In addition to Pele's question, I am finding it a bit difficult to get my head around what this device actually does.? Would be nice if I could have explained how it works and what the magnetic part of it does.
#Ray.
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On 25/09/2020 11:05 am, Pele West wrote: Hi Henry
Out of interest, what type of magnetic charger did you buy?
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Hi Henry
Out of interest, what type of magnetic charger did you buy?
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Hello Henry,
I'm very pleased to hear that. You guys take care, smile. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
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On 24/09/2020 19:44, Henry Miller wrote: Hi Jim We have now bought a couple of magnetic chargers and they are brilliant, no more fiddling around trying to insert the cable into the VRS or the Trek. Many thanks for your suggestion Stay well and Stay safe Kind regrds Henry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 18:38 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Hello Henry, It's very simple. What you get is a usb micro appendage which is mounted on a large pin head. It slips into your charging port, just as a micro cable does, and on the other side of this is a pointed male part. The cable that comes with the usb should have a corresponding female end which will magnetise itself to the pointy male appendage. Of course the other end of the cable is inserted into your wall charger. Be careful as the large pin head is a bit fiddley but once its in the charging port it should stay put. Hope this helps. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 12/09/2020 16:15, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim That is good to know. Jim! If you have the time please could you describe the magnetic charger? I have never encountered one before and wonder how it would fit into the VRS. Take care Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 16:08 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Henry,
Conversley, HumanWare Europe which is based here are very good and pretty much on the ball. I've never had a problem since I started using their products, and that's been a while.
You take care also my friend.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 15:58, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your below reply. I'll get my sighted friend to look on Amazon. That is sad news about HumanWare and its customer service. The trouble we have is that there is not a lot of competition out there.
Stay well and stay safe Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 15:31 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Henry,
No problem my friend. I've just sent a reply to Adrian where to get them, but Amazon is your place to go.
There was a rumour that the small component that houses the usb micro cable has been poorly soldered and HumanWare have had a lot of complaints about it. Unfortunately from what I hear both here and over in the USA HumanWare are a company who do not accept that they are the problem and do not accept that their products are poorly designed etc.
A few of our US friends have been shabbily treated by HumanWare.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 14:03, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me where to purchase this magnetic charger "thingy" ? Its reassuring to know that other VRS users have had similar problems. HumanWare are sending out a new cable, but we have discovered that the short cable is working fine so hopefully we won't have to return the VRS which is still under guarantee
Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
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Hi Jim We have now bought a couple of magnetic chargers and they are brilliant, no more fiddling around trying to insert the cable into the VRS or the Trek. Many thanks for your suggestion Stay well and Stay safe Kind regrds Henry
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 18:38 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Hello Henry, It's very simple. What you get is a usb micro appendage which is mounted on a large pin head. It slips into your charging port, just as a micro cable does, and on the other side of this is a pointed male part. The cable that comes with the usb should have a corresponding female end which will magnetise itself to the pointy male appendage. Of course the other end of the cable is inserted into your wall charger. Be careful as the large pin head is a bit fiddley but once its in the charging port it should stay put. Hope this helps. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 12/09/2020 16:15, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim That is good to know. Jim! If you have the time please could you describe the magnetic charger? I have never encountered one before and wonder how it would fit into the VRS. Take care Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 16:08 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Henry,
Conversley, HumanWare Europe which is based here are very good and pretty much on the ball. I've never had a problem since I started using their products, and that's been a while.
You take care also my friend.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 15:58, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your below reply. I'll get my sighted friend to look on Amazon. That is sad news about HumanWare and its customer service. The trouble we have is that there is not a lot of competition out there.
Stay well and stay safe Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 15:31 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Henry,
No problem my friend. I've just sent a reply to Adrian where to get them, but Amazon is your place to go.
There was a rumour that the small component that houses the usb micro cable has been poorly soldered and HumanWare have had a lot of complaints about it. Unfortunately from what I hear both here and over in the USA HumanWare are a company who do not accept that they are the problem and do not accept that their products are poorly designed etc.
A few of our US friends have been shabbily treated by HumanWare.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 14:03, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me where to purchase this magnetic charger "thingy" ? Its reassuring to know that other VRS users have had similar problems. HumanWare are sending out a new cable, but we have discovered that the short cable is working fine so hopefully we won't have to return the VRS which is still under guarantee
Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
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Add me to the list of people hoping for an update in 2020!
Andrew H
On 24/09/2020 13:10, Rea Lists wrote:
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Me too Andrew!
I've been banging on about this subject a while now.? My
impression is the Stream and Trek are being quietly left to fade
away.? this said, there has been talk of an update to allow the
Stream and Trek to access the new RNIB Reading Service download
facility.? I for one though am not holding my breath.
I have written to Humanware EU sales to suggest updates but
unsurprisingly nothing in the way of a reply.
Ray.
On 24/09/2020 12:14 pm, Andrew
Summers via groups.io wrote:
Hi,
How much longer, are we going to weight
for any Updates to the Trek this year, as we have had no
Updates this year?
?
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Me too Andrew!
I've been banging on about this subject a while now.? My
impression is the Stream and Trek are being quietly left to fade
away.? this said, there has been talk of an update to allow the
Stream and Trek to access the new RNIB Reading Service download
facility.? I for one though am not holding my breath.
I have written to Humanware EU sales to suggest updates but
unsurprisingly nothing in the way of a reply.
Ray.
On 24/09/2020 12:14 pm, Andrew Summers
via groups.io wrote:
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Hi,
How much longer, are we going to weight for
any Updates to the Trek this year, as we have had no Updates
this year?
?
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Hi, How much longer, are we going to weight for any Updates to the Trek this year, as we have had no Updates this year? ? Andrew
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Re: The belt clip on the Trek?
Hi Sandra Yes! it's the clip on the case. I have tried again to contact HumanWare this afternoon and still awaiting a call back. When I get an answer I'll let you know. Take care and stay safe Best wishes Henry
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Sandra Henshall via groups.io Sent: 17 September 2020 17:04 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] The belt clip on the Trek? Hi Henry, If you find out how to remove the darn thing, please let me know. It just gets in the way and, like your sighted friend, I haven't found a way to remove it yet. I presume you're talking about the belt clip on the leather case by the way? Cheers, Sandra.
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Re: The belt clip on the Trek?
Hi Henry, If you find out how to remove the darn thing, please let me know. It just gets in the way and, like your sighted friend, I haven't found a way to remove it yet. I presume you're talking about the belt clip on the leather case by the way?
Cheers, Sandra.
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The belt clip on the Trek?
Hi I wonder if anyone can confirm that the belt clip on the Trek can be removed? I was told by HumanWare yesterday that it can, but a sighted friend could not discover how to remove it.
Best wishes Henry
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Hi Jim Ok good to hear that findhorn is still as lovely as it was. It must be 15 years since I was last there. I am always picking up bits for my streams and other gadgets on amazon, it is surprising what you can find. Ok nice to see this list getting a bit busy. Take care. Regards Adrien G0mun I run a group on groups.io, to join the group: [email protected]facebook page at bestcircleoffriends, just do a search for it. twitter @AdrienCollins12 Skype with me on adriencollins06
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 13 September 2020 14:37 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Hello Adrien, Well Findhorn still is a lovely village. It's expanded a bit and is very popular when the weather's good. We love the grub at the Captain's Table and the owners have massively expanded their outdoor dining area, due to the current crisis of course. My wife is from Tulsa Oklahoma and loves the north of Scotland, as I do being a incomer from dear old Glasgow town, smile. Yes I'll keep an eye out for stuff, my wife is constantly finding bargains on Amazon. Btw have you heard the rumour that Amazon are after Asda? You take care my friend. Hope you make it up here some time in the future. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 13/09/2020 11:07, adrien collins wrote: Hi Jim
Ok I will take a look later on, it'll be great if we could share info, if we find something useful or a good offer we should share it, amazon often has some great prices, for example not long ago I got a 128 gb usb thumb drive for ?17, you have to be there at the right time.
Thanks again and say hello to findhorn, I used to love going there, spending time in the captain's table, it was a very nice little village.
Regards
Adrien G0mun
I run a group on groups.io, to join the group: [email protected] facebook page at bestcircleoffriends, just do a search for it.
twitter @AdrienCollins12
Skype with me on adriencollins06
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 15:24 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Adrian,
As per, Amazon will be your first port of call. There's hundreds of them and they range in price so you'll have to dig. The ones we got wouldn't have been expensive. Happy digging, smile.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 13:29, adrien collins wrote:
Hi Jim
Ok not Ray or Henry but the magnetic thingy sounds interesting, how much are they and where can you get them? It sounds like a great idea.
Regards
Adrien G0mun
I run a group on groups.io, to join the group: [email protected] facebook page at bestcircleoffriends, just do a search for it.
twitter @AdrienCollins12
Skype with me on adriencollins06
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
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Hello Adrien,
Well Findhorn still is a lovely village. It's expanded a bit and is very popular when the weather's good. We love the grub at the Captain's Table and the owners have massively expanded their outdoor dining area, due to the current crisis of course.
My wife is from Tulsa Oklahoma and loves the north of Scotland, as I do being a incomer from dear old Glasgow town, smile.
Yes I'll keep an eye out for stuff, my wife is constantly finding bargains on Amazon. Btw have you heard the rumour that Amazon are after Asda?
You take care my friend. Hope you make it up here some time in the future. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
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On 13/09/2020 11:07, adrien collins wrote: Hi Jim Ok I will take a look later on, it'll be great if we could share info, if we find something useful or a good offer we should share it, amazon often has some great prices, for example not long ago I got a 128 gb usb thumb drive for ?17, you have to be there at the right time. Thanks again and say hello to findhorn, I used to love going there, spending time in the captain's table, it was a very nice little village. Regards Adrien G0mun I run a group on groups.io, to join the group: [email protected] facebook page at bestcircleoffriends, just do a search for it. twitter @AdrienCollins12 Skype with me on adriencollins06 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 15:24 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Adrian, As per, Amazon will be your first port of call. There's hundreds of them and they range in price so you'll have to dig. The ones we got wouldn't have been expensive. Happy digging, smile. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 12/09/2020 13:29, adrien collins wrote:
Hi Jim
Ok not Ray or Henry but the magnetic thingy sounds interesting, how much are they and where can you get them? It sounds like a great idea.
Regards
Adrien G0mun
I run a group on groups.io, to join the group: [email protected] facebook page at bestcircleoffriends, just do a search for it.
twitter @AdrienCollins12
Skype with me on adriencollins06
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
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Hi Jim Ok I will take a look later on, it'll be great if we could share info, if we find something useful or a good offer we should share it, amazon often has some great prices, for example not long ago I got a 128 gb usb thumb drive for ?17, you have to be there at the right time. Thanks again and say hello to findhorn, I used to love going there, spending time in the captain's table, it was a very nice little village. Regards Adrien G0mun I run a group on groups.io, to join the group: [email protected]facebook page at bestcircleoffriends, just do a search for it. twitter @AdrienCollins12 Skype with me on adriencollins06
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 15:24 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Adrian, As per, Amazon will be your first port of call. There's hundreds of them and they range in price so you'll have to dig. The ones we got wouldn't have been expensive. Happy digging, smile. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 12/09/2020 13:29, adrien collins wrote: Hi Jim
Ok not Ray or Henry but the magnetic thingy sounds interesting, how much are they and where can you get them? It sounds like a great idea.
Regards
Adrien G0mun
I run a group on groups.io, to join the group: [email protected] facebook page at bestcircleoffriends, just do a search for it.
twitter @AdrienCollins12
Skype with me on adriencollins06
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
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Hi Jim Many thanks for this description. Best wishes Henry
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 18:38 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Hello Henry, It's very simple. What you get is a usb micro appendage which is mounted on a large pin head. It slips into your charging port, just as a micro cable does, and on the other side of this is a pointed male part. The cable that comes with the usb should have a corresponding female end which will magnetise itself to the pointy male appendage. Of course the other end of the cable is inserted into your wall charger. Be careful as the large pin head is a bit fiddley but once its in the charging port it should stay put. Hope this helps. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 12/09/2020 16:15, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim That is good to know. Jim! If you have the time please could you describe the magnetic charger? I have never encountered one before and wonder how it would fit into the VRS. Take care Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 16:08 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Henry,
Conversley, HumanWare Europe which is based here are very good and pretty much on the ball. I've never had a problem since I started using their products, and that's been a while.
You take care also my friend.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 15:58, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your below reply. I'll get my sighted friend to look on Amazon. That is sad news about HumanWare and its customer service. The trouble we have is that there is not a lot of competition out there.
Stay well and stay safe Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 15:31 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Henry,
No problem my friend. I've just sent a reply to Adrian where to get them, but Amazon is your place to go.
There was a rumour that the small component that houses the usb micro cable has been poorly soldered and HumanWare have had a lot of complaints about it. Unfortunately from what I hear both here and over in the USA HumanWare are a company who do not accept that they are the problem and do not accept that their products are poorly designed etc.
A few of our US friends have been shabbily treated by HumanWare.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 14:03, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me where to purchase this magnetic charger "thingy" ? Its reassuring to know that other VRS users have had similar problems. HumanWare are sending out a new cable, but we have discovered that the short cable is working fine so hopefully we won't have to return the VRS which is still under guarantee
Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
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Hello Henry,
It's very simple.
What you get is a usb micro appendage which is mounted on a large pin head. It slips into your charging port, just as a micro cable does, and on the other side of this is a pointed male part. The cable that comes with the usb should have a corresponding female end which will magnetise itself to the pointy male appendage. Of course the other end of the cable is inserted into your wall charger. Be careful as the large pin head is a bit fiddley but once its in the charging port it should stay put.
Hope this helps. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
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On 12/09/2020 16:15, Henry Miller wrote: Hi Jim That is good to know. Jim! If you have the time please could you describe the magnetic charger? I have never encountered one before and wonder how it would fit into the VRS. Take care Best wishes Henry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 16:08 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Henry, Conversley, HumanWare Europe which is based here are very good and pretty much on the ball. I've never had a problem since I started using their products, and that's been a while. You take care also my friend. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 12/09/2020 15:58, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your below reply. I'll get my sighted friend to look on Amazon. That is sad news about HumanWare and its customer service. The trouble we have is that there is not a lot of competition out there.
Stay well and stay safe Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 15:31 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Henry,
No problem my friend. I've just sent a reply to Adrian where to get them, but Amazon is your place to go.
There was a rumour that the small component that houses the usb micro cable has been poorly soldered and HumanWare have had a lot of complaints about it. Unfortunately from what I hear both here and over in the USA HumanWare are a company who do not accept that they are the problem and do not accept that their products are poorly designed etc.
A few of our US friends have been shabbily treated by HumanWare.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 14:03, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me where to purchase this magnetic charger "thingy" ? Its reassuring to know that other VRS users have had similar problems. HumanWare are sending out a new cable, but we have discovered that the short cable is working fine so hopefully we won't have to return the VRS which is still under guarantee
Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
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Hi Jim That is good to know. Jim! If you have the time please could you describe the magnetic charger? I have never encountered one before and wonder how it would fit into the VRS. Take care Best wishes Henry
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 16:08 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Henry, Conversley, HumanWare Europe which is based here are very good and pretty much on the ball. I've never had a problem since I started using their products, and that's been a while. You take care also my friend. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 12/09/2020 15:58, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your below reply. I'll get my sighted friend to look on Amazon. That is sad news about HumanWare and its customer service. The trouble we have is that there is not a lot of competition out there.
Stay well and stay safe Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 15:31 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Henry,
No problem my friend. I've just sent a reply to Adrian where to get them, but Amazon is your place to go.
There was a rumour that the small component that houses the usb micro cable has been poorly soldered and HumanWare have had a lot of complaints about it. Unfortunately from what I hear both here and over in the USA HumanWare are a company who do not accept that they are the problem and do not accept that their products are poorly designed etc.
A few of our US friends have been shabbily treated by HumanWare.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 14:03, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me where to purchase this magnetic charger "thingy" ? Its reassuring to know that other VRS users have had similar problems. HumanWare are sending out a new cable, but we have discovered that the short cable is working fine so hopefully we won't have to return the VRS which is still under guarantee
Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
|
Henry,
Conversley, HumanWare Europe which is based here are very good and pretty much on the ball. I've never had a problem since I started using their products, and that's been a while.
You take care also my friend.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
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On 12/09/2020 15:58, Henry Miller wrote: Hi Jim Many thanks for your below reply. I'll get my sighted friend to look on Amazon. That is sad news about HumanWare and its customer service. The trouble we have is that there is not a lot of competition out there. Stay well and stay safe Henry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 15:31 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Henry, No problem my friend. I've just sent a reply to Adrian where to get them, but Amazon is your place to go. There was a rumour that the small component that houses the usb micro cable has been poorly soldered and HumanWare have had a lot of complaints about it. Unfortunately from what I hear both here and over in the USA HumanWare are a company who do not accept that they are the problem and do not accept that their products are poorly designed etc. A few of our US friends have been shabbily treated by HumanWare. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 12/09/2020 14:03, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me where to purchase this magnetic charger "thingy" ? Its reassuring to know that other VRS users have had similar problems. HumanWare are sending out a new cable, but we have discovered that the short cable is working fine so hopefully we won't have to return the VRS which is still under guarantee
Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
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Hi Jim Many thanks for your below reply. I'll get my sighted friend to look on Amazon. That is sad news about HumanWare and its customer service. The trouble we have is that there is not a lot of competition out there.
Stay well and stay safe Henry
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 15:31 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Henry, No problem my friend. I've just sent a reply to Adrian where to get them, but Amazon is your place to go. There was a rumour that the small component that houses the usb micro cable has been poorly soldered and HumanWare have had a lot of complaints about it. Unfortunately from what I hear both here and over in the USA HumanWare are a company who do not accept that they are the problem and do not accept that their products are poorly designed etc. A few of our US friends have been shabbily treated by HumanWare. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 12/09/2020 14:03, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me where to purchase this magnetic charger "thingy" ? Its reassuring to know that other VRS users have had similar problems. HumanWare are sending out a new cable, but we have discovered that the short cable is working fine so hopefully we won't have to return the VRS which is still under guarantee
Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
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Ray,
This magnetic charging is not wireless. The charger comes with a cable which is also magnetic and attaches itself to the little stud like thing, thing is a highly technical word describing almost anything. I use it all the time. Smile.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
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On 12/09/2020 14:19, Rea Lists wrote: this magnetic charger is certainly news to me.? Sounds like a gadget to bring cordless charging to devices that don't have it already. Ray. On 12/09/2020 02:03 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi Jim Many thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me where to purchase this magnetic charger "thingy" ? Its reassuring to know that other VRS users have had similar problems.? HumanWare are sending out a new cable, but we have discovered that the short cable is working fine so hopefully we won't have to return the VRS which is still under guarantee
Best wishes Henry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection
Hello Ray and Henry,
Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine.? The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises? to the small stud.
Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC.
This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life.
So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12.? It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience.
Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here.? Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS.? All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault.? If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems.? I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for? a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
|
Henry,
No problem my friend. I've just sent a reply to Adrian where to get them, but Amazon is your place to go.
There was a rumour that the small component that houses the usb micro cable has been poorly soldered and HumanWare have had a lot of complaints about it. Unfortunately from what I hear both here and over in the USA HumanWare are a company who do not accept that they are the problem and do not accept that their products are poorly designed etc.
A few of our US friends have been shabbily treated by HumanWare.
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate
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On 12/09/2020 14:03, Henry Miller wrote: Hi Jim Many thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me where to purchase this magnetic charger "thingy" ? Its reassuring to know that other VRS users have had similar problems. HumanWare are sending out a new cable, but we have discovered that the short cable is working fine so hopefully we won't have to return the VRS which is still under guarantee Best wishes Henry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan Sent: 12 September 2020 10:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vrstreamuk] VRS loose connection Hello Ray and Henry, Yes, I believe that recently purchased streams come with a 2 year warranty. I have two streams and one has a functioning charging port and works fine. The other doesn't. To avoid using the standard usb micro cable, I've opted for a magnetic charger. This is a small device, which can be rather fiddley, but it inserts into your charging port and has a pointy and rather stubby stud like thingy. Obviously it comes with the relevant cable. So, the small stud stays planted into your usb charging port and the cable end magnetises to the small stud. Usually when you buy this, it comes with other types of usb options, Lightning and usbC. This means that I don't have to hawl a cable in and out of my stream thus preserving it's life. So, rather than pay ?200 to get my other stream fixed, I paid a wee bit more and opted to get a Stratus m12. It doesn't have all the features of the stream but it's mains / battery operated and has given me a more satisfactory reading experience. Hope this helps. Take care and stay safe. Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn Life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100 percent fatality rate On 12/09/2020 08:50, Rea Lists wrote:
Hello Henry and good to see you here. Things could be better with lockdown now causing its bit of over due havoc in my life, but not quite the place to discuss that.
I have heard quite a few complaints about the USB socket getting loose on the VRS. All I can say it I have two VR streams and neither of them have, as yet, had this problem.
If your VRS is a recent purchase then I would say that Humanware should surely replace the motherboard which I think is what they have to do to put right this fault. If not under guarantee it can be quite expensive to get repaired.
Might not be megga helpful to suggest you try keeping the USB adaptor lead plugged into the stream and connect charging devices and a computer via a standard USB lead plugged into the adaptor.
I always find it disappointing that relatively edxpensive special tech gets these problems. I hope I can be forgiven thinking the price we pay for it should mean it is better designed and manufactured.
Ray.
On 11/09/2020 02:25 pm, Henry Miller wrote:
Hi
This is my first email to this group and trust everyone is keeping safe and well?
We have had our VRS for a couple of months and we have now noticed that the recharging connection to the VRS itself is becoming loose. We wonder if others are having a similar issue?
Best wishes
Henry
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