Bel STI Ramp up Fix

[Virus]

I responded to their previous email stating that their was no problem and posted links to several threads on various sites showing it was an issue and this was their response.

"Would it be possible for you to give me the serial number from your unit? We can certainly change the ramp up to a linear type if you prefer. Please call our Customer Service Department at 1-800-341-2288 and they can help you with this."
Thanks!

[carbonhed]

Yeah. I just got this :-

Thank you for your interest in Beltronics.

Unfortunately, the only way we can change the ramp up is to bring in back to our factory. If you would be interested in doing so, please let me know.

Regards,

Customer Service Department

It's a hell of a long way from NZ so I'll let some of you guys be the guinea pigs :-)

Maybe we are seeing some movement? That's great.

If they do listen to the RD nuts they'll wind up with a better detector.

[Virus]

I'll call them tomorrow to discuss if I get a chance. I was just off for 3 days with food poisoning. 257 emails I still have left to go through:-( I will be the guinea pig if it sounds credible.

[tactical22]

hey guys, id love someone to see what difference is made before i send mine back too!, i also emailed them and asked WTF, they replied so i replied and then they sent this:

Unfortunately, the only way we can change the ramp up is to bring in back to our factory. If you would be interested in doing so, please let me know. Would it be possible to give us the serial number from your STi Driver?
Regards,
Customer Service Department

[Virus]

I have to tell you, this sounds very shady to me. The customer support person I spoke to was great. He said that he was aware of the problem and the fix for it has been out for the last 5 months. I told him that people were complaining about new ones purchased this week. He said that by default it comes with a "slow to full alert beep". The CSR then said that 5 months or so ago, they received many calls asking for Bels traditional style audio ramp up so the programmers added the ability for the change back to the old style ramp up. I asked 3 times to confirm he knew exactly what I was talking about and he assured me that he understood. I've never owned another Beltronics detector so I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. He also said that they would flash my STi with the newest code which they have recently tweaked to provide better detection across the Ka frequencies, especially 33.8. I was suprised he mentioned and talked in depth on the 33.8 problems. I am week 3307 which was supposedly fixed by that time, but I always like newer.

[tactical22]

that is good news. I have owned a few bels over the years, even the RX65 had better ramp up.

[CJR238]

I herd about the possible fix the end of November for the STI but the 9500I fix was about 5 months ago?
In any case from what I understand the STI & 9500I ramp up was like:
1-1-2-6-8-8-8-9-9

The fix for the 9500I is, and im assuming the STI is as well:
2-3-3-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-8-8

[tactical22]

nope the STi ramp up is 444444444499999999999

There was ever only 2 levels of ramp up on STi fast and faster.

[Julius]

One question I have is this (for you STi owners out there)...

Is there any delay warnings from the audio vs the display?

[Virus]

No. Audio and visual alerts happen as soon as the signal is received.