other disadvantage is that there is only one USB which can be annoying if you don’t have a second outlet upfront. The mounting is simple and secure and the device itself pops right off of the mount if you don’t want to just leave it up there to tempt thieves. A really nice feature that I didn’t know I was missing in my life is the red light camera notification. I have a tendency to stretch yellow lights still and red light cameras seem to be quite liberal on when yellow turns to red so this is an extremely nice feature. The speed limit and speedometer is nice but the speed limit depends on your phones GPS and this is where I’ve found the experience a little lacking. The app is great and easy to use, but it is a battery hog. When I ended the app it still used 9% of my battery. I ended up having to force quite it as just swiping up never actually stopped it. I’m not sure if the iphone app is better on the battery (I’m pretty sure it is as most of time that is the case) but the android app needs some help on the battery management side. Overall, I love having this in the car and I don’t turn on the phone app unless I’m going on a long trip where I want the extra features.

Let me preface this review by saying I don't exactly have a lead foot. I'm not someone who is using this radar detector as a way to regularly evade police. I simply mean that I'm not living on the edge, driving 100 mph down the highway, slamming on the brakes as soon as I hear the alert, then back up to cruising speed. I personally use these as a tool to know what's going on around me. The more aware I am of my situation, the better driver I can potentially be. If the knucklehead in front of me is likely to slam on his brakes when he *sees* the cop up in front of us, maybe I'll be able to have a better chance to avoid if I get some advanced notice. I'm certainly not a radar detector "power user", but that being said, I'm not against preventing a speeding ticket or 2 if the situation arises... With all this in mind, I found this new Escort Max to be a fairly solid performer. Setup was relatively easy (though potentially not as easy as they claim in the "quick setup" manual"), especially if you stay out of the more in depth settings. And the setting can get as in depth as you need them to be, all the way from a simple default to an super in depth tweak-every-setting session. For mine I set to "auto" (you can choose "highway", which is more sensitive, "city", or "auto", which intends a balance sensitivity based on speed, as well as auto with X or K band lowered sensitivity) and I've found this to be a good sweet spot. I've found very few false alerts, which you can manually tame but I understand this unit is equipped with some automization for this purpose. In my testing I've also seen notifications a good distance in advance, and the directional notification system (arrows which light up pointing the direction towards the signal) are a welcome feature. In all, I've found it to be a relatively quiet-unless-it's-important detector (meaning fewer false alerts). Repete drives over the same area resulted in even fewer false alerts. the good - quick notifications - long range - few false alerts - alert direction arrows - IVT filter - blind spot monitor (BSM) and other "in vehicle technology" filters (think blind spot, auto driving, adaptive cruise control, etc.) - auto vs. highway mode - auto = lower sensitivity, filters out store door openers - wifi - dual band connectivity - drive smarter app for easy setup - AutoLearn GPS lockout - easy setup the bad - none misc - carrying case - alert sharing - I've not got this feature to use yet, but supposedly works by updating locations in the Drive Smarter app overall I've found this radar to be a solid performer with a great feature set and no real issues to speak of. 5 stars.

Up front removed one full star due to price but mostly for the complicated learning curve. But it has features galore and the community database really is the icing on a fantastic radar system. The real time updates via the app is very useful once you get through the learning curve. The dual antennas is also wonderful especially the front facing one. No stars removed for false alerts as that is a given with any radar detector regardless of pricing and this one’s false alerts are minimal at best. This radar detector also comes equipped with auto-learning technology. Through GPS intelligence, Auto Sensitivity, and IVT Filtering, the MAX 360 can learn what to expect on your daily routes. This technology also includes automatic location lockout which keeps you from having to lockout every single benign stationary threat manually. The auto-learning technology uses intelligent GPS-based technology to learn your routes and reject false alerts and usefully for those who drive the same route to work every day similar routine errand runs. Because of the dual antenna system allowing for a 360-degree range. This means that the device can pick up on frequencies coming from in front of, behind, or to the side of your vehicle. The front-facing range works better than the rear-facing range, but they do both work and you get decent advance warning in order to,slow down. If on sale, then a great buy for a superb detector but with a learning curve that needs time for you to get accustomed to it.

This radar detector works great. I have been using it for a while in all types of environments and it has a good balance of covering false alarms but warning of upcoming traps. On the highway it seemed to alert me over a mile away from anything that was coming up. If anything you have to be mindful of it because it takes a while to get to the alert and you can get distracted by other drivers and forget the alerts coming up. In the city it has some false alarms but not many. It seems to cover them well and the ones it doesn't aren't to much of a problem. The camera warnings are nice also. They give you plenty of time to adjust and give you a distance to the camera. The auto power feature is nice and I intend on hardwiring the unit into my vehicle so it will be great that it turns off and on when the car is in motion or not. The one complaint I have is the suction cup will not stay attached to my windshield for any long amount of time. I have tint on it which I'm not sure if that is making it worst but I come out in the morning regularly and the cup has fallen off even without the detector hanging from it. It's definitely a problem I'll have to figure out. Overall its a great unit that will save money in the long run

There is a lot of technology packed into this little unit. When connected to a smartphone, the setup is very easy and there are numerous ways in which the device can be configured. The display can even change colors to match the interior displays in your car. The suction cup for the window adheres very well and the device uses a magnetic connection that makes it easy to remove the device, yet keep the mount in place on the window. One interesting caveat is that the device requires 12 volts, which cannot be delivered via a USB port. Therefore, it is important to make sure you have a cigarette lighter plug (maybe it's called something else now, but I'm old school) in your car or some type of 12 volt adapter. The device includes a cigarette lighter adapter, but there is an option to purchase a hardwire kit, which is something I would probably recommend as the existing cord running from the device on the window across the dash is unsightly, in my opinion. There is also the ability to add a dash cam to the unit, which is a nice feature (although the dash cam is forward facing only, it does not record the cabin in the vehicle, nor does it have the ability to record behind the vehicle). Obviously, this is not a review of the dash cam, but it is an add-on that can be purchased. As far as performance is concerned, the unit works with a database that helps to eliminate false alarms. When driving by dynamic speed limit signs in my area, the unit does not activate or indicate any radar in the area. I assume that is because the database knows there is a speed limit sign there, but I cannot help but wonder what would happen if an officer were to run radar at that exact spot. The device is supposed to pick up different radar bands and laser as well, although I admittedly have not come across many officers running speed enforcement yet, so the jury is still out. It also is a little off on the speed at which my vehicle is traveling, at least in comparison to my speedometer (it reads just a little slower than actual). When used in conjunction with an application like Waze, however, I feel the unit provides an extra layer of protection against speed traps and other speed enforcement activities. If I could rate in half stars, I would probably give this unit 4.5 stars as I am not quite sure how well it performs yet as I have not seen any officer while I have been driving with the unit. As it is right now, however, I rounded up to 5 stars as the unit has yet to give me a false alarm and the integration with a smartphone application is a nice feature.

This is an excellent product. It detects all the radar, but sometimes become too noisy for false alerts in the city.

I haven't owned a radar detector for years, so I was excited to test the newest technology to see how far they have advanced. Escort put a lot of thought into this device, but unfortunately, it doesn't as well as I had hoped. I immediately installed the latest software to make sure that I was taking advantage of the newest updates. The radar detector pairs easily with the mobile application, which is handy to have for GPS and data tracking capabilities. The application allows for speed limits to be displayed on the device, but the data is often inaccurate. I tested this on side roads, where I would expect some data to be missing or inaccurate, but it was also inaccurate on state highways. I tested its functionality on 8 or more trips and it only went off a total of three times. One time was the X band and was likely due to an alarm system. It quickly sorted that out and dismissed it almost immediately. The next two times were the K band, where I wasn't able to see a police car anywhere near me. I also passed a local deputy squad car and it did not detect anything from that vehicle. Keep in mind, there is always a chance that I just haven't encountered any police officers using their radar devices. I will await the next software update and continue to use the device. The specifications are very good for this detector.

Overall, this is seems to be a good detector that does what it says it will. Full disclosure, this is my first radar detector so I don’t have as much to compare to. My comparisons are based somewhat on other in car devices, like dash cams With the dash cam (and just general state of current technology today) I’m not impressed that this model doesn’t come with wifi compatibility. This is already a pricey item and I have to pay for the upgraded one just to get wifi? Without that, any software/firmware updates have to be done by removing from the car and connecting to a computer. Not a fan of that at all and that’s the reason for the 4 stars. That being said, this does work and work well. I live in California and everyone knows about our CHP right? (CHiPs?) They’re good and sneaky. This detector has been able to pick them up when I’m driving on the freeway and on country highways. That’s the main thing I wanted and it does it. The app is eh. Kind of confusing, lots to learn and things you can tweak but it’s also not necessary to use most of that. The default settings do their job and as you get more used to it you can do more minute adjustments to fit your needs. Overall it’s a cool and effective piece of tech. The lack of wifi is a bit of an inconvenience but not a showstopper.

As someone who has used this technology in the past, and has been a user of other Escort products, I was excited to try the new MAX 360 MKII. As with all products like this, it's not an excuse to speed, and if you get pulled over with one of these hanging on the dashboard... you're MORE likely to get ticketed if you're going over the speed limit. With that out of the way, the insurance provided here let's you avoid many situations that could create liabilities. The GPS lockout feature that cuts down on repeated false alerts is a fascinating new feature that I'm enjoying on this product. The brightness of the screen bring adjustable, and a color LCD is a modern update to the tried and true design. Directional arrows are helpful, but not always reliable. The mounting system has also been updated from the flimsy two 1-inch suction cups in the past to a much more reliable mount that the detector clips out of at a moment's notice. The included power cord is nicely made, but based on my desired installation, I wish it was a little bit longer, or I had an option to swap it out for a non coiled one that is longer.

I wouldn't buy this from Bestbuy. Purchased for Christmas present, post office sent item back for slight damage on box. Never had a chance to see the item but Best Buy wouldn't send it back nor honor their sale for something I purchased. They did send my money back to my card a week after incident was not happy

Great item love all the features it has to offer definitely will be buying this again in the future!

I wasn't paying attention to speed like always, reason i got the detector, and i was going 10 over speed when i saw cop it was too late. thankfully, i got a warning