Magic Mouse Signal Range

Sounds like the mouse is faulty. I have 2 magic mice. One is connected to my macbook and the other is connected to my mac mini. The mini is in a wall unit desk and is behind a door and separated by a drop down wood desk it has not lost its connection once. The only time I had a problem was when I used the on/off switch. I knew I wasn't going to be using that computer for a few days so I figured I would turn off the mouse to conserve battery. It had a bit of a trouble re-connecting once I turned it back on. The other mouse is just to the right of my macbook on a wooden tray that is attached to my easy chair. I don't use mousepads on either wooden desk and again no tracking problems at all.

 

I have a 24" imac on my desk and depending upon where the cat is sleeping at any given time, the mouse is 1 to 2 feet away and I've never had a problem.

Before exchanging the mouse, I'd investigate possible sources of interference with the blue-tooth spectrum, including nearby 802.11b wifi networks, microwaves or 2.4GHz cordless phones.

Just as a sanity check, you may also want to swap in some fresh batteries... there might be some corrosion or dirt on one of the contacts causing intermittent power issues as you move the mouse around.

 

magic crap..

i just don't know what to say anymore.....
I just bought the magic mouse and i started having some problems..
The scrolling is not good (scrolls when it feels like and not when i want to) and the worst is that it loses signal all the time, not to mention that the battery drains fast...
These issues as i have read to many forums are happening to many people.
Its not what people expects from a company like apple.
So all i can say is:
I used to be fan of apple' s great machinery but after this and some big issues i had with my ipod touch and the os update i 've just started to hate and trying to destroy apples reputation.
It is an awful thing giving your money (witch are much more than the other companys) to a company like apple that represents quality and just have all these problems. It feels like i have been jerked off and i dont like being a jerk...
So APPLE SUCKS!!!

 

Check your network.

I was having the problem with the jerky tracking and found out that if your network is using 802.11g (g is 2.4GHz) it can interfere with the 2.4GHz Bluetooth. Everytime someone in the house used something that was setup to use 802.11g my magic mouse became almost unusable. The solution that I came up with was to setup dual band on my time capsule and have everyone who could use the 802.11n (n is 5GHz) setup that way. This wasn't a problem since all of my machines are late model Macs. Hope this will help someone.