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Old 06-30-2016, 08:40 PM   #16
Terri Kennedy
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Originally Posted by jpgurl View Post
Serial no. 7933911069

But that link actually doesn't tell me much
Looks like the only things you get for your $289 (if you don't care about using new-style accessories) are:

Traffic Monitor Filter, created to eliminate false alarms caused by SpeedInfo, a traffic-flow monitoring system that sends frequent K-band radar bursts into the traffic stream.

Junk-K Fighter blocks false alarms caused by K-band lane-change warning systems in some newer cars.


Seems like Valentine is getting greedy - the upgrade from your version to the latest claims to be a software-only update, but they want to replace the unit with a new-production unit. If it were me, I'd say "I'll wait for the slow boat - just update the firmware for $50".
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