Ontel #HANDYS-CD6 Wireless Light Switch | 
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Brand: ONTEL PRODUCTS CORP
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $13.37
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 1364
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
MPN: HANDYS-CD6
Model: HANDYS-CD6
UPC: 754502021154
EAN: 0754502021154
ASIN: B001BL2Q8Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Wireless Light Switch, Works Up To 60 Feet, Control Any Lamp, From Anywhere, In Any Room, No Tool, No Wiring, No Mess, Remote Control Switch, As Seen On TV.
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 Just as advertised October 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I need it for the accent lighting in my living room. (As shown in the picture that I submitted.)
By following the clearly stated instructions, I plugged the lamp into the "receiver unit" and left it "on." Whenever I turn on the switch that's 10 feet away, the light goes on. Whenever I turn off the switch, the light goes off. Everything works as advertised. So, I give it a perfect score/rating.
According to the instructions, this product works on regular lamps and standard voltage. In other words, It does not work on anything other than that, such as CD player or television set.
The other advantage is that there is a maximum of 60-foot distance between the receiver unit and the switch. And it only requires one 12V battery Size 23 A for the switch to work.
Since I got it, it's been working like a charm! Best of all, the commercial and ad actually match up my real-life experience with the product. I am honestly happy with the product.
 still on the fence October 13, 2008
I just purchased the Handy Switch today for $7.49 at a local store, so the price is good compared to others listed here. I would not buy one online as I can't stand Billy May, "extremely irritating" one of the reasons I have a dish network dvr, so I can bypass his and other commericials. I had a hard time getting the switch out of the package, pulled the battery tab out, but when I reinserted the battery the spring that holds the negative side broke clean off. Where the spring sits and the plastic battery holder sits are uneven, so when you put pressure on the battery to snap it in place it is very easy to break off the spring. I put some school glue on the spring and got it tacky enough to place the battery in and the switch worked fine. I have the receiver unit in an upstairs hallway. I came downstairs, went out thru my front door and walked about 60 feet and it worked, I walked about another thirty or forty feet and it still worked. So that is good. My only concern is that the only information I could find on battery life was in their advertisement stating the battery would last 2 years, however I could not find anything about once you turn on the light does the swich keep using battery power until you turn the switch off or does it emit another radio wave to turn your receiver off. Does anyone know? Please comment. Thank you. If everything works ok and the battery lasts, I would probably by more and give it a better more informed rating.
 Thou shalt not distort the phase angle October 7, 2008
The unit works, as far as it goes. Test it with an ordinary bulb lamp and it comes on and goes off just like it should. But my intended us was for a florescent fixture, and the florescent bulbs don't come on when they're plugged into the module. Sticking an AC voltmeter into the module outlet when it's "on" shows the right voltage. I asked an electrical engineer friend about this, and he muttered about electronic switches changing the "phase angle" or some such, and told me that the solution was to buy a more expensive unit. So buyer beware - it's Greek to me, but it's real, and the EE type didn't seem surprised by what happened.
 Cheap made China product-easy to break!! BEWARE!!! October 6, 2008
When I bought this in the store, I was delighted! It worked exactly as described and it make my life a whole lot easier-until after about 2 months it broke. Of course I threw away the receipt so I'm screwed. One month after I bought the first one, I bought another since I thought it was great. Well, that one broke after 1 week of usage. Needless to say I threw away the recipt. TWO of these wireless light switches and they broke. Come on now!
The product is made in CHINA and it stands up to China quality-JUNK!
Don't say I didn't warn you.
Worked 1 time! September 9, 2008
I plugged this into my TV and it worked as stated. I unplugged it and tried it on another appliance and I couldn't even get the light on the wall receiver to register. Not worth the money! I at least got a refund for the price of the product.
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