so Lokki, what was the result of the jeweler trying to resize? i need to go up a size or two

hey lokki, i figured since you are a forum admin you might be involved with the whole project and might be able to answer my question rather than email the support email. i just saw the update that mentions faulty rings. how are we supposed to know if our ring is faulty? when i get my ring to work it seems like the read area is less than the size of the sweet spot sticker, so im not sure if thats as intended and the gs3 just doesnt like it or if it might be the ring. if you aren't involved in the whole project and just simply manage the forums i can send an email in or create a thread in the appropriate place.

@Lokki

I wonder if it's possible to get a GS3 type antenna (for the connector) that is not an integral part of the battery, that way you'd possibly be able to shift it away from there.

oh, thats more or less what i thought the NFC band aid was. i see no reason why something like this cant exist, though i obviously do lack some knowledge on the topic

@Lokki

I always figured they were a cool idea but I've never been able to play with one.

the little sticker receiver thing they have actually adheres to the battery, i think i would likely need to take it apart and modify it to get it to not surround the battery. im hopeful that there might be something out there that is basically this same adapter but handles nfc instead of wireless charging. its a shame that the nfc band aid is so expensive

@Lokki

Ah, that's a pain. I did wonder how it would go - thanks for letting us know.
oh, its fantastic, a little irritating that the charging pad beeps when it connects though. some models from various companies it beeps when it finishes charging and disconnects, then when it drops back down to 98-99% it connects again, etc. im hoping my model doesnt, cause ill have a continuous beeping all night.

i will have to do a little more digging to see if there is something similar that would work with NFC even if it means getting rid of the wireless charging. im not too sure if those 2 little connectors the wireless charging adapter are using can be used for NFC or if they are purely for power.

so, i just got the qi wireless charging receiver module for the gs3 (bought the adapter and the company sent me a bunch of other free stuff with it) and unfortunately it does interfere with the ring, the regular tags work fine though

@Lokki

seems fair, i do have my original battery, s beam is turned off.

unfortunate with the powermat, its not really gonna cost me much to find out, so i will find out. hopefully it makes things better. i have also seen a couple of cases that supposedly boost nfc, though they are not cheap. i just last night drilled a countersunk hole in the back of a new case and it seems to work fine, though i will be exploring additional options

@Lokki

A couple of other things to look at with your phone - is the battery the original one? The NFC antenna appears to be in the battery in the GS3, aftermarket batteries may not contain an antenna or may not contact the phone connections as well as an original battery.

seems fair, i do have my original battery, s beam is turned off.

also out of curiosity, are you familiar with the powermat devices? i just found out im getting a free one from a retailer wanting people to review them, but it requires an additional adapter for the gs3, are these charging devices nfc based? would using such an adapter increase the potential of the ring?

@Lokki

Unfortunately your milage varies with some phones, they all have their quirks. With the heavy case off, make sure that there isn't another sweet spot that the ring will hit better than the one you're using. Sometimes this can happen where you get a slight echo of the read area and it works, just not as consistently.

unfortunately the response from <!-- e --><a href="mailto:support@nfcring.com">support@nfcring.com</a><!-- e --> was that i should post it here. i dont know if they have been getting overloaded with questions or issues and just send out a template response for right now or whatever the case is.

@Lokki

I'd say it's just that extra distance placed between the ring and the reader by the case. Reading other tags is good, that lets you know that the phone is working with NFC - but the ring is a different thing to a simple tag. Remember, it's got the added security of being difficult to distance read due to crosstalk between the inlays and it's expected that you'll actually have to hit the sweet spot perfectly.

i did confirm it working without the case, and then tried the same spot with the case on. unfortunately it looks like putting a hole in my case is the only way to get this to work. though i cant fathom why the solution would be either drill/cut a hole or use your phone without a case. i use a cheap case, so i dont mind putting a hole in it, but i can only imagine the frustration of someone using something like an otterbox finding out their ring wont work. do the alpha rings work fine with a case?