awesome! i drive mostly winding hwys with lots of hills and i notice very good response from around corners or from over hills which is very important for me. i'm also in a situation where if i get another ticket my license will be taken away for 6 months. haha smartest buy i've ever done
The escort 8500 is a great straight line radar detector but has some severe limitations with off axis radar, radar from behind, instant on, and offers pretty much no protection at all from laser. One of these scenarios could land you a ticket real fast with little or no warning.
Are you sure your last ticket was received due to radar? Are you sure it wasn't laser? Instant On? Or just visual speed estimation by an officer?
If your on the verge of losing your license I wouldn't trust it 100%.
Its probably a wise idea to slow down quite a bit until your 'probation' period is over.
Part of getting away with speeding is understanding what your equipment can and can not do.