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Snooper Syrius Review and Comparison
The Snooper Syrius satellite navgiation system (now discontinued) uses GPS technology navigate you to your destination and to alert you to speed camera locations. The Snooper Syrius SNP500 includes a UK database of speed camera locations. Find out more about the Snooper Syrius features, how it works and which speed cameras it detects.
Review: Snooper Syrius
Detection range: 1,000metres
Set up: Integrated GPS antenna. 4-inch TFT screen.
Cost: £299.95
Key Features:
‣Speed camera database
Detects Gatso, Truvelo, Watchman, DS-2, SpeedCurb, SPECS Average Speed Cameras, Mobile Laser sites, Mobile Camera Vans, Mobile Gatso and Truvelo Cameras, Accident Hotspots, High Risk Zones, Digital Cameras and Schools locations across Europe.
‣UK and Ireland satellite navigation
The Snooper Syrius satellite navigation system utilises NAVTEQ street level mapping for the UK and Ireland.
‣Store preferred features
Memory retention of preferred personal features.
‣Auto-ranging
Speed limit of that particular location automatically determines the warning range.
Snooper Syrius Explained
The Snooper Syrius satellite navigation system has an exceptional widescreen view, built-in rechargeable battery and utilises NAVTEQ street level mapping for the UK and Ireland.
The Snooper Syrius also includes Snooper's unique Enigma database of all fixed cameras including Gatso, Truvelo, SPECS Average Speed Cameras and Mobile Laser sites.
The Snooper Syrius can search and plan a route to your destination by simply keying in a simple street name, a town or city or even just the postcode. Regular routes can be saved in a 'Favourites´ file and can be reached in seconds and a separate file even records a history of your most recent trips so that you can return to them at the press of button. An extensive list of 'Points of Interest´ is also included.
The Snooper Syrius satellite navigation system utilises Snooper´s unique Enigma database. Enigma incorporates Gatso, Truvelo, Watchman, DS-2, SpeedCurb, SPECS Average Speed Cameras, Mobile Laser sites, Mobile Camera Vans, Mobile Gatso and Truvelo Cameras, Accident Hotspots, High Risk Zones, Digital Cameras and Schools locations across Europe. Unlike other portable navigators the Snooper Syrius provides full, clear alerts, confirming the speed camera type, the speed limit at the point of the alert and counts down accurately to the hazard.
The Snooper Syrius automatically calculates the alert distance required depending on the speed limit. For instance it will alert you 200 meters in advance in a 30mph zone and up to 500 meters in a 70mph zone.
The Snooper Syrius is mounted inside of your vehicles windscreen using the suction cup windscreen bracket provided. The Snooper Syrius can be powered directly either from its internal battery if it's fully charged or powered from the cigarette lighter socket.
Snooper Syrius alternative purchases
Please note the Snooper Syrius is no longer available, the Pogo Drive (compared below) is also no longer available.
The Snooper Syrius isn't the only satellite navigator available to buy and use in the UK. Below you can read comparisons with an alternative sat nav the Pogo Drive. To read the latest sat nav reviews click here.
Pogo Drive
The Pogo Drive provides directional feature that alerts to speed cameras only if warning is applicable to your direction of travel and limitator feature that warns only if travelling over the prevailing speed limit.
Speed trap proximity warning user definable from 200metres to 2000metres OR from 5-30seconds compared with the Snooper Syrius that has a maximum of 1000 metres and does not include countdown in seconds.
To read the Pogo Drive sat nav review click here.
Last updated: 11th September 2023
