I just got my Escort Redline 360c and set it up in the car. This replaces an Escort iX (which I am selling on here). Here are my initial thoughts.
Nice packaging. Good size detector. Missing the USB-USB cord needed to plug it into my computer, but I had one anyway. I get this is supposed to be WiFi, but none of my cars have WiFi, so Escort could do us a solid and include that cable. Anyway, the firmware is up-to-date.
Got the Escort Live app for my Droid; never had Escort Live before. What a pain, as it does not remember my login. Typing the email addy and password each time is going to be a barrier.
Plugged the detector into the car, powered it up, got it initially paired, but then it wouldn't connect. Just spun and spun (and spun and spun, tried rebooting the detector, the car, my phone ....). Took the Redline in the house and tried to pair there. Nope. Also, apparently USB power isn't enough to fire up the parts of the detector that use BlueTooth and WiFi. Ugh.
Called Escort support. 4th in line initially, tech answered pretty quickly. Problem #1: remove the pairing for the Redline as listed in my phone's Bluetooth list, as apparently that cannot be there. Done. Now I couldn't see the Redline at all. Problem #2, my car has Bluetooth (not WiFi) and that connection to my phone might be an issue. I deleted the car pairing (which is going to be a pain to re-establish). Still couldn't see the Redline. The tech was looking for answers and I was randomly powering things off and on and randomly restarting the app, my phone, the detector ... and then it paired and works.
Happy with Escort's support. Don't know what the problem iswas. Don't know if the problem will come back (nervous that it will). Now I have to pair my phone to the car, again, and hope it doesn't break stuff.
I did get the detector set up per Vortex's reccos, https://www.vortexradar.com/2020/07/how-to-setup-escort-redline-360c-radar-detector. I could not get the unit to connect to my home WiFi, which I will leave for another day and another post.
Stay tuned. Oh, and the detector is my wife's, not mine.
Sean
Nice packaging. Good size detector. Missing the USB-USB cord needed to plug it into my computer, but I had one anyway. I get this is supposed to be WiFi, but none of my cars have WiFi, so Escort could do us a solid and include that cable. Anyway, the firmware is up-to-date.
Got the Escort Live app for my Droid; never had Escort Live before. What a pain, as it does not remember my login. Typing the email addy and password each time is going to be a barrier.
Plugged the detector into the car, powered it up, got it initially paired, but then it wouldn't connect. Just spun and spun (and spun and spun, tried rebooting the detector, the car, my phone ....). Took the Redline in the house and tried to pair there. Nope. Also, apparently USB power isn't enough to fire up the parts of the detector that use BlueTooth and WiFi. Ugh.
Called Escort support. 4th in line initially, tech answered pretty quickly. Problem #1: remove the pairing for the Redline as listed in my phone's Bluetooth list, as apparently that cannot be there. Done. Now I couldn't see the Redline at all. Problem #2, my car has Bluetooth (not WiFi) and that connection to my phone might be an issue. I deleted the car pairing (which is going to be a pain to re-establish). Still couldn't see the Redline. The tech was looking for answers and I was randomly powering things off and on and randomly restarting the app, my phone, the detector ... and then it paired and works.
Happy with Escort's support. Don't know what the problem iswas. Don't know if the problem will come back (nervous that it will). Now I have to pair my phone to the car, again, and hope it doesn't break stuff.
I did get the detector set up per Vortex's reccos, https://www.vortexradar.com/2020/07/how-to-setup-escort-redline-360c-radar-detector. I could not get the unit to connect to my home WiFi, which I will leave for another day and another post.
Stay tuned. Oh, and the detector is my wife's, not mine.
Sean