Can anyone explain why in half the cases, this works amazingly, and for the other half of people it doesn't work at all? Maybe there is some interference in certain houses?
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(just my thought, right or wrong) I believe it doesn't work for us since I live in an older house. If these work by sending some sort of noise, pulse etc through your lines, a newer house is ideal since outlets are every few feet, the coverage will be more dense. I however, do not have outlets every few feet, and they seemed to live in areas where there was no wiring.
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The device did not work well in my house. Sometimes I could get online but most of the time, I couldn't. HP and HughesNet both finally suggested that I have an Ethernet cable installed. Now I connect my laptop to the internet whenever I want. The device may work perfectly in another house. We were told that there is something in the construction of our house that was blocking the signal because of the soundproofing in our bedroom/living room wall.
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It's probably just because of interference. Probably a metal door or other shield like that. Mine works at or more feet.
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If it's interference you might be just far enough from the TV to notice that this device works best at certain distance. Am towers interfere with it too. Vizio smart tv may just be too "smart" requiring a settings change. Try going reversing the cables where red and white plug into the TV and moving the recover away from the TV'a controller reciever (or I r blaster).
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I have another model of Panasonic inverter microwave series and absolutely lose the wifi around the kitchen area when the microwave is on but not in other areas of the house. The router is on a different floor, far. It makes me wonder if it also interferes with living beings at close range.
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I have a combination modern/router and this didn't make a difference for me. Works very well in my experience. I guess just make sure that area of your house had good coverage.
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I placed one behind my couch in the living room and it works perfectly. In fact I have them in very remote and blocked locations and they have always worked without fail likely due to the repeater technology inherent in the Z-Wave system. Each Z-Wave device repeats commands to the other devices (simply stated).
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you definitley could experience interference from other RF signals. I did research online and read that people had problems from other component remotes or neighbor's garage door openers. I did not have luck with an RF remote. We bought a logitech remote and had to run a wire to extend the base unit to the eye ball that sits on top of your tv. The wire was extremely cheap from amazon ($2 for 25 feet). I had my contractor who worked on my kitchen run the wire through the wall for me. My setup was a little more complicated. TV was hung on a wall in the family room and all components were in a laundry room close by but the two rooms did not share a wall. Good luck. I hope that helped you definitley could experience interference from other RF signals. I did research online and read that people had problems from other component remotes or neighbor's garage door openers. I did not have luck with an RF remote. We bought a logitech remote and had to run a wire to extend the base unit to the eye ball that sits on top of your tv. The wire was extremely cheap from amazon ($2 for 25 feet). I had my contractor who worked on my kitchen run the wire through the wall for me. My setup was a little more complicated. TV was hung on a wall in the family room and all components were in a... » Read More you definitley could experience interference from other RF signals. I did research online and read that people had problems from other component remotes or neighbor's garage door openers. I did not have luck with an RF remote. We bought a logitech remote and had to run a wire to extend the base unit to the eye ball that sits on top of your tv. The wire was extremely cheap from amazon ($2 for 25 feet). I had my contractor who worked on my kitchen run the wire through the wall for me. My setup was a little more complicated. TV was hung on a wall in the family room and all components were in a laundry room close by but the two rooms did not share a wall. Good luck. I hope that helped « Show Less
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The reception seems to be pretty sensitive. When I was setting it up for my Raspberry Pi it was in a closed cabinet with other home theater components connected to an IR repeater system. Even without an IR repeater connected to the FLIRC (and the cabinet door closed) it would pickup signals being repeated to the other components. There's an unused repeater hanging loose in that cabinet which is probably the one that is bouncing signals around inside the cabinet and making it work. I know it doesn't directly answer your question, so I'll run a quick test with the FLIRC facing the back of the cabinet and the door open to simulate your scenario and report back. The reception seems to be pretty sensitive. When I was setting it up for my Raspberry Pi it was in a closed cabinet with other home theater components connected to an IR repeater system. Even without an IR repeater connected to the FLIRC (and the cabinet door closed) it would pickup signals being repeated to the other components. There's an unused repeater hanging loose in that cabinet which is probably the one that is bouncing signals around inside the cabinet and making it work. I know it doesn't directly answer your question, so I'll run a quick test with the FLIRC facing the back of the... » Read More The reception seems to be pretty sensitive. When I was setting it up for my Raspberry Pi it was in a closed cabinet with other home theater components connected to an IR repeater system. Even without an IR repeater connected to the FLIRC (and the cabinet door closed) it would pickup signals being repeated to the other components. There's an unused repeater hanging loose in that cabinet which is probably the one that is bouncing signals around inside the cabinet and making it work. I know it doesn't directly answer your question, so I'll run a quick test with the FLIRC facing the back of the cabinet and the door open to simulate your scenario and report back. « Show Less
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Good responses from other owners. Also consider whether the radio is getting the signal at all. In my case, it didn't work except on a wall facing Colorado --in my case, west -- and had a nearby window. Now it updates consistently withno problems. If I have it in any other location, it does't receive the signal and doesn't update.
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I have not seen any interference on my other equipment. I have used my radio, computer and tv w/remote.
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Thank you Roy and John for your responses. Both replies make sense. I wasn't aware that the cable box had multiple "active" outputs. I assumed that the unit only sent signal out of one output at a time. I'll have to run an experiment. Thanks again for the suggestions! Jack
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I haven't experienced any interference, even with all the outlets used. I bought three different strips and none have given me problems.
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It doesn't work well when there are a lot of obstructions. All channels should have same range so try moving where you have it setup.
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I haven't noticed any interference. It is installed in my bedroom and i don't use the computer or phone or TV in there. Not much help I fear.
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It has more to do with circuitry in the location than anything. They work pretty far away ON THE SAME CIRCUIT. However, if where you are wanting to put these somewhere that is older, they may or may not work properly due to interference due to degraded line quality. If you are not sure what I mean, I would recommend buying something else to avoid disappointment...
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So, unless it's close to your router it drops the signal constantly. Perhaps it is just my tv, but I have seen other users say the same thing.