Customer Reviews

Genie GIFT390-1BL One button Flashlight Mini Remote

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I like having a small remote for the garage door. Very convienent. Not sure I like the flashlight, though, since it is easy to accidently turn it on. Will it accidently run down my battery?

I was looking for a key-fob Intellicode remote to use with my motorcycle, since it has a dedicated spot in my garage. I thought the flashlight was a nice bonus feature, but eventually had three problems with this model:

1. Despite a raised lip around the flashlight button, it did accidentally turn on in my pocket at work one day and run the battery down.
2. The housing was not very tough, and the bouncing around inherent with life on a motorcycle popped the case in half more than once (snap fit).
3. The "quick release" ball/socket connection between the two key rings is also not very tough, which resulted in the fob detaching from the key during a cross-country ride. There was no way to figure out where along the road it fell off. As a result, I no longer own this product. If you do use this remote on a motorcycle, throw the quick release away.

I have found, however, that the standard Intellicode visor-mount remote fits in one of my cycle jacket's inside pockets w/velcro closure quite securely, and with the button facing out I can activate it through the jacket.

I bought two of these remotes to replace the original ones that came with our Overhead Door Legacy opener. I read that these work just as well on Overhead Door CodeDodger products as they do on Genie Intellicode. It's true. They do.

Programming them is simple. Just follow the instructions (same for both types). I found the range of these remotes to be about the same as the originals--maybe even better. There size is just slightly larger than I prefer, but I guess that's to be expected since they use AAA batteries. And I do like that they use AAA's. We usually have plenty of those around.

My wife and I like the convienience of having the remotes attached to our keyrings; plus, we have always been a little nervous about leaving remotes in our vehicles. If someone breaks into one of our cars they can get into the house through the garage. Not to mention, the heat of the Florida sun is what destroyed the original remote.

I would not have expected such a small garage door opener to work so well. It is easy to program. It can be carried easily in a purse. It is great for when you return to a 2nd home while driving a rental car you picked up at the airport. There are several ways it can be mounted or carried: on a key chain, clipped to a visor, and loose in a purse or pocket.

This is a wonderful product - my husband is an avid road cyclist, and enjoys having this miniature opener for easy access to the garage. Beats carrying around keys or a larger garage door opener, as every gram counts!

This small Remote is great. Works fine and is easy to program! I used Velcro on the back of it and put it on my motorcycle. I stuck it to the top of the front brake master cylinder. Drive up push button no problem.

It works and the size is definitely the deciding factor on this vs. other models as it fits comfortably on a key ring. I don't know about the included key fob or ring since I don't use them, but I hear they are pretty flimsy and judging by the quality, I'd probably agree they don't look too sturdy.

Both buttons have only been inadvertently turned on once by me and I carry these around in my pocket all the time. This may have something to do with the way I wrap my keys around though--I'm not completely sure. I also put a piece of tape over the buttons to make it harder to press by accident, as many reported that to be a problem.

Overall very convenient, I feel, and relatively cheap. Battery life and range is also pretty good for running off of just one AA battery, imo.

Use it everyday lite works well uses standard AAA battery. It was price right and I had no problems programing it into my garage door opener. Manual was easy to read and follow.

This remote works great with my Overhead Door Legacy opener (Intellicode type). It's compact size is nice for keeping it in my wife's console area.

I purchased this item because the old version of this mini remote was very poorly made and started opening and closing the door at will. After receiving the new model remote, I can see the superior construction. Although I have not had the necessity to use the embedded mini LED light, it is a worthy addition even though it causes a minor increase in size from the previous model.