[Brad Bishop]

I feel the same way.

The learning-part is kind of nice but I actually think of it as a bit of a downside. I'd rather specifically state: "Ok - that's a Walgreens - definitely mute that."

Kind of makes me wonder what would happen if you passed the same cop with the same detector (maybe this is extremely unlikely because they check them in and out each day or something - I really don't know) and then the 9500ix out-thinks out and marks it as 'bogus'.

The camera/speedtrap database looks nice but I can either do that with my current 9500i by just marking it or let my GPS alert me.

I generally let my GPS tell me when I'm approaching a speed camera and use the radar detector for cops. The GPS (StreetPilot) will bing at me and put an alert on the screen and I can set the distance. A mile-out for a red-light camera would be way too early - 1/4 mile makes a little more sense. Basically I just glance down every so often to see if there's a red-light camera ahead based on the icon on the screen for the area or the alert that pops up.

I like the instant-setting of the radar detector for speed traps, though.