Prox PRD - Phone Separation Alert Device | Stop Forgetting or Leaving Phone Behind at Home, Work, Restaurant, or Car | Proximity Alert Notification Approx 50-150ft | Stay Connected | No Subscription

I didn't think it would be this great, but wow! It pairs the easiest of any device I've ever paired on Blue Tooth, like 2 seconds. Does exactly what it promised and no tracking by faceless companies who sell your data. I am surprised at how easy and painfree this little thing is. Nice Quality, replaceable battery, just a great little product. Well worth it, especially if you travel internationally. After all, how are you supposed to find your 'trackers' (if you use), if you've lost your phone? Really, you need this and trackers for your luggage. In this day and age of grift and false promises it was a nice surprise to see someone deliver what they promised...

JMFor the fact I previously owned a retail communications business some years back, I was asked at times to give technical reviews on certain products that were new to the marketplace. A previous commercial client asked me to give him my personal opinion as to the reliability of this newly marketed device that came out late last year and is produced by the company, Prox Devices, Inc. The device is called the Prox PRD™ and is a “Notify When Left Behind” or “Never Leave Behind” type device that can be identified by the newly given acronyms, “NLB” or “NWLB.”After ordering this product for myself back in December of ‘21, I have to say it may be the only electronic device I’ve ever purchased that has performed as well as its developer claimed it would.Having used it consistently since my purchase, I felt compelled to post a review to include much of what I shared with the previous client. After evaluating the Prox PRD™ over these last couple of months, I give the product a 5-Star rating.Prox Devices Inc. that markets the Prox PRD™, is based in San Jose, CA. The product has just one simple function, which is to help keep a person from losing their cellphone, and it can also prevent the loss of other Bluetooth enabled devices, such as tablets and laptops. Although its main purpose is to prevent these types of losses through one’s own carelessness, it still works well as an antitheft deterrent when placed in “travel mode,” as this will alert one to a potential theft or loss, regardless of whether the cellphone is moving away from the Prox PRD, or the PRD is moving away from the cellphone. So, the travel setting can easily prevent someone from skillfully picking up your cellphone and just casually walking away without your noticing, as you’ll immediately be alerted as soon as the PRD selected distance is met. This is particularly useful when you have set your PRD to its lowest setting of 10-15 feet. Distances will still vary depending on your surrounding structures, but the individual distance settings are remarkably accurate within what the company claims are the measured thresholds for each of the 5-alert settings.One of the PRD’s unique and most popular features is its ability to a function as a shutter button for your cellphone camera. This is convenient in making a selfie for yourself or when with a group, so you are not attempting to hold the cellphone and press the shutter button at the same time, which often ends up with one dropping their cellphone onto the ground, potentially severely damaging it if it lands on hard surfaces such as concrete and or sometimes deep water! None of these are an optimal choice.In looking at the other side of this for concerns in preventing annoying and unnecessary separation alerts, there’s also a “home mode” which helps prevent this from happening, since once you are in a safe location, such as your home, hotel room, or other familiar place, you do not want to be concerned with having your phone continually paired and connected to your PRD device. As a real-world setting, suppose you set your PRD down on a bedroom nightstand before going to bed, but then you get up in the middle of the night with your phone in hand to retrieve a charger in the kitchen. You may be well beyond the set separation alert distance but as long as your PRD remains “stationary” on the nightstand there will be no alert, which could certainly annoy or awaken your sleeping spouse.In my 2-month period of testing, I experienced only (3) false alerts. This is impressive in comparison to the scourge of bad reviews that go along with many of the electronic devices that fail to function properly and routinely sound false alerts due to their signals momentarily disconnecting from the devices. Some of the testing I did was within a few heavy RF use areas, and the PRD passed without incident while using it inside an international airport, several shopping malls and concert venues. So having no false alerts in those crowded RF areas show that the filter arrangement being implemented in the PRD, is clearly well engineered.First glance at the comprehensive user manual may appear extensive at first and this may put off a general type of consumer that may think the device is overly complex. However, it is truly not complicated, and the explanations and instructions are not to be feared, and one will appreciate and understand all the features after reading it all the way through. The level of thoroughness that is observed in the operations manual, aligns with its feature testing, and this led me to be much less concerned in the risk of bringing a PRD device into a quiet room format, such as a board meeting or church function, where the incidence of a signal disruption that creates a false alert, would be as embarrassing as having your cellphone ring aloud under those same circumstances.One of the best features of the Prox PRD is actually what it doesn’t have, which is the need for an App. This is a nice plus since there’s no concern of a company tracking you or your devices, and you can appreciate the fact your cellphone is not connecting or sharing any data with others, as it only connects to the PRD like any other Bluetooth device, such as a wireless speaker or headphones. Therefore, this is currently the best option in the present market to keep one from losing their phones or other Bluetooth devices, whether travelling locally in daily routines, or in faraway travels where the threat of leaving your laptop on a plane or cellphone at a foreign airport lounge, could certainly be disastrous.The PRD, as it comes right out of the box, is easy to set up and you can choose to use all the features it offers or just leave it on the average default setting as it is received. This is great to know, so that if one of your friends or family, who may be non-tech savvy individuals, but still needs one of these to help them from forgetting their phone, then as soon as the PRD is connected to their smartphone’s Bluetooth, it will still perform its task in keeping their phone, laptop, or tablet safe and so they will stay protected from the time they leave their home, stores, restaurants, or any other places they may visit along the way.I think it’s good to know that from a U.S. resident perspective, Prox Devices Inc. who’s developed the Prox PRD™, and sells it through Amazon, is a U.S. company and its components and programming are all done at its facilities in Silicon Valley. Therefore, any customer service needed in replacing a device or dealing with any problems that is outside of Amazon’s fulfillment capabilities, it can certainly be remedied more easily than having to solve the problems through an overseas customer service 1-800 line. There is a Q-code printed on the device that will take you back to the company’s operations manual in case you ever need help again with some of the features that are not already printed on the device itself. Overall, I think it is a great device for its simple function, and if used correctly, can and will prevent the tremendous angst and frustration that losing your cellphone causes, as well as the total monetary loss one suffers, whether by accident or theft!

It works great. My only two minor issues is that only alert once, and the other, the white color gets dirty quickly

I like that within 8or10 ft. Upto maybe 100 ft this devise will sound a alert. Double double beep when bluetooth signal is broken,and a double cherp when you have stopped walking away from your phone and 180 turned back toward your phone and Bluetooth signal has been restored. Great item to tell you, hey you left your phone

I have been using this device for 4+ months, when it is on it connects with the phone and works ok, if you forget the phone. In these four months periods the device is turned off by itself two times and even did not even know it was disconnected from Bluetooth. I do have time to check every day whether it is connected or not. I forgot my phone two times and did not get any beep from the device, so understood that I had the phone with me. But I reached the destination and needed to use the phone then realized, why this device did not alert, when I checked my Bluetooth connection it was not connected, tried to connect but still it failed then, I pressed the button and held it until it turned on and connected back. In my opinion, the manufacturer should have the app and it check the connection in the background, the app should include a feature that when it loses Bluetooth connectivity it should beep periodically every 5 minutes Beep/Vibrate or the user can program it. I hope the manufacturer of this product can review this feedback and answer the feedback.