Customer Ratings & Reviews

Overall, I recommend purchase of this item, however I currently do not have an iPhone or android device. There are additional features if you use the app with those devices for live feedback on upcoming threats.

I've had numerous radar detectors for many years and most have been good warning systems, but nothing perfect. This unit gives a better alert before you see them, and before they see you.

Being a police officer me and a few guys decided to test how these radars acctually work. The radars police use to catch speeders are capable of sending a signal that is "neverending" if you will. the signal starts to decline in as it goes, usually because of other cars, buildings etc. but when its placed on a moving object( a car) it sends us back how fast that car is going, instantly, and we then get to lock it in our radar, which is as fast as a mouse click. SO for a long story short, this radar did pick up that there was a police radar out there, thats true, however it noticed ours at a dangerously clsoe range. if you have ever watched traffic for a long time, you began to visually tell who is driving fast and who isnt, and you use the radar usually after you have sceen someone speeding, you dont just sit there with it constantly running. it might be tuned but that doesnt mean we are pointing at you. this radar finds out after we point it at you, and chances are by the time you realize and hit that brake its already been locked. keep in mind to that at least i find it fun to just drive around and stop at a light and then tune it and watch for a few seconds, meaning that my radar was only running for about a minute, lol. so its funny because yeah i can imagine that somewhere out there, where we are not even watching, this little device starst to go off for a little, and you slow down, but your probably not the one we were trying to catch. and then what makes it funny is you probably drive for say a half mile and see a police car, lol. so naturally you think that was the cop, but the funny thing is that he probably isnt even tuned anymore. this product is a waste, it works for picking up the signals ill give it that, but it couldnt even get close to stoping myself or any other expirenced officer from locking in your speeding, and giving you a ticket. i wouldnt recomend this to anyone. if you dont want a ticket dont speed and you wont get one. save your 500 dollars and go buy a home theater system or a tv, or soemthing more useful.

If you are planning to buy this detector and own an Apple computer...you are getting ready to pay $1.00 shy of $500 to a company that only allows Windows based computers the ability to update the unit. For some reason known only to Escort they have completely ignored Apple users. Additionally, Escort doesn't mention anywhere in their literature that Apples owners can't use the update feature...you learn after spending $499. I have tried every suggested alternative and none of them work. I've emailed, contacted Escort...the email went unanswered and when I spoke to a human the message was basically "too bad". This will be the last Escort product I buy.

radar detector is great saved me capo times on the road,but price is high

Perfect accessory with hidden camera announcements and "store" feature a plus.

This is a very good investment for people who love gadgets

The 9500ix is not compatible with APPLE. If you want to update the RD with Red Light Camera coverage, you'll have to find a window's computer or install emulation software. You'll also have to get a AC plug adapter for power and a usb cable. Escort has you jumping through a lot of hoops to do simple updates. Plus in doesn't work half the time. Save YOUR money until Escort gets it act together. This is an expensive RD that only gives you a false sense of security around LASER. LASER speed traps are a very popular revenue producer for municipalities in NY and NJ. You're only a sitting duck with the 9500ix and laser.

I got this radar a few months ago and I'm totally disappointed. For what this thing cost me I expected it to perform a lot better than it does. It picks up maybe 1 out of 10 cops. Most of the cops that it picks up are local cops. I never had it beep on the parkway or turnpike as to that's if anything is where I would speed a little bit. I saw 4 cops on the side of the parkway today and this thing didn't make one chirp. I would have been nailed a hundred times already if I were speeding with this thing in my window. I got so fed up with it I ripped it off my windshield and threw it in my back seat. Havnt seen or heard it since.

Bought this the other day. then found out you need additional cables for around $100.00. I drove by a cop with his radar pointing right at me and this thing didn't even make a peep. On the way home I got pulled over and the cop said I was doing 8 mph over the limit and showed me the radar gun. NOT A PEEP. it does tell me where fast food places are...

I thought I was buying the best detector available, until I got a $400.00 ticket with no warnings or alerts from the 9500ix. Apparently the most common laser used by the CHP is LIDAR. You see the officers on the side of the highway looking through a telescope radar device. Apparently this product is unable to detect this type of device. The 9500ix was dead silent even though the officer said it was pointed right at me atop a highway overpass. A painful lesson learned indeed and if you need decent protection, save your money and buy a cheaper radar detector without all the BS features and hype.

I have owned about every Escort product since the Cincinnati Microwave days. This used to be a customer orientated company. NO LONGER. My 9500ix is not good. The GPS detector is very poor. It only occasionally picks up a signal and even then, the GPS will shut off on it's own. Escort will offer NO SUPPORT. Without the GPS functionality, this is no better than a $200 unit. I should have bought a Valentine One!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They will help their customers for a lifetime. Escort sure has changed since Mr. Valentine left.

Very disappointed with unit. Range is less than 100 feet in a couple of tests. I tried it up against a couple speed limit signs and approaching radar traps. Thanks to WAZE I was aware of the threat in advance. Detector would not go off until within 100ft of radar device. VERY VERY sad and useless

All the reviews I am reading look like advertisements. Where is the real data from these "best I have ever owned" blah.Suggest doing an internet search for objective data or buy a few different brands and be able to return those that are not the best.