Customer Reviews

GE 51144 Remote Control Keychain

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Worked well for what I wanted it for once I got the right transmitters. There is SmarHome and SmartHome Plus, don't mix and match. Buy all of one kind, SmartHome Plus is the newer version. Usually sold in pairs 1 each (transmitter and receiver). I wanted one Receiver and 3 Transmitters making it much more difficult to find. I got a mix of SmarHome and SmartHome Plus from 2 different venders, they weren't compatible. So buy all you get from the same vendor and make sure they are compatible before you buy. Stanley makes a similar product for less but is harder to find, around $15. for a pair.

While I use many of the GE Smart Home devices, as they all have great
application.... This I like most from a safety standpoint. As a former Crime Prevention Officer, I highly recommend this item, along with an associated component for safety reasons... When I come home at night, with a click of ONE button (as I enter the driveway) I immediately have
three (3) exterior lights activated.. Once inside the home another flat-plate styled unit (placed on a coffee table) is used to turn the lights out. Really cool too. The button in the car and flat-plate can either turn the lights on or off.

The key chain claims to have a range of 150 ft. In truth it does not work consistently at 25 ft

This is a piece of crap, I just bought a couple of them, and it worked to turn the lights on, but when you click the "off" button it does nothing, I make sure to put those in the same range as the receiver (Socket), also the range it's too poor, about 2 mts even with new batteries, the same problem occurs with the couple of remote controls, so this seems to be a defective product.

I bought several from different sources. None work very well. The furthest they reach for me is about 15 feet. And more often, about 2 feet. To make matters worse... I have the signal repeater that is supposed to increase it's range! They don't work very well. I can get about 30 or 40 feet with the wall switch and the repeater combined.

This remote WILL not work with the newer GE remote control devises !!! it will work with the older ones. I am a little unhappy about this !! I called GE and they said It wasn't their problem ??!!