BEL 820

Price Paid:  $12999.00 from sotre that went outt

Year / Model Reviewed:
 bel 820

Summary:
i have had this unit for about 4 years now and this radar detector is still running strong. This radar detector has saved me from so many speeding tickets it isnt even funny(at least 100). Bel makes the best radar detectors on the market.

Strengths:
very sensitive,very accurate,not big like some radar detectors. City mode works perfect.

Weaknesses:
there are none that i can think off

Similar Products Used:
bel 935

Price Paid:  $5.00 from Yard Sale

Year / Model Reviewed:
 Bel 820

Summary:
Ive used Bell for Many a Years and frankly dont see what the gripes about detection is,they all work and worked fine for me!Im a garage sale person and got all my units super cheap!BUT the point is they work right?as for the warranty,mine have worked far past the year everyone says.

Strengths:
they are very sensitive,which is good you want alot of false alerts?buy a UNIDEN.they dont work and you couldnt give me one!They pick up signals and have had a big sucess in rear detection,

Weaknesses:
yes,false alerts but there is NO RADAR DETECTOR out there that has no false alerts,all detectors detect the specified freqs and a bit more,thats why false alerts happen,alot of electronics operate in the area that radar detectors pick up! actually a frequency thats right next to the police freqs,thats why they are called WIDE BAND!!!

Similar Products Used:
Escort,Whistler,Uniden,Cobra,Etc all work good,some are tuned a bit more and can reject non radar signals to a point.

Price Paid:  $90.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1991/prelude

Summary:
well its simple when the warreenty runs out so does the detector
they just go off for no reason like every 10 secs

Strengths:
i dont it sucks

Weaknesses:
whenever this or any bell goes out of warrenty they go out too!
this is my 4th bell if this tells you anything i have to return them ever year

Similar Products Used:
i dont compare it sucks!

Summary:
It's better than nothing at all. I would recomment it if that's all you can afford. I personally would rather save my money and buy a Valentine One. I've heard nothing but good things about those detectors.

Strengths:
Not a bad price for pretty good protection. Very simple to use.

Weaknesses:
Too many false alarms. You get used to if after awhile, but it's when you start tuning it out that you find yourself in trouble.

Similar Products Used:
Older Bel and Whistler products

Summary:
price ranges from 80 to 100 (might have dropped); I would recommend it to people who do not have a lot of money to spend on fancy radar detectors. Most importantly, it does its job. There are a lot of false alarms, however, one does get used to it.

Strengths:
Great for its price.

Weaknesses:
Does not detect long range signals; A lot of false alarms.

Similar Products Used:
Similar to the lower rung of the passport radar detectors.