Is it worth upgrading the 668 for $60.00 to get the Whistler firmware? And does it improve sensitivity and other internal workings? Thanks to all who can give me some information about this..
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AtlasFBG2
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My opinion unless you want to hear DMR it is not worth it.
I have the hacked firmware on mine and notice no difference on the systems in my area.
I have the hacked firmware on mine and notice no difference on the systems in my area.
I sort of figured that............ Dmr really no interest for. Thanks a lot for your reply Atlas.........
Have you noticed any performance improvement(s) with the update, and firmware?
I upgraded my PRO 668 and find it to be a more sensitive and seems to scan trunked systems better. Not to mention the availability of firmware upgrades in the future and the DMR capability. For me it was well worth the small investment and I've been very happy with the performance.
Nice!!!! What the heck, I blew $60.00 before on junk why not thew upgrade..... Thanks for the input. I have nothing to lose, so I will make the investment!
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I paid for the upgrade and the firmware upgrade improved reception and trunk tracking. Money well spent.
Thanks for the info... I am going to send it in and let Whistler do its thing...
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The 668 hasn't had a CPU or DSP firmware update for almost 3yrs and either has iscan, it is several dozen updates behind the ws1080,
When you do the legacy upgrade, you get your scanner firmware updated with the ability to get future updates you can do via ezscan for the WS1080.
Your 668 then becomes a whistler ws1080 in a 668 shell.
You also get to use ezscan that still gets updates.
thanks for the info! Nice to know Whistler still updates their products.
I just checked my area and it does seem to have DMR popping up in a few areas.
For me it was a no brainer. Radio Shack is out of business and no longer supports any of their products. With the Whistler $60 DMR Legacy Upgrade you get Whistler support for your 668 moving forward and will also get all of the future Whistler tweeks, fixes and firmware updates for the WS-1080.
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I did it. It _SEEMS_ more sensitive, but that may be my brain trying to validate my spending.
As others have said, though, I now have a path to upgrades that I lost when R/S went belly up.
I'm glad I upgraded. And the service was really fast.
As others have said, though, I now have a path to upgrades that I lost when R/S went belly up.
I'm glad I upgraded. And the service was really fast.
Question I'm about to buy a pro-668 that powers up but is password locked. I understand how to reset the password with iscan but what if after I reset password I find it is also been hacked and locked. So if all else fails, Does Whistler still do the $120 (legacy upgrade and fix anything fee) even if it's a hacked and locked unit? I'm betting it's just a reset password issue and then a stock pro-668 which I could then do the $60 Whistler Legacy Upgrade.
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AtlasFBG2
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If you find out it has been hacked and locked they will still do the upgrade for $90
A firmware upgrade has nothing to do with front end sensitivity. The only way to make a receiver hotter is with hardware changes and that would mean sending in the scanner to Whistler and a price much higher than $60. No need to justify your spending ,$60 is very reasonable to update an otherwise outdated scanner
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