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PRO-95 free programing from RS?
I saw a Radio Shack flyer saying the PR-95 was $199.95 and they would
"instantly" program in my local channels. One place said their computer was down, another said they did not have the software, another place said only if I purchase the cable and the book with the CD containing frequencies, the other place said I would purchase it and leave it with them for a week and they would do it in a week. Unfortunately, I did not call ahead and expected it would be done. I sent an e-mail to customer service at RS. Could anyone give me a recommendation on this offer or about another scanner? |
You don't need to purchase anything but the cable. Go to the following
websites: Pro-95 Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PRO95/ Pro-95 freewa http://www.starrsoft.com/ Jmcc wrote: I saw a Radio Shack flyer saying the PR-95 was $199.95 and they would "instantly" program in my local channels. One place said their computer was down, another said they did not have the software, another place said only if I purchase the cable and the book with the CD containing frequencies, the other place said I would purchase it and leave it with them for a week and they would do it in a week. Unfortunately, I did not call ahead and expected it would be done. I sent an e-mail to customer service at RS. Could anyone give me a recommendation on this offer or about another scanner? -- MZ |
Ran into same problem with local RS where I live. One person working with 6
customers all wanting to have something done or buy something. No joy here either. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- "Jmcc" wrote in message ... I saw a Radio Shack flyer saying the PR-95 was $199.95 and they would "instantly" program in my local channels. One place said their computer was down, another said they did not have the software, another place said only if I purchase the cable and the book with the CD containing frequencies, the other place said I would purchase it and leave it with them for a week and they would do it in a week. Unfortunately, I did not call ahead and expected it would be done. I sent an e-mail to customer service at RS. Could anyone give me a recommendation on this offer or about another scanner? |
Jmcc wrote:
I saw a Radio Shack flyer saying the PR-95 was $199.95 and they would "instantly" program in my local channels. One place said their computer was down, another said they did not have the software, another place said only if I purchase the cable and the book with Is it really that important to get the scanner pre-loaded with local frequencies? Less than 2 months ago I bought a PRO-95 and didn't even bother to ask if they could load it. Though I never owned a scanner before, it was easy to find frequencies with the Internet and the scanner's search function. In fact, the amount of traffic would be unbearable if I didn't keep some channels locked out. -- Paul Hirose To reply by email delete INVALID from address. |
"Chris Rose" wrote in message . .. : Ran into same problem with local RS where I live. One person working with 6 : customers all wanting to have something done or buy something. No joy here : either. : : You got questions,they have blank stares.... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - : ------------------------------------- : "Jmcc" wrote in message : ... : I saw a Radio Shack flyer saying the PR-95 was $199.95 and they would : "instantly" program in my local channels. : One place said their computer was down, another said they did not have the : software, another place said only if I purchase the cable and the book : with : the CD containing frequencies, the other place said I would purchase it : and : leave it with them for a week and they would do it in a week. : Unfortunately, I did not call ahead and expected it would be done. I sent : an : e-mail to customer service at RS. : Could anyone give me a recommendation on this offer or about another : scanner? : : : : |
Look for win95,,,it's out on the web...I use it to program my pro95 and very
happy with it..... Kevin (aka tlgtr) **** Zip slowly, medical statistics show that over 100,000 people are injured annually by their clothing. |
at my RS store i fell some of the people that work there don't know alot
about scanners and more |
I bought a PRO-95 and since they didn't have the cable in stock decided to read the manual. I'm glad I did. It is easy
to program and I now have a greater understanding on how to operate it. I found more than enough local freq's on the net. I was listening to our local police (trunked) within an hour. I've been very happy with the scanner. -- ....Carl Frisk Anger is a brief madness. - Horace, 20 B.C. http://www.carlfrisk.com "Paul Hirose" wrote in message ... Jmcc wrote: I saw a Radio Shack flyer saying the PR-95 was $199.95 and they would "instantly" program in my local channels. One place said their computer was down, another said they did not have the software, another place said only if I purchase the cable and the book with Is it really that important to get the scanner pre-loaded with local frequencies? Less than 2 months ago I bought a PRO-95 and didn't even bother to ask if they could load it. Though I never owned a scanner before, it was easy to find frequencies with the Internet and the scanner's search function. In fact, the amount of traffic would be unbearable if I didn't keep some channels locked out. -- Paul Hirose To reply by email delete INVALID from address. |
FWIW...cable can be found at blackbox.com or something like that...
Kevin (aka tlgtr) **** Zip slowly, medical statistics show that over 100,000 people are injured annually by their clothing. |
can you program my pro 95 double trunking scanner or lead me to software
?? |
Look for a previous recent prvious post on this subject it gives the links to
FREE Win95 software and several links to cable suppliers.. Kevin (aka tlgtr) **** Zip slowly, medical statistics show that over 100,000 people are injured annually by their clothing. |
Why not get a Uniden? So you don't have to put up with Radio Shacks BS.
The 250d with out the digital card is about the same price. Go to ( scanner world .com ) and have a look. I saw a Radio Shack flyer saying the PR-95 was $199.95 and they would "instantly" program in my local channels. One place said their computer was down, another said they did not have the software, another place said only if I purchase the cable and the book with the CD containing frequencies, the other place said I would purchase it and leave it with them for a week and they would do it in a week. Unfortunately, I did not call ahead and expected it would be done. I sent an e-mail to customer service at RS. Could anyone give me a recommendation on this offer or about another scanner? One of the rat shacks near me actually seems like one of the jamokes there has 1/2 a brain. The have one of the 95's already programmed with all the local freqs and state pd trunk. They will take your new unit out of the box, use the patch cable between it and their "demo" and in about 45 seconds, your scanner is duped from the demo. Certainly no effort or time for someone who has a clue, but we are talking about shack employees..... When I bought one last year, the shop I got it in said that could do it but didn't have the current software. Nearer home, the duds behind the counter had no idea what I was asking about. I finally went to the first place, in a different county and all they could do was load in their own frequency sets, which they did at no charge and no extra purchase. Check the ads -- they may specify it as free. |
YEah radio smack programed my scanner and only did the national stuff not
the local stuff. I quess because it was a radio, not a cell phone, not computer, not an RC toy they have a hard time relating to a scanner. Win95 is a fair program it will load your scanner. I would like to find the "code" to write a programs the pro 95. It might be fun and frustrating all at the same time. Bill C "JunkMan" wrote in message ... Why not get a Uniden? So you don't have to put up with Radio Shacks BS. The 250d with out the digital card is about the same price. Go to ( scanner world .com ) and have a look. I saw a Radio Shack flyer saying the PR-95 was $199.95 and they would "instantly" program in my local channels. One place said their computer was down, another said they did not have the software, another place said only if I purchase the cable and the book with the CD containing frequencies, the other place said I would purchase it and leave it with them for a week and they would do it in a week. Unfortunately, I did not call ahead and expected it would be done. I sent an e-mail to customer service at RS. Could anyone give me a recommendation on this offer or about another scanner? One of the rat shacks near me actually seems like one of the jamokes there has 1/2 a brain. The have one of the 95's already programmed with all the local freqs and state pd trunk. They will take your new unit out of the box, use the patch cable between it and their "demo" and in about 45 seconds, your scanner is duped from the demo. Certainly no effort or time for someone who has a clue, but we are talking about shack employees..... When I bought one last year, the shop I got it in said that could do it but didn't have the current software. Nearer home, the duds behind the counter had no idea what I was asking about. I finally went to the first place, in a different county and all they could do was load in their own frequency sets, which they did at no charge and no extra purchase. Check the ads -- they may specify it as free. |
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 19:09:12 GMT, "JunkMan"
wrote: Why not get a Uniden? So you don't have to put up with Radio Shacks BS. The 250d with out the digital card is about the same price. Go to ( scanner world .com ) and have a look. bc250d: $279 pro-95: $149. That's nowhere near the same price. -- To reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address. |
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 09:50:00 -0700, Evan Platt
said in rec.radio.scanner: On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 19:09:12 GMT, "JunkMan" wrote: Why not get a Uniden? So you don't have to put up with Radio Shacks BS. The 250d with out the digital card is about the same price. Go to ( scanner world .com ) and have a look. bc250d: $279 pro-95: $149. That's nowhere near the same price. And the RS programming is a good starting point. (Did someone at RS lose the Caps Lock key turn off?) From there, Radio Reference http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR is the first place to go. |
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