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Origin b2 - laser detector location



  Mondeo STTDCI


Just wanted to bump this post and ask a few questions...

Do you have to pay for the updates and how does the Sat Nav work?

Thanks
 
  Leon TDI


I think updates are free for six months, then £50 a year for updates.

You have to regsister your unit on the Origin website, to be able to download updates. The B2 unit keeps track of when your subscription expires.

The GPS (sat Nav) unit is a small black square attached to miles of cable, which plugs into the cradle unit of the B2. You get loads of cable, enough to position it anywhere in the clio.

When you start the car, the B2 unit displays like an eight bar, bar graph, which shows signal strength and the number of sats its locked onto. First time you use the unit it takes about five minutes to register and achieve a lock on the sats, after that, it only takes about thirty seconds from starting the car.

The best place i found to position the GPS was by the rear pacel shelf, and the cable can easily be tucked under the door trims.
 
  Leon TDI


Im not sure how the link between the PDA and the B2 would work.
They advertise the cable in the user manual, but my manual says it is available at a later date.
 


The PDA link for sat nav is a different cradle which is not available yet but will be one day ... so we are told ...

It will give a GPS output that could link up to a PDA or laptop which in theory means if you have mapping software then you could use it on the move.

In practice these arent great as the PC software is designed for use in a static position e.g. at home, so it will not be great, but would offer a cheap heath-robinson effect sat nav system.
 


Im thinking of getting one of these units. Dont suppose anyone has still got those install pics have they?

Plus, I note that in January people could get this for 320. Is it still available from anywhere for this price? (I cant find it if it is :()

Cheers all!

Craig
 
  Skoda Fabia vRS


Quote: Originally posted by CocoPops on 25 January 2004

The Origin b2 has a superior database over the road angel, thats not to say the road angel is a bad product.
ever used a Road Angel mate, im sure the B2 is very good and might well be better than the Road Angel, but mine has NEVER missed a camera yet, the database is spot on, plus i got lost coming home from Cambridge once, all the way up to St Helens, i went through loads of different towns and it knew of every camera i passed, which was at least 25 of them
 


I am about to email them to ask about the discount, also, what port is required on the pc to do updates? from what ive read im guessing its ont usb or firewire :confused: but a crappy serial port.
 

Lee

  BMW M2C


Its serial tony!!

I got two from radardetectors.co.uk a few weeks ago and paid £349.99 each. They are paying more for them than when they charged £320.00

Has can do them for £320 I think still. Alternatively if you search other items for sale there was a new guy signed up who can also do them at a good price.
 


Lee, Check my other post about the detector location - seems it does work from behind the UV screen so you dont have to worry abouyt it being in the square at the bottom.
 

Lee

  BMW M2C


I thought that too Rocko, due to laser passing through the reflective coating. Its radar that it reflects. I quite like it at the bottom, plus I think the manual recommends its placed lower down the screen.

It was a busy little bleeping box in Scotland. :D
 


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