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Old 17th March 2005, 18:47   #1
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Speed Radar Detector on your Phone

This is interesting: apparantly there is some kind of speed radar indicator on Nokia phones.

You set it up by going to Settings-Security-Closed User Group. There you set the Closed User Group(CUG) number as '0000'.

Go back to phone settings and make sure that 'Cell Info Display' is turned to 'Off'.

You should see a '0000' indication and a radar device indication on your screen. I'm not sure if this works with all types of radars, but when you do reach the vicinity of a speed radar the phone gives you a default SMS beep.

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Old 17th March 2005, 18:54   #2
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PS: I've also been told that this is probably a hoax. I'll test it out in Dxb and let you know if the damn thing beeps near a radar.
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Old 17th March 2005, 19:02   #3
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i tried doing that but doesnt seem to work on my Nokia 3660. may be will have to change some settings.

keep informed if u learn anything more.

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Old 17th March 2005, 20:25   #4
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I'm not sure if the CUG setting is 4 zeros or 5 zeros. I dont use a Nokia so I tried it on a friend's Nokia (forget which model) and sure enough I got a radar indicator on the screen. I think it was 33 series phone.

I'm waiting to get back to DXB, where there are plenty of cameras (one every 5 kms?) that I can try with my wife's Nokia. Will keep you posted.

A search on the internet yielded two results - one set of people who claim that it works pretty well with the older Nokia phones till the cops got wind of it and pushed Nokia to disable the cheat code. The other set think its a hoax and havent managed to get it to work yet. The second set seem to be using the later models.

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Old 23rd March 2005, 04:23   #5
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hey Steeroid
find out for sure how many zeros is it and does it really work have you tried it out yourself or has a friend told you about it. Any way keep us informed

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Old 23rd March 2005, 04:31   #6
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Back in DXB tomorrow morn, plenty of time (AND CAMERAS ) to check it out.

Will update you - thnx for the reminder.

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okay dude
thanx cant wait to see if it really works.
p.s : ( i feel stupid) whr is dxb??hahha
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he meant dubai as dxb as that the code used by airline people not sure as to where steeroid works.. but yea my dad works for gulfair so knew that dxd stands for dubai..
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Old 23rd March 2005, 18:05   #9
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Dude, I cant get anything on the phone... done what you said, but there's no 0000 anywhere, and I havne't got a Radar icon either... I think mine is 55 something-something phone...

Did it work in DXB?
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Old 23rd March 2005, 18:09   #10
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It's hoax guys - If you had a radar detector on the phone , noone would buy those $300 Valentine One's ..... And not to mention I can just see IAF Su-30MKI's with a Nokia in the nose cone...

SImply not possible - The phone and Radar work on totally different frequencies IIRC
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..... And not to mention I can just see IAF Su-30MKI's with a Nokia in the nose cone...
Haha... good one!! Ya, i think that they'd be on different wavelengths too...
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Old 23rd March 2005, 21:57   #12
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he meant dubai as dxb as that the code used by airline people not sure as to where steeroid works..
You're right dude. It is Dubai and I work out of there. As for whether its a hoax or not, I will test it out and let you know. Oh, for a Nokia!

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tried it on my nokia 7610 with 0000 and 00000. and when i get back to main screen , just below the battery icon it shows Group 0

thats it !! someone throw some gyaan on this !!
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hey is this possible or not ?? steeroid please confirm as soon as you can.

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Old 2nd May 2005, 00:26   #15
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Guess it works.....

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Originally Posted by Steeroid
This is interesting: apparantly there is some kind of speed radar indicator on Nokia phones.

You set it up by going to Settings-Security-Closed User Group. There you set the Closed User Group(CUG) number as '0000'.

Go back to phone settings and make sure that 'Cell Info Display' is turned to 'Off'.

You should see a '0000' indication and a radar device indication on your screen. I'm not sure if this works with all types of radars, but when you do reach the vicinity of a speed radar the phone gives you a default SMS beep.

Cheers

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Guess it works on Nokia 1100....

Hi all...i jus tried doing what is mentioned above BUT with five zeros (00000) and i found a radar kind of icon on my Nokia 1100...but where in bangalore can we fine a speed radar???? i have often spotted cops on Mysore Road flyover with a kind of instrument to check vehicles overspeeding...not sure if its the same speed radar were discusing bout....any idea wht is could be???

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