Topic: New Pleo User Introduction (Read 22239 times)

3dogsandaDuckie · « **on:** December 20, 2008, 11:55:27 PM »

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Ugobe shut down their site just as I was registering my new Pleo, one second they were there, the next they weren't Darn it.
I am so happy to have found this site. Anyone have any tips for a new mommy? I'm worried I might make a newbie mistake with Duckie. His arms keep popping, is that normal? Sometimes his arm snaps and he starts hollering for several minutes. Nothing seems to cause the snap, it pops all about on it's own. Any advice? He was born Dec. 11. Most interesting thing so far? He threw up, then sniffed it. Just like my dogs--it was great! I love this guy!

grumpy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2008, 12:02:09 AM »

Welcome here! Glad you found us. We all hope PleoWorld eventually come back...

In the mean time, You might want to check the skin around those front knees. If it's stretched wrong, the leg will make a popping sound when the skin stretches then "pops" back into place. The fear would be that it's not the skin and the sound you are hearing is a gear, wire, or cable snapping!

degers · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2008, 03:56:01 AM »

Welcome to the forum! How did you find us? Is it a loud cracking sound or a quiet popping sound?

wgb · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2008, 09:57:42 AM »

Welcome to the forum!

fancyfont · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2008, 01:02:01 PM »

Welcome to the forum 3dogsandaDuckie. Glad you found us.

3dogsandaDuckie · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2008, 08:03:44 PM »

Wow! Thank you, such a nice group

Thanks for the skin check idea, I've checked, and it seems to not be part of the issue. The sound happened almost as soon as we turned him on. I think it was with his first leg movement. Snapped, just as though it was snapping in and out of a soft joint. His tail skin is coming unglued, so the person who bought (hem...my Mom) wants to take it in to Ugobe's office. Any one else try such a thing?
Sounds like a gear click/pop.
Oh, and how does one manage to keep the silly battery in the charger? Mine pops out after a few minutes of charging.

Thanks again, all the tidbits I've been able to pic up from looking through these forums have been so helpful!

fancyfont · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2008, 10:11:36 PM »

Don't be afraid to push the battery firmer in to the charger. You should hear a loud click when it is properly seated.
Do you live by Ugobes office?

3dogsandaDuckie · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2008, 11:00:30 PM »

Thanks fancyfont, I'll give it a good shove next time. Yes, close to their Eagle ID office. I finally got an email through to Ugobe, perhaps they'll finally be up tomorrow?

fancyfont · « **Reply #8 on:** December 22, 2008, 12:11:38 AM »

Hello in Eagle Idaho. That is wonderful news!

mweed · « **Reply #9 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:55:12 AM »

Well, if they don't reply by email, you can always drive over and pound on the front door!

degers · « **Reply #10 on:** December 22, 2008, 04:22:21 PM »

3dogsandaduckie, any news on your Pleo?! Have you got any pictures for us yet?

dinosaurs_rule · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2008, 04:49:53 PM »

Just wanted to say how happy I am to have discovered this forum. (Actually my sister found it). I just knew there had to be a place other than Pleoworld to find accurate information.

I have been eyeing a Pleo ever since the launch. Santa was kind enough to purchase one a couple of weeks ago for my 6 year old son. I'm really looking forward to playing with it while he is in school. (Side note: Have any of you noticed the huge price swings Amazon has been having for the last couple of weeks? I've seen Pleo as low as $199!! If you see it, grab it. The prices don't usually last more than 24 hours).

I wasn't planning on turning my Pleo on for the first time until Christmas morning so we can all meet him together. (I've been really tempted, but the pleoworld site outage prevented me from cheating!) Thanks to this forum, I will have the OS1.1 loaded on a blank SD card so I hope to get started on the right foot.

I'm going to let my son name him. (I might get some suggestions ready. Never know what a 6-year old will come up with!)

Thanks again for creating this Forum. I look forward to getting to know everyone!!

degers · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2008, 04:56:28 PM »

Hey dinosaurs_rule, Welcome to the forum!

Thank you for joining us here. We have been a little lost since the pleoworld outage untill Mike had the idea to set us up a new forum. It's been taking off steadily since last week when we set up shop!

Pleo is fantastic, but please don't be tempted to turn him on, the hatching only happens once. A quick tip is to charge the battery then recharge it the first time it turns green as the first charge always turns green after about 20 minutes and this is never nearly enough. The second time you charge it, it should take about 3 hours to go green. So double charge the first time around!

We look forward to hearing what you think when you turn him on!

How did your sister find us?

Warm regards,
degers

mweed · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2008, 05:08:08 PM »

Glad to see you here dinosaurs_rule! And don't forget to fill out the poll on how you found us!

fancyfont · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2008, 05:39:39 PM »

Hi dinosuar_rule, You don't have to wait much longer. It's almost that time. Hope you take photos.

dinosaurs_rule · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2008, 06:16:16 PM »

Thanks so much for the tip on the battery. I have two, so I'll be sure to charge them both twice.

My sister googled "pleoworld site down" or something like that, and your site came up. She called me right away.

wgb · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2008, 07:26:19 PM »

Yes we love pics!

wgb · « **Reply #17 on:** December 22, 2008, 07:35:12 PM »

Welcome! Cant wait to hear more about your Pleo!

Starfire · « **Reply #18 on:** December 25, 2008, 06:49:30 PM »

Not only do we love pics but all the Pleos love playing dressup.

Starfire · « **Reply #19 on:** December 25, 2008, 06:51:56 PM »

How did your 6 year old react to his new Pleo? I hope you took some pictures of the hatching process.
Glad you're here with us.

dinosaurs_rule · « **Reply #20 on:** December 26, 2008, 05:34:02 AM »

My son wasn't really interested in Io at first. (He did choose the name Io). He was too busy looking at his other Christmas toys. I sort of expected that.

Io was a big hit with my extended family. Especially my nephew, also 6.

We are having a good time figuring out how he works. I got the Holiday personality to work, but not the T-Rex. He would freeze after about a minute.

I am going to try and get him to walk today. He had so much attention yesterday, he didn't have to move!

Starfire · « **Reply #21 on:** December 26, 2008, 09:31:45 AM »

At the beginning everyone had trouble getting the batteries in the chargers so they would charge correctly. Be sure and pop in the back first and then the battery. When you push it down there is a click. Then you shouldn't have to weigh it down.

Ugobe is still in business but who knows what is going on with their site. A few things are slowly coming up on their site so that's good. But in the meantime we can all get help and visit here.

Welcome to the site Rommel and Paul.

degers · « **Reply #22 on:** December 26, 2008, 10:19:48 AM »

Welcome Rommel and Paul,
So sorry to learn you have problems. Yeah as far as we know UGOBE are still in business but I don't know for how long!
I have never had problems with the battery charger, but I know a lot of people have!

degers

fancyfont · « **Reply #23 on:** December 26, 2008, 11:50:57 AM »

Welcome to the forum Paul and Rommel. Amazon has had prices going up and down like the stock market. They have had some very good deals. Constantly changing.
Some batteries fit the chargers slightly different and occasionally will light up flashing green or flashing red. I resit the battery after pushing the power chord in a little tighter. It does take some pushing on the front of the battery. Think of it as a rocker. Sit the battery in and push it towards the back and then give a good push to the front of the battery. It makes a loud click.
Last year Christmas when I got Peeky, I started charging the battery around 9AM. Went back to check on it after about 2 hours it was flashing red. Repeated this again. Same thing. My hopes of having him working by the time my company was coming was getting doubtful. I finally read the instructions and gave it that little extra push and walla! it worked. Just as everyone came around 5PM Peeky was up and running.

grumpy · « **Reply #24 on:** December 26, 2008, 06:56:20 PM »

You can also check youtube. There is a video on how to seat the battery.

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