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About this product
Product Information
The Whistler CR90 Radar Detector for vehicles offers complete laser or radar detection and comes with an internal GPS. Its audio/visual alert informs you about speed traps and dangerous intersections. This device features city/highway modes to reduce the number of false alarms in densely populated regions. In addition, this device is programmed to pick up all X band, K band, laser, Ka Superwide band signals, coming from the front/rear area of the vehicle.Product Identifiers
BrandWhistler
MPNCR90
UPC0052303406591
ModelCR90
eBay Product ID (ePID)217189509
Product Key Features
Alert TypeAudio/Visual
DetectionX Band, Laser, K Band, Ka Superwide Band
Additional Product Features
Detection AreaFront / Rear
Detection ModeCity / Highway Modes
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 22 Jun, 2016Top favourable review
Not perfect but the price is right
I bought this to replace my older BEL, which false alarms a LOT, thanks to newer German cars with their obnoxious lane-change and auto-cruise control systems (which use microwave radar too). Unfortunately this detector isn't any better at rejecting those false alarms. Not much you can do but ignore them and give the finger to Audi drivers. Otherwise this unit works as advertised and the price can't be beat - who can afford those Escort units anymore?Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 11 Aug, 2016Top critical review
Whistler CR90
The device feels and works well enough although the dash mat that comes with it is useless for anything other than grandma acceleration or it ends up in your lap and the suction mount rattles really annoyingly and is a dead give away of the device in use. Obviously in the USA where it is built they are allowed to use the devices legally and the mount makes no difference but, to everyone else it is a flag saying "DETECTOR IN USE". The device seems has a lot of activations for e.g. the laser detection is activated at every number plate reader on the tollway so I've turned that off and X Band activates if someone walks through an auto sliding door within 200 miles of the device so I've turned X Band off also. K Band and Ka Band are active but K Band goes off every time an Audi or a VW is in the vicinity likely because of radar guided cruise control. The GPS red light system works well even thought there is no Australian database but the 1000 item user database allows me to add my own. Sometimes though the GPS just doesn't alert me to the red light and other times it does, likely a GPS issue. One problem with the red light database is it that it cannot define if you are on a road or not so it goes off in the local supermarket car park because of its vicinity to a intersection with a camera. Another issue is that if the detector is going off, you cannot add a red light camera to the database. So if the VW in front of you has its radar guided cruise active you can't operate the user add function or at least it doesn't seem to. If the frequency was shown for K Band I could block out their cruise control but frequencies are only shown for laser and Ka Band The device also needs an interface so you can look at and add/remove and edit GPS points as by the time you've pressed the button for three seconds, often you are through the lights and the device activates off to one side and not the centre of the intersection. This means that detection is reduced by 50 to 100mtrs in three directions and is earlier in the other one. An interface with a map would allow you to tweak the points so they are correct. To Sum up, the device is well made but sounds like one of those laser guns gimmicky toys that were around in the 90s so you could laser blast other drivers especially when detecting a laser. The device does activate at a lot of cameras but I'm not 100% certain whether the camera is doing this or a radar cruise control in a car in the traffic. I think Whistler, like other US manufacturers need to start making international detectors that can really be used in other countries that has a GPS map interface that can be edited and utilise other red light camera databases like GPS devices do. Also, they really need to rethink that rattly horrid mount and provide a dash mat that actually works. Would I buy another one of these, probably not.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 13 Feb, 2016
Great for the price
I have used radar detectors for over 30 years. Gave one to my wife when we met. Gave one to my son when he started driving. It makes you a better driver once you realize how many radar units are out there. We all had the pro78 series from Whistler and for the price I recommend them. We all did have one similar issue, after about 4 years the speakers went bad in all of them. The reason I bought this one is that one of our Pro78's stopped remember its settings. I hard wire them to come on when we start our vehicles so we don't have top remember anything. Unfortunately it stopped remembering. The other two are more than 7 years old and still working. This is a little bit more in price , but has some additional features. I do drive into unfamiliar areas sometimes and having the speed trap and light trap data helps.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 30 Mar, 2016
Plug and play, very easy to use, perfect built quality. Intelligent and fast antiradar. Love it !!!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 25 Mar, 2020
Excellent value easy to use.
Great distance, easy to navigate menu. Unit has minimal false alerts (you can't stop them all) Good for both city and highway. This is my first whistler unit very happy at this time.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 15 Jul, 2016
For the ones you love
After reading the reviews, this feature packed detector came in at the bottom of the top. Affordable but with all the great features. Bought it for my friend who is not tech savvy and she was able to learn it fairly quickly. Two saves for her on her long trip in July to visit us. She praised the performance and user friendliness several times. She wont drive without it now. When a novice loves it, it tells a lot about the design. Remember, if it works once, its free. Highly recommend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Aug, 2020
Great detection
Great radar detector, only complaint is that I can’t understand the voice prompts but that’s not as important as the detection itself!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Nov, 2015
High Quality at a Good Price.
Excellent range without false alarms. Reads and identifies the locations of overhead hidden traffic cameras. A great unit at a mid level price. Love it!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 02 Apr, 2020
Whistler
Good product. Great when used with longer windshields where you need a long reach for the controls. Puts the dimmer at your fingertips.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Apr, 2018
Rookie critique.
I said "Rookie critique " because I have not used this device long enough to be able to write a more authoritative evaluation of it. So far though, the only thing I could complain about is the tiny, tiny, print of the instruction sheet. Whistler should use larger print to make the learning process easier.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
