Living with the Inforad K1?

Darren · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:41 pm Post subject:

That K5 does indeed look interesting, especially as it appears to have a re-chargebale battery pack that can be clipped on the rear instead of plugging in to 12v.

I've asked Inforad if they will be offering that to UK customers but presumably if one was bought in/from France it could be updated with UK data easily enough?
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SteveMPS · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2010 Posts: 57

A quick translation of this K5 link is encouraging:

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SteveMPS · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 30, 2010 Posts: 57

that's a shame

There's been some detail discussion on living with the K1 in the Dartford Tolls thread
It appears that:
- InfoRad have tinkered with the PgPSW database to wrongly change from 70mph to 60mph the cam at the south end of the A21 Tonbridge
- tinkerings various for the variable cams at the SW corner of the M25
- have a poor directional algorithm

Oh and they don't reply (so far) to email correspondence.

Kritou · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject:

I don't know about "poor directional" alogrithams, I suspect they don't have any - or they butcher the PGPS database for reasons unknown

One of my locl cameras (GATSO:2455@30, Heading:15, Single Direction) sets off my K1 in both directions

I suppose it's just possible that they have had reports of the strip markings being in both lanes and assume that the camera therefore snaps both advancing and retreating vehicles - in which case I have serious reservations about Inforad, full stop

crimlaw · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 07, 2006 Posts: 2

I bought one yesterday as my next car has built-in satnav. I regularly drive in France and the UK. I was very disappointed to find that I cannot load the complete French and UK databases at the same time. I have loaded complete UK and French mobile at present and guess I'll have to reprogram when I get to France.
Did we ever discover whose French database they use? On my TomTom, I used to use the French GPSpassion datbase.

JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:39 pm Post subject:

crimlaw · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 07, 2006 Posts: 2

It's memory.

UK fixed = 35%
UK mobile = 33%
Fr fixed = 10%
Fr mobile = 28%

Total = 106%

Darren · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:39 am Post subject:

So for the sake of argument you could load both French databases and perhaps the UK mobiles to give you some protection en route to the port, that would be better than nowt? The mobiles are the sites most likely to catch you unawares anyway both here and in France.
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jonnyspin · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 23, 2009 Posts: 8

any update on the AlerteGPS yet?

Darren · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:57 am Post subject:

jrleeming · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:40 pm Post subject: K1 update manager

Just bought a K1 and downloaded the update manager 3.6 i think, it now appears to have an option to turn the audio warning off for mobile camera sites, i gather that was a big problem before,having too many alerts!
Bob

jrleeming · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:41 pm Post subject: K1 update manager

sorry managed to duplicate my post somehow !

M8TJT · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: K1 update manager

jrleeming · Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject:

I dont want to turn off any warnings,I find them acceptable as they are [not too loud or annoying] I just posted for all the people that seem to have issues with the warnings
Bob

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