Posted 2 November 2023

Remote Control - Inexpensive Tracker

Are there any bright ideas for ways to track slimline remote controls that don't break the bank?!

Thank you for any good recommendations!💡
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  1. aLV426's avatar
    I take you mean TV remotes?
    I used 50lb breaking strain line glued to the controllers, I then resorted to buying duplicates and still they went missing. I then fitted an ESP01, but battery life ruined that option. My phone can control all the major functions, Alexa can do some basic stuff, however I found I don't watch as much TV now so I gave up trying to do anything more clever than having a separate dedicated controller just for me. It only gets used when the other remotes go missing and no one else is allowed to use it - I just tell them tough, they need to find their remote!

    Also worth mentioning that trackers don't offer the resolution you need to find a TV remote - it's best to invest in a bluetooth remote that can be pinged from either the device or your phone so it beeps and or buzzes. IIRC Sky remotes do that, I seem to recall a similar function on the VM remotes as well. (edited)
  2. Yenyoc's avatar
    Sellotape something like a ruler to it so it doesn't fit down gaps
  3. Willy_Wonka's avatar
    "ways to track slimline remote controls"

    Can you explain what that means please?
  4. TristanDeCoonha's avatar
    String and sellotape
  5. sussexroyal's avatar
    Are you really talking about just locating a remote you've mislaid around the house, or do you want to trace ones stolen from a B&B or similar?
  6. BluebirdRobin's avatar
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    To clarify it's a remote mislaid and it's so slim it slips with ease down the sofa.

    Sick of spending literally hours rummaging around every cranny when it's my time to finally unwind in front of telly.
    TristanDeCoonha's avatar
    Buy your own duplicate.
    Let those who lost the original do the searching and suffering
  7. MadeDixonsCry's avatar
    I'd just move house.

  8. TristanDeCoonha's avatar
    Remember having mittens on elastic when you were a wee one?
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