Customer Ratings & Reviews

This radar detector has so many problems, it can lock up while you attempt to update it, after you are done updating it, it will most likely not pick up police radar, it doesn’t function nearly as well as the Max 360 by escort, I would definitely spend the extra money to get into the 360 and out of the R3.

Purchased in Ohio. Tried it out on the way back to Mobile. Was stopped within the first hour by an Ohio State Trooper, for speeding. I returned the item to the Best Buy in Mobile and ordered another unit, hoping that I had just got a lemon the first time.

After 5 months, the GPS stopped working. I call Uniden and they tell me I have to send it to them at MY expense! Best buy was no help at all.

Alert speaker quit working after purchase on Jan. 2021. For the money this product should’ve lasted longer than a year and a half.

Saved me several times. (I'm definitely not the guy going 5 over in the left lane clogging up traffic.) The GPS lock out are clumsy but everything else is great. Reasonably quiet, GREAT range, reliable. Thinking of upgrading to the R4 but I can't justify it. Maybe I need arrows and the R7 or R8. This purchase is worth it. Any cheaper and you're not going to be happy, and there are plenty of more expensive ones that are not near as good.

Bought this product and less than a month the speaker stopped working. Tried the update and no luck. I didn’t spend 400 bucs for this type of quality.

Garbage broke within 2 months of purchase. I will buy the r7 now and the best buy warranty since I know it could break sooner than later.

Simply put, doesn’t work. I would be going past a state trooper and this thing wouldn’t beep but would beep at a CVS door. Absolutely garbage

A great detector that is not only worth the money... it won't send you to the "poor farm" for buying it either. Depending upon terrain and weather conditions, the detection range could easily be several miles. Plenty of time to check and adjust your speed! Its operation, display, and detection features can be customized to your liking. Another great feature is that it can be updated via your PC easily WITHOUT having to send it away and wait forever for it to be sent back. You can also purchase a "hardwire" kit to power it directly from the fuse block and there are several different mounting solutions available for it too! Mainly though... it does what it's supposed to do, and it does it VERY well with minimal false alerts. Without a doubt the best detector I've ever owned, period!

Does way too much.... All you need is a basic unit... This is way over-kill... By the time you figure out what's up ahead... It may be too late !!

I purchased it for my friend, but it is not working

In August of 2018 I took a Jaguar from SIXT rentals in San Francisco to drive down PCH1. As we left the car was rumbling like a 60s Muscle Car and the check engine light was on. We returned the car and grabbed our gear. I had stuffed my Escort Redline under the driver's seat and when we grabbed our packs and bags that detector was left in the car. I checked the SIXT lost and found repeatedly and when I returned in 2019 to bury my father I was given a set of keys to the Jag on their lot. Nothing. It was a state of the art detector and I miss it. Now its summer and I'm ready to do some road trips and the tip top detectors are now 600-700 dollars. Too expensive. My Redline was around $430 back in 2015 dollars. The Uniden R3 can be found for -300. Is it worth it? Heck yes. Ran from IL to VT and I would include the IN-OH-NY area as heavily enforced. Since it was new I did not tweak anything setting wise. X-band- never heard. K-band- set off on stores/malls near interstates, also on vehicles including semis. An officer of the law was using K band in NY State. K-Band is a whistle that increases as you near the source. It will pick up LE radar in towns near the interstate, It's sensitive. Use it with Waze, it will alert you to parked LE using Lazer, also includes GPS to point out speed and red light cameras, 2K miles, I give it 2 thumbs up and I would highly recommend it.

I have not used this item yet as I have not been on the road to see how it works yet.

Disappointed, Passed so many cops without it going off. It was a waste of money.

THE WORST ITEM I EVER PURCHASED FROM BEST BUY. NEVER EXPECTED UNIDEN TO MAKE AND SELL SUCH A JUNK.

I have owned this Uniden R3 for over 2 months. I was skeptical at first because I have owned many escorts. I gave escort 360 a 1 month trial. Worked fine. But when I got the Uniden it was in a class on its own. Less false alarms easier to use. Long detection range. GPS lockouts and redlight camera warning. At $399 it’s already paid for it self 3xs over. Less expensive than escort 360 max. W greater performance Uniden is a great detector. Try it for a month. You will love it.

The range on the Uniden R3's are as good or betteer than ANY other radar detector out there. The price is beyond reasonable and its filtering system is great. The GPS lock outs for stationary false alerts is a big plus. Honestly, there's no reason you should consider buying another detector unless you need arrows (like the Valentine one) or your spending less money (which i would not recommend) This Detector makes the Escort Redline EX look like a joke.

This is my first detector since the 90's I have owned a Whistler and paid big bucks for an escort. I got rid of my hot rod and managed to stay clean for years. Fast forward I now have a job that takes me in a four state region. Most speed limits are 75 up to 85 and as low as 65mph. With that said I found that when your cruising at 85mph one may still push the limits a bit. So I invested in this Uniden R3 Long Range Radar/Laser Detector. I read the reviews and can confirm with out a doubt the range on this is beyond crazy. I have tried to figure out how many miles and the longest Range I have seen has been 4 miles in Colby Kansas. Arrows who needs them. I got an alert KA Band, turn off cruise control and get to posted speed limit. I keep getting hit over and over. I knew the KA was the real thing so I keep the speed and finally saw him in my rear view mirror, he had been running behind me and gunning traffic on opposing lanes. I like the fact you can mark known false alarms and store up to 200 usermarks. The power cord had a nice USB on the plug along with a mute button you can hit for those times you need the very loud beeps and voice to go away. It has built in GPS, with a MPH reading on the unit. It also has speed cameras detection but have not seen it an action yet. I sat at best buy doing research between the Escort max 360 and this Uniden R3 and with out a doubt the long range on this unit puts it in a class all buy itself. I spent two hours watching videos and reading forums and the 360 had high marks but the range is what sold me.

I have a V1 and an Escort Redline, two of the top radar detectors. I decided to buy the Uniden R3 because of all the talk about how it has supplanted the Redline as the range King. I can confirm on 34.7 KA that the R3 picks up the signal double the distance of my V1. I haven't tried the Redline recently because of all of the falses. I run my V1 with Savvy, my iPhone and the V1Driver app, so I use the full functionality available. What I really like about the R3 is the range, and the fact that I don't need to use or even connect my phone and still get all of the same features (minus the arrows) of the V1. If Uniden came out with a R4 or something else that was EXACTLY like the R3 but with Arrows, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I really like the arrows, but I also really like all of the R3 functionality without the use of my phone. I'll keep both and run them at different times, depending on my mood.

I had to replace my Escort/Passport 8500 and didn't want to spend between $500 and $700. This Uniden R3 really surprised me with how it performed. It is real accurate and picks up radar signals at a long distance. It's a keeper.