I have a Samsung Note 3.

I followed the video exactly as instructed and still got a response. I even had someone hold the phone for me and i slowly moved the ring over the back of the phone...still nothing.

Well, if the phone is responding to the bare inlays and not the ring. Wouldn't that mean the ring is the issue and not the phone as you suggested?

I have 4 separate items:

1 black "nfc ring"
1 short inlay- or nfc strip
1 long inlay-or nfc strip
1 white paper with 4 sweet spot sticks
Both the short and long inlays are not inside the NFC ring itself.

I downloaded the app. When I "register" the nfc ring, I spin it around trying to maybe find this sweet spot. It never registers.....

Next, I put the inlays that are not in the ring to the back of the phone when it's in registration mode and it is sensed almost instantly. This happened on both inlays.

I'm thinking these inlays were not put into the ring like they were supposed to.

Any suggestions?