fed up with garmin

??? So you're mad that it was at least reasonable in giving you miles when you were actually walking (or was it a riding mower), but not when you're sitting in a car and not walking? Confused. The ability to differentiate between (assuming) walking with a mower and just swinging your arm would suggest that it is more accurate in reflecting your actual activity. My vivofit seems reasonable (as far as days I know I'm doing more walking it is reflected) although it's a little off on distance, but I never calibrated to my steps so not faulting there.

My vivofit2 tracks use on a stroller or cart no problems. It 5racks more if I am swinging arms as I walk but over pretty accurate bc when I am at home if I don't go for my walk my mileage is not high.

I think ppl think the Vivofit should show steps when you are moving in other ways. It is for walking, jogging, biking, etc. It gives you an activity manually way to add other activities and that is how you can do other things. Use the whole ability to of your Vivofit. The only problems to remember are that while walking with a shopping cart or stroller your Vivofit will NOT keep up your steps (Garmin stated this in Notifications) and I have also found that thick soles of my shoes (some of my tennis shoes) don't keep the steps correct (less steps than say a running shoe).

I find my Vivofit averages out. I've kept it on my left wrist, so I don't track movement that might be interpreted as walking, but is really not. There maybe a few inconsistencies, but I found it fairly accurate.