If you’re looking for an Android phone for YaV1, here’s what you need to know. First off, it’s pretty straightforward. Most any modern Android phone should work just fine with the app. What’s generally recommended to do is to get an inexpensive prepaid phone and simply never activate it. Your YaV1 phone does not need …
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Selecting a Dedicated Android Phone for YaV1
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January 22, 2016
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January 22, 2016
- 3 mins to read
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Valentine One: iOS vs. Android
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December 28, 2015
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December 28, 2015
- 7 mins to read
The V1 has a bluetooth module available for both iPhone and Android users. However, you don’t get the same experience on both platforms. The Android options are significantly better for several reasons. In this video I’m going to go over what the similarities and differences are and what Android offers that iPhone users don’t get …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2015/12/valentine-one-ios-vs-android/
How to Quiet Down a Valentine One and Maximize its Performance
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December 17, 2015
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December 17, 2015
- 4 mins to read
The Valentine One programming options are very helpful. You see, the V1 is pretty chatty out of the box, but if you take the time to configure the settings properly, and especially if you pair it with some third party apps, you can quiet it down significantly and change it from one of the noisiest …
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Valentine One vs. Escort Max360: Head-to-Head Radar Detector Comparison
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December 8, 2015
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December 8, 2015
- 34 mins to read
Valentine One vs. Escort Max360? Both are high end radar detectors. Both have arrows. Both cost hundreds of dollars. The V1 has been around for ages and the main trick up its sleeve is arrows. Valentine has held a patent on the feature and Escort has long said that you don’t need arrows if you have better …
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How to Program your new V1 & YaV1 from Scratch
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December 3, 2015
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December 3, 2015
- 1 mins to read
This walkthrough shows you how I set up and program my V1 with YaV1 from a brand new install to help guide you through setting up yours. 🙂 Things you’ll need: Valentine One V1C bluetooth module (not V1C LE) Android phone YaV1
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Escort Max360 Review: The Best Radar Detector if you want a Fully Loaded and Easy to use Radar Detector with Arrows
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November 30, 2015
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November 30, 2015
- 28 mins to read
So the Max360 is Escort’s latest and greatest, newest radar detector with all the bells and whistles, including arrows! It takes their previous best selling radar detector, the Max2, and gives it a second antenna pointing backwards so that it can have arrows just like the V1, and now you have an automatic, plug-and-play, ease …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2015/11/escort-max360-review/
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