Requests for Future Improvements with the AL Priority

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Originally Posted by awj223

Your friend DOES know that you're supposed to slow down, and then KILL the jammers so that they CAN get your speed, right?

Also, tell your friend to park in the garage next time so that when he enables Privacy Mode, if the cops show up at the door, he can pull the USB key before giving the cops access to the vehicle.

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He's no friend, just a muppet who..

1. Didnt kill his jammers on 4 separate occasions over 3-4 years when targetted by camera equipped laser vans thus bringing himself to their attention.
2. Got nicked once being a dick, £1000 fine
3. did the same again.. 2 months in prison

Result? He allowed a test case to be taken against him thus ensuring if this happens again a precedent has been set for anyone else in the same position.
Interestingly the second time had a Blinder HP905 fitted and the police operator said he knew he was being jammed by the error codes (E-01 to E-03, yeh right I get those aiming at a wall) and the sound the gun made. Load of bollax imho simply said in court but add weight to their piss poor argument but he did bring it on himself by being a tool. Sadly now he's made too many police forces aware of jammers and their abilities. I preferred it when cops thought jammers were rubbish and their guns were infallible devices "made originally for NASA."

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Originally Posted by awj223

It should power up but remain in parking mode.

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Thanks pal. It seems the "privacy mode" is my best option if this coded profile switch wont be implemented.

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Originally Posted by Fast n Frivolous

He's no friend, just a muppet who..

1. Didnt kill his jammers on 4 separate occasions over 3-4 years when targetted by camera equipped laser vans thus bringing himself to their attention.
2. Got nicked once being a dick, £1000 fine
3. did the same again.. 2 months in prison

Result? He allowed a test case to be taken against him thus ensuring if this happens again a precedent has been set for anyone else in the same position.
Interestingly the second time had a Blinder HP905 fitted and the police operator said he knew he was being jammed by the error codes (E-01 to E-03, yeh right I get those aiming at a wall) and the sound the gun made. Load of bollax imho simply said in court but add weight to their piss poor argument but he did bring it on himself by being a tool. Sadly now he's made too many police forces aware of jammers and their abilities. I preferred it when cops thought jammers were rubbish and their guns were infallible devices "made originally for NASA."

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What an idiot. People like that need to have their jammers smashed. And their car windows smashed too. And they should be added to a blacklist by all jammer manufacturers to make sure they can't get another jammer ever again.

over the counter sales,:D

If you're really paranoid, use Privacy mode as discussed. Then the ALP will only function as parking sensors without a USB with a key file inserted.

For those who need a parking only emergency mode but don't want to use Privacy mode, just create a USB with a single profile on it for parking only, and insert it when you are pulled over. Hide out destroy your jamming setup USB and they won't be able to enable jamming without creating a new setup file.

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F&F idea is a very simple one, another option

as far as i know the privacy key is only for theft why would any LEO spend his time there and then to test? when he will confiscate on the spot , he will see you another day in court at your expense

other wise tell your your mate learn to JTK

fast and frivoulus

as far as i know the privacy key is only for theft why would any LEO spend his time there and then to test? when he will confiscate on the spot , he will see you another day in court at your expense

other wise tell your your mate learn to JTK

there is no point trying to hide jammers ,they have been out for decades just use them correctly

in this particular case , car being towed without permission , one automatic way to lock/unlock would be a bluetooth controled relay ,
as soon you quit the car the cpu is ,at choice , parking or dead .

But you always need your phone...nothing's perfect.

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Originally Posted by deano

as far as i know the privacy key is only for theft why would any LEO spend his time there and then to test? when he will confiscate on the spot , he will see you another day in court at your expense

other wise tell your your mate learn to JTK

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There are actually two "protection modes" in the ALP. Privacy Protection and Theft Protection. They are different service codes but work similarly. Both put a key file on the USB which is then required for the unit to function. The difference is how the unit responds without the key: in Privacy mode it'll only function as parking sensors, in theft mode it won't function at all, or power up without the key.

The Theft Protection isn't documented anywhere except in the FAQ on the AL site.

Once either of these are enabled there's no way to remove it, so I don't recommend most people use them unless they really need to.

Thanks for that as I could only find the info on the theft protection.

Would you mind posting the method to install the privacy mode? By PM if you prefer, cheers!

It's all in here: http://www.alpriorityupdate.com/Faq

Click on "What are the service codes?"

Thanks once again. This may be the way to go for me

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Originally Posted by radargeek

There are actually two "protection modes" in the ALP. Privacy Protection and Theft Protection. They are different service codes but work similarly. Both put a key file on the USB which is then required for the unit to function. The difference is how the unit responds without the key: in Privacy mode it'll only function as parking sensors, in theft mode it won't function at all, or power up without the key.

The Theft Protection isn't documented anywhere except in the FAQ on the AL site.

Once either of these are enabled there's no way to remove it, so I don't recommend most people use them unless they really need to.

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regardless how many protection codes or GPS modes do you think a cop is going to perform a test there and then on the side of the road ?

when one JTG to many times the side cutters come out and the system will be removed on the spot

i have a friend here in perth ,, jammers are legal but when you upset the cop to many times it may or will just land you in court and the system was cut from his car he was using the stinger with a set speed limit

as for me been using AL and other jammers for 7 years only becouse they where used correctly

if the AL cpu is registered to you they can remove lock keys ETC,,, but if i was to take your CPU and get it unlocked they will tell me to F@@@off

what if one travels over seas and the cpu is locked to a region where do we go from there

It depends on where you are located and how LEOs respond to jammers.

In most areas, as long as you use them correctly and JTK, you won't run into any problems.

Where parking-only modes are useful is if you get pulled over (even if not for jamming) and they notice the sensors and inquire about them. "They're parking sensors, Officer."

In some parts of Virginia, LEOs are aware of jammers and will shoot a car that they see heads on even if they're not speeding, or stopped in traffic, to see if they are jamming, and they get pulled over and ticketed if they are. Switching to parking-only or detect-only mode prevents this.

I'd like to see 2 new features added to the Android version. The first implement an option for the app to return focus of the previous app when an alert is presented after a predetermined amount of time so that you don't have to hit the back button to go back to the application that was on the screen before. Secondly control of the new profiles that we were just given with the firmware update specifically so that we can change the radar modes.

A big thank you to everyone that responded over the privacy key situation - I now have that up and running with a quick pull usb drive should the need arise. A really great feature.

I now have taken delivery of the HiFi Controller and was about to re-install my gear using this however I have read that I will lose the pro-mode beeping/flashing on targeting. Is there any chance in the future of creating an amalgamation of the two such that there can be a quick snappy voice alert followed by audible and visual pro-mode targeting data?

I'd love to have the voices on my ALP but think the pro-mode setting is brilliant.

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Originally Posted by Fast n Frivolous

A big thank you to everyone that responded over the privacy key situation - I now have that up and running with a quick pull usb drive should the need arise. A really great feature.

I now have taken delivery of the HiFi Controller and was about to re-install my gear using this however I have read that I will lose the pro-mode beeping/flashing on targeting. Is there any chance in the future of creating an amalgamation of the two such that there can be a quick snappy voice alert followed by audible and visual pro-mode targeting data?

I'd love to have the voices on my ALP but think the pro-mode setting is brilliant.

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You dont loose Pro Mode but it will Announce the Gun ID First. LED will work the same.

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Originally Posted by BestRadarDetectors

You dont loose Pro Mode but it will Announce the Gun ID First. LED will work the same.

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Thanks Tom.

I've just switched over to the HiFi module, speaker placed in the central tunnel right beside me when I'm driving. Update to new control set and voice-packs took 5 mins or so and ended with a very pleasant lady telling me the data had been uploaded.

Pro-mode works like a charm with the voice announcing the gun plus front/rear designator, followed by the same led and control set beep response as before and now with an added sound form the speaker.

Excellent stuff, I've fallen in love with my ALP. :o

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Originally Posted by radargeek

It's all in here: http://www.alpriorityupdate.com/Faq

Click on "What are the service codes?"

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If any one is listening;
I suggest this become a Sticky please

Another request!

Any chance of having the ability to set PDC front and rear to different sensitivities? This is because that when in traffic my ALP goes off when it obviously sees its own reflected signals off the number plate of the car in front.

I actually would like the rear sensors to be set to a higher sensitivity then the front

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Originally Posted by Fast n Frivolous

Another request!

Any chance of having the ability to set PDC front and rear to different sensitivities? This is because that when in traffic my ALP goes off when it obviously sees its own reflected signals off the number plate of the car in front.

I actually would like the rear sensors to be set to a higher sensitivity then the front

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It's not just license plates, it's any reflective surface. Unfortunately, the ALPs weren't really designed as very good parking sensors (they don't indicate a specific distance, only certain strength of returned/reflected signal). I've had the ALPs go off as parking sensors when nearly 10 feet away from chrome bumpers, and fail to activate 3 feet from other objects.

What would be the chances of ALPconnect for win10 phones?

I mean if you have a prerelease windows 10 installed on your windows phone it can load APK with a tool called APKtoWin10m.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wind...ws-10-t3174629

I would have been testing this out but I updated to the release version of win10 and they removed the project Astoria feature that can run a APK for legal reasons

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Originally Posted by awj223

It's not just license plates, it's any reflective surface. Unfortunately, the ALPs weren't really designed as very good parking sensors (they don't indicate a specific distance, only certain strength of returned/reflected signal). I've had the ALPs go off as parking sensors when nearly 10 feet away from chrome bumpers, and fail to activate 3 feet from other objects.

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Exactly my experience as well!
As long s they work like sensors in the event of a roadside demo for Leo, I won't complain.

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Originally Posted by PAPACUCU

Exactly my experience as well!
As long s they work like sensors in the event of a roadside demo for Leo, I won't complain.

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This is normal because it has to transmit a pulse and see how quickly it can catch the pulse back. More reflective objects like chrome will reflect back quicker than lets say drywall in a garage.

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Originally Posted by shanetrainST

What would be the chances of ALPconnect for win10 phones?

I mean if you have a prerelease windows 10 installed on your windows phone it can load APK with a tool called APKtoWin10m.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wind...ws-10-t3174629

I would have been testing this out but I updated to the release version of win10 and they removed the project Astoria feature that can run a APK for legal reasons

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Doubtful, There is not enough demand to make the engineering expenses make sense at this point.

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Originally Posted by BestRadarDetectors

This is normal because it has to transmit a pulse and see how quickly it can catch the pulse back. More reflective objects like chrome will reflect back quicker than lets say drywall in a garage.

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If it really worked by round trip time to determine distance the same way LIDAR guns or laser rangefinders do, this wouldn't be an issue. The only reason chrome and other reflective surfaces are an issue are because it operates based on the strength of the returned pulse rather than its timing.

Any chance AL could add the privacy/theft key activation into ALPconnect? Be a handy little feature.

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Originally Posted by shanetrainST

Any chance AL could add the privacy/theft key activation into ALPconnect? Be a handy little feature.

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Can they probably but I can tell you any new request would probably take about a year.. We already have projects scheduled for almost the entire year already.

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Originally Posted by BestRadarDetectors

Can they probably but I can tell you any new request would probably take about a year.. We already have projects scheduled for almost the entire year already.

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Any secrets you can share? I'm really looking forward to the display. Can you give us a update on that?

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Originally Posted by SurrealOne

Any secrets you can share? I'm really looking forward to the display. Can you give us a update on that?

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Nothing I can share at the moment.

Here's one I may have mentioned before but is more relevant now that the Net Radar is out.

I suggest adding the ability to use the HiFi control set and BT app simultaneously. With the current BT module it's one or the other--BT connects, HiFi doesn't work, BT disconnects, HiFi works. Alerts could be sent to both the app and the HiFi, and commands could be issued from either-- JTK or mute by hitting a button on the control set or tapping the icon on the app.

This way you can use the app for Net Radar lockouts and frequency display, while retaining the use of the loud HiFi speaker.

Depending on the design of the current BT module this should be doable with a firmware update, or at worst, an updated BT module.

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Originally Posted by radargeek

Here's one I may have mentioned before but is more relevant now that the Net Radar is out.

I suggest adding the ability to use the HiFi control set and BT app simultaneously. With the current BT module it's one or the other--BT connects, HiFi doesn't work, BT disconnects, HiFi works. Alerts could be sent to both the app and the HiFi, and commands could be issued from either-- JTK or mute by hitting a button on the control set or tapping the icon on the app.

This way you can use the app for Net Radar lockouts and frequency display, while retaining the use of the loud HiFi speaker.

Depending on the design of the current BT module this should be doable with a firmware update, or at worst, an updated BT module.

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This is not possible with current hardware. We have mentioned this several times.

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Originally Posted by radargeek

. . . this should be doable with a firmware update, or at worst, an updated BT module.

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This seems to be one of the most persistent requests. Perhaps a new BT module should eventually be considered since so many people are asking. It won't happen overnight, but certainly would be well received. Can't wait to see what else you guys have up your sleeves! :frog:

The hell with that, I have already bought all 3 versions of the BT module and I'm not buying a 4th as every previous one has been dumped/forgotten as new feature have come. This has to stop.

only buy what u need that suits ya needs :D

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Originally Posted by citrus

The hell with that, I have already bought all 3 versions of the BT module and I'm not buying a 4th as every previous one has been dumped/forgotten as new feature have come. This has to stop.

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There have been 2 versions of the BT module. Not sure where you are coming up with 4 versions. One with a pass through for the controller and one without. Both still work and operate fully as they were advertised.

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Has anyone requested a minor update to the phone software (I use iOS) that would enable better logging of activity?

Personally I would like to see time stamp of every user interaction. For example I'd like to see when I change profiles, when I get hit with speed (obviously) and a time stamp for when I kill the jammer with speed (similar to when you get hit).

Not critical but would be interesting to review after an encounter.

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Originally Posted by BestRadarDetectors

There have been 2 versions of the BT module. Not sure where you are coming up with 4 versions. One with a pass through for the controller and one without. Both still work and operate fully as they were advertised.

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There have been 3. You are forgetting the 2.0 version that came out between the first one and the 3rd (current). See your posts #3 and #5 at the link below. In our conversation we are talking about the 2.0 module, which was before the latest one with the dual connectivity.
http://radarandlaserforum.com/showth...odule-Problems

In any case, I'm right as the first one can't upgrade the ALP firmware via BT, v2.0 and 3 (current) can. Also, and I may be mistaken on that one, V1 and V2 are deprecated so they can only operate with older firmware installed on the ALP.

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Originally Posted by citrus

There have been 3. You are forgetting the 2.0 version that came out between the first one and the 3rd (current). See your posts #3 and #5 at the link below. In our conversation we are talking about the 2.0 module, which was before the latest one with the dual connectivity.
http://radarandlaserforum.com/showth...odule-Problems

In any case, I'm right as the first one can't upgrade the ALP firmware via BT, v2.0 and 3 (current) can. Also, and I may be mistaken on that one, V1 and V2 are deprecated so they can only operate with older firmware installed on the ALP.

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There are 2 BT Modules (V1 and V2) the HW 2.0 was a different Firmware loaded on the original BT Module's BT processor to try to add update firmware capability and add future capability to the original BT Modules but it was not successful because as new phones were introduced and existing phones had operating system updates we could not keep up with changes on new BT protocols that evolved because there was no way to update the BT chips in the original BT Module without removing the processor and putting them in a programmer, reprogram them and then re-install the processors. The original BT module still works 100% for ALL of its original advertised functions. The V2 Module (2nd BT Module w/Pass Through) is firmware updateable so we can now update the BT Processor via ALP Connect so we can now keep up with phone changes that effected new features such as the ability to update CPU Firmware, RG Modules, BT Module, Etc over BT.

I get that, but the bottom line here is that even though the HW 2.0 was just a firmware update to the V1 hardware, the end user couldn't do it, so I stand correct in the fact that I've now had to buy 3 modules, and I have no desire to have to buy a 4th if it means that older BT devices will not be able to access NEW upcoming features.