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Oh shit! I just received my replacement from Pulse Eight and it works! I can use it on my couch. Everything works great, but it did get stuck in keyboard mode once when I flipped it over.
The remote now works from 10 ft away, but it gets weak and flakey at that distance, sometimes cutting out and sometimes displaying repeated characters.
Now, it does not work as well as my old 2.4Ghz remote, but that was also not a bluetooth remote. However, this DOES seem to be working from about the same distance as my bluetooth headset.
Bluetooth is used for "Personal Area Networks" not across a room. Can anyone confirm that 10ft is supposed to be choppy operation, or should I continue troubleshooting for range issues?
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A friend of mine had range issues with his bluetooth keyboards, so he bought a bluetooth adapter that is the size of a small router, with real antennas on it. Cost him $50 or so, but solved all his problems. He says it works from anywhere on his property, which is a couple of acres.
Maybe look into something like that? If you are using one of the 'mini' or 'micro' bluetooth adapters, just switching to a real full-size one will benefit you. Most are rated at 10M, but many are available rated at 100M.
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pike
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only one problem, nyxboard is not bluetooth, it's RF
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My replacement unit is now failing also. The direction keys need to be pressed quite hard in order to work.
This leads to many key presses not transmitting, and the range issue leads to some of those that get transmitted don't get received. This is such a shame, I really like the remote but it's becoming real pain to use.
There are clearly hardware faults with the design, which given that it's manufactured by a company as large as Motorola, is surprising. The real question is will there be a fixed "version 2" that can be issued following a recall, or should we just give up and go for a refund? I really don't want to do that because I like the idea of the product, and it's suck for PulseEight to take a hit like that.
I wonder what the latest news from Motorola is on this?
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Bram77
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Me too. Some feedback would be appreciated. When can we expect a decently working remote so I can send my faulty replacement back and receive a fully working one Malard?
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Bram77 Wrote:Me too. Some feedback would be appreciated. When can we expect a decently working remote so I can send my faulty replacement back and receive a fully working one Malard?
When he knows he will tell you.
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japius
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I ordered a powered USB hub and it finally arrived.....unfortunately it did not improve the range issue at all. So that's another $35 added to the cost of this paper weight.
I hope there's an actual fix soon, just so disappointing after the balls up with the delay in actually getting it.......
Just an aside......anyone get the special 'bonus' for placing a pre order and waiting the 3-4months for delivery? Just curious as to what it was since I haven't heard/received anything
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I think I need another new remote. This is the second time. The left button is difficult to press and I have had to remove the dongle and reinsert it into the computer twice today. I've had no configuration changes and this is a new issue to me.
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japius
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Is there any point returning this remote yet? do we still wait for an actual answer to getting a working remote?
