PhantomALERT Red Light Camera, Speed Camera and Speed Trap Detector Software for select Garmin, TomTom and Magellan GPS (Lifetime Subscription)
by admin on Friday, October 8th, 2010 | 5 Comments
- Download over 100,000+ US/Canada enforcement locations into your GPS and avoid costly traffic tickets
- Receive audio & visual alerts every time you approach enforcement areas, and avoid costly tickets
- Safety data is compiled and verified through multiple audits by PhantomALERT and users
- Compatible with Garmin, TomTom, and Magellan GPS devices
- Takes just five minutes to set up
Download over 100,000 + enforcement locations into your GPS & avoid costly traffic tickets. US/Canada locations. PhantomALERT turns ordinary personal GPS navigation devices into powerful Red Light Camera & Speed Trap detectors. In minutes your GPS device will start saving you money and the headaches of receiving costly traffic tickets. Compatible with Garmin, TomTom, Magellan GPS ONLY. How it works. First drivers & spotters report speed traps & photo enforcement locations on our web site. Then y
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List Price: $ 99.99
Price: $ 99.99
Review by J. Carpenter for
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These guys are good at marketing, but you should take a close look at the content of this POI file on their website before you buy this. They have a map of included locations. Review it carefully for your area. This is user-submitted content, so anything that any user adds get added to the file. The bulk of the contents in my area are speed traps and school zones (along with some incorrect and correct red light cameras). The speed traps are all over the place. The GPS goes off CONSTANTLY with speed traps. It goes off so much that I don’t even really “hear it” any more. When the alert is so frequent that it goes off all the time, every time you drive, it defeats the purpose. I’ve lived here for 15 years and while I have no doubt that at one time a police officer probably sat at all of the so called speed trap locations, the fact that that location is a frequent speed trap location is a joke. What happens is one customer saw a cop there one time and submitted it to the site. Suddenly that becomes a “speed trap?” I don’t think so. All I can say is review their website map yourself for your area before you buy and see all the massive, ridiculous quantity of locations in the file. Decide for yourself whether you want to be subjected to all of those alerts all the time.
Review by james conger for
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While I expect this to be a worthwhile product in the long haul, it’s pretty annoying in the D.C./northern VA region (and likely elsewhere). Seems that because it is “user supported”, if anyone ever even THINKS they saw a speedtrap, it’s reflected with an alert, even if the cop was only there once, long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away. Also, most (all?) redlight cameras have been pulled from VA, but they still pop up as an alert.
Review by Roger Swanson for
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After a couple tries at installing this in my 255w i finally got it working. I had to get help from customer service but it ended upthat I just didn’t follow the directions all the way to make the alarms when I installed it- drove by a school a few blocks away the first time and nothing then tried it again after they helped me and the alarm goes off with a red bar just in time for back to school reminders. cameras seem to work fine also it goes off all the time but we have lots of cameras and they said I could change the warning distance if i need to. so far worth the ten bucks if it saved me from a ticket will probably upgrade to another plan if it continues to work or the phone version is released
Review by Leaha Benyam for
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I ordered the 9.99 a one month subscription of the phantom alert speed trap, red light database. I heard about this company a lot on television and that they stated they can help drivers avoid traffic tickets with a GPS. I was a little reluctant but after getting one too many camera tickets I purchased the cheapest $9.99 subscription for my GARMIN 750. I am usually not the type of a person who would come and add comments on products I have purchased but I was amazed on the accuracy of the product and the fact that they actually helped me avoid a ticket. In the one month that I have used it I know it has saved me from several tickets by alerting me to the dozen speed cameras in Maryland alone. I also drove to the beach with my GPS turned on last week and man was it nice to get the alerts for the speed traps. The advanced alert was very useful. On several instanced on route 50 on the way to Ocean city Maryland the alert for speed traps went off and sure enough there they were troopers waiting to nab someone. The alerts give you enough of a heads up to slow down and let someone else get busted. Of course some time the alerts go off and there are no cops. But over all I rather get the false alerts than no alert and get a ticket. My one month subscription is now up and I will definitely get the $99.99 life time. They have earned my business.
By the way, to the people who reported the speed traps on route 50, Thanks for saving me from a ticket or two.
Review by Fasail Nursani for
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my Phantom ALERT-loaded GARMIN works nicely. Caught all the red-light & speed cameras in Maryland, DC on my way home yesterday, plus the speed traps that I’m familiar with on the i395 north. I can see it saving me from a few tickets in DC and VA. Especially with those darn mobile speed cameras. They are now using unmarked Ford SUV that you cant even tell that it is a speed camera. Sleazy and underhanded…. how low will they go to issue tickets and raise revenue????
Likes; Works as advertised. I got alerts for red light cameras, speed cameras, speed traps, school zones and others. Tech support was fast, courteous and educational. They did not embarrass me or make me feel stupid
Simple mistakes i did.
Dislikes: Alerts can be too much for school zones… but I guess i can turn off that particular POI. Also Speed traps can be old and create a false a;alert but at lest you get the warning ahead of time just in case they are there waiting. I understand its not a radar detector and it cant tell if they are actually there or not. It just warns you of all the favorite “cop” hiding places…. which is fine. I use it as a reminder to slow down in those areas.
Overall… Not bad at all … i think its a worthwhile service. Seamlessly works in the back ground while navigating just popping up with alerts to slow you down in all the right places. I believe I will continue to use it and get updates regularly. I am also eager to try the iPhone app they keep saying they will release. B++
PhantomALERT Red Light Camera and Speed Light Detector Software for select Garmin, TomTom and Magellan GPS (1-Year Download Subscription)