My love affair is over

heffalump2014

I have a Miband which is excellent !

KerrieA87

I swapped from iwatch to the versa 2 and it appeared to have some issues with syncing in the beginning, bought brand new. It took doing a forced/hard reset a few times in order for it to work properly, I haven’t had any issues since

peggy_polenta

i have the charge 3 over a year and i really love it. it was the only one in my price point that gives an all day burn. its also nice an small and more feminine looking. i do have some problems with syncing on occassion. its also a battery intensive *kitten* on my phone. when i'm having syncing issues, i turn my wifi of and on on my phone. turn my blue tooth off and one on my phone and then manually sync a couple times and it resolves itself.

wenrob

kiwiroz wrote: »

pfprimo wrote: »

I've been using Garmin products since ~2000 when their lineup consisted mainly of GPS devices for navigational purposes, so I'm biased. Currently I'm using the Vivosmart 4 for sleep and general health diagnostics, which it really thrives in those areas and has one of the sharper displays in the business - and still rocking a Fenix 3 after ~5yrs for running, biking, kayaking, tidal and celestial data. But if you're using Garmin devices, in addition to Garmin Connect which everybody uses to wirelessly upload workouts, you must also have Garmin Express as well for updates and to manage applications on your device which you couldn't otherwise by synching via Connect. If you're a Garmin user and you're having data issues, more likely than not the solution is to connect your device to Express (I do it via a dongle / USB cord connecting my device to my laptop) and clear your device's cache - this step does NOT delete your workouts. Hope this helps some. @kiwiroz I would say, to address your OP, I would recommend troubleshooting a bit more before ditching your Fitbit - they have a good reputation and I'd like to think there's a solution for what you're experiencing.

Thanks for the tips yes I'm psyching myself up to do a hard reset on it tomorrow which is the latest fix they have suggested but they say the problem is caused by my phone that its not one of the ones that the tracker is tested against so no guarantees therefore it will work properly

Back before becoming an Apple Watch convert I had a problem with my FitBit and Bluetooth. Basically what was happening was that I had too many Bluetooth things connected and happening at once. The FitBit was conflicted on what it should be connecting to. I moved away from all the Bluetooth things (iPad, speakers, computer, headphones etc.) unpaired the FitBit and phone, reset/rebooted both and they connected flawlessly. Not sure if this will help but it’s worth a try.

kiwiroz

Oh my I updated the App (which I thought I had set up to do automatically) and I've had a couple of days with no issues. Shame on me for not checking that first Woops

bmeadows380

I just wanted something very basic, so I got a $30 LetsCom tracker on Amazon. I've been pleased so far. The tracker syncs with it own app but can pair with other apps and share data such as Apple Health, though I choose not to use that feature and prefer to manually enter my exercise calories.

I wish the display was brighter - in sunny weather its really hard to see, but I finally figured out how to get the phone app to work, and I like that better anyway. One bug though is that if I want to start my activity on the phone app, I must let the tracker sync up first; I've lost a few miles off activity because I didn't realize that it didn't start when it said it did! I've had a few times where it stopped itself for no reason, but that hasn't happened lately.

But I don't need a lot of fancy things - I walk and I do cardio and an elliptical and that's it. I don't care for tracking sleep, and I don't want something that starts and stops automatically based on heart rate and I don't desire to have it working with MFP to track exercise calories, so cheap and basic works well for me

papayahed

I think I'm in the minority, I really like my Galaxy Active. It does everything I want it to do and it came in Rose Gold.

Aaron949

I stepped all the way down and went back to a LifeTrak Core. No Bluetooth, punch in numbers on MFP manually, and change the battery once a year. Extremely low tech, but I never have to fight it.

Bari_Tone

I have only had an Apple watch and I love it as well.

There is one annoying feature though - no auto-pause. You have to manually pause/restart if you stop running/cycling, etc.

It does count swimming laps wonderfully though...which is awesome.

scarlett_k

pfprimo wrote: »

But if you're using Garmin devices, in addition to Garmin Connect which everybody uses to wirelessly upload workouts, you must also have Garmin Express as well for updates and to manage applications on your device which you couldn't otherwise by synching via Connect.

Not so with some of their devices. My vivosmart hr+ updates everything via its pairing with my phone (at least I assume that's how it receives firmware updates). Not had to touch garmin express since I stopped using my forerunner years ago, thankfully!

Duck_Puddle

scarlett_k wrote: »

pfprimo wrote: »

But if you're using Garmin devices, in addition to Garmin Connect which everybody uses to wirelessly upload workouts, you must also have Garmin Express as well for updates and to manage applications on your device which you couldn't otherwise by synching via Connect.

Not so with some of their devices. My vivosmart hr+ updates everything via its pairing with my phone (at least I assume that's how it receives firmware updates). Not had to touch garmin express since I stopped using my forerunner years ago, thankfully!

I concur. I haven’t touched Garmin express since my Forerunner 630 (I think that’s the model-it’s from pre-Bluetooth years). My last 5 devices (Vivoactive HR and 4 Fenix’s) have all gotten updates and managed apps/widgets/whatever through Garmin Connect.