wireless door bell

[Ernest Jones]

I just purchased this wireless doorbell from Adoric and an extender (a 2nd ringer) in hopes of having an easy installation, and a range of 150' (or so the packing promised) .. I have come to understand, this is not the case. Although the installation was easy enough, and both ringers work they are plugged in within 15' but .. no farther. What's the point in having an extender that provides no 'extention' of the ringer? Anything more than about 20' then it's out of range. Has anyone had an experience with this product?

 

[svim]

Looking at one of Adoric's doorbells on Amazon it does state:
"Operating range up to over 500 feet in normal condition, 1000 feet in open area, 164 feet through 4 doors. Rest assured that you’ll never miss any important guests or urgent deliveries even if you are several rooms away."
so like any wireless signal its effective range is conditional on the various building materials it has to travel through or around. Is the doorbell and/or extender mounted on wood or metal? Is there anything like metal ducting or stucco-covered walls in between the two?

 

[bcrichster]

Also, I think that 'extender' is basically like a ringer for your backdoor

 

[Milo Willamson]

No thanks, I do not reside in a suburb or anything, remotely will ever cause myself to break down and get one.