Pairing with speed sensor from a laptop

General Discussion
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Has anyone else had signal problems when pairing there speed sensor with a laptop?

It seems to work fine pairing it to my phone but the signal is really weak when connecting to my laptop?

I use Wahpp Speed 3A1F?

I would prefer to connect to my laptop as the screen is much better when using zwift?

Just wondered if anyone had any tips or similar problems in the past.

Mark

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If your speed sensor is ANT+ i would suggest getting a usb extension cable and a ANT+ dongle.

Other option is a extension cable and a Bluetooth dongle.

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In addition to what Gerrie said, laptops often have a hard life and it’s quite possible that the Bluetooth antenna inside your laptop is broken, hence the short range.

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Thanks Gerrie, I will look into that.

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Thanks Steve, so would what Gerrie said still be a good an option…or are you suggesting a new laptop!

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Gerrie’s advice is spot-on as usual. If you’re wanting to use any other BT devices and have this same range problem, then you could disable the on-board BT and use a BT dongle.

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:+1: Thanks Steve

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You might try a different USB port.
I discovered the one I always used became defective or broken.

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Thanks Tim

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You do not say whether Windows or iOS but from my experience BT in Windows is horrific. Ant+ has been much more stable and is my wireless protocol of choice.

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Thanks Chris, it is windows where I had the issue. Thanks for replying to me.