[Double Phister]

Any good detector is better than no detector at all. I would stay clear of the cheapos.

People are usually split between the V1 and whatever the latest passport is.

I've been a user of the V1 for over 10 years. One failed. I just sent it in for a software upgrade and got a new one.

I wouldn't call them false alerts. Just more information. You can edit some of the automute settings or completely disable the lower bands if you don't need them.