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Jan 2020
9:42am, 30 Jan 2020
22,749 posts
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Maclennane
Anyone got any experience with them? My Suunto is getting creaky, and I'm looking for a replacement
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Jan 2020
9:50am, 30 Jan 2020
10,044 posts
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lammo
The Chinese will be checking out your stats, allegedly.
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Jan 2020
9:52am, 30 Jan 2020
22,750 posts
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Maclennane
They'll probably decide I don't pose much of a threat
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Jan 2020
9:59am, 30 Jan 2020
9,487 posts
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rf_fozzy
Depends on whether you're doing core or none core activities...
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Jan 2020
10:14am, 30 Jan 2020
30,865 posts
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
The GPS signal may be lost if you run too close to nuclear power stations, oil refineries, GCHQ, the US Embassy ...
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Jan 2020
10:29am, 30 Jan 2020
9,489 posts
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rf_fozzy
and if you try and use it in the USA at all, you're likely to be arrested.
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Jan 2020
10:43am, 30 Jan 2020
1,665 posts
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um
You cannot use it for more than 35% of your core activities.
And support means you get 56 chinese living with you until the problem is fixed.
And don't mention coronavirus, or wear if you've a high temperature.
The GPS signal may be *lost* replaced with surprising data downloads if you run too close to nuclear power stations, oil refineries, GCHQ, the US Embassy ...
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Jan 2020
11:46am, 30 Jan 2020
34,838 posts
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Hills of Death (HOD)
PMSL @ Lammo
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Jan 2020
11:54am, 30 Jan 2020
10,218 posts
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larkim
My son has a Band 2 Pro. Good as far as it goes, but the absence of being able to extract gpx files, sync with services like strava (or Fetch), means I couldn't recommend one to anyone else. It's core functions work OK, but there's a daft thing that means that GPS activities can't be started at the push of a button - it tries to get a signal, then counts down 3-2-1-go, so requires clever timing to help be used in a parkrun etc.
But that's just that one device. Others in their range might be OK.
Personally if money is a constraint, I'd head over to ebay for a garmin bargain. I bought 2 x Vivoactive (old models) for £20 each in perfect condition, and a Vivosmart HR+ brand new in box for £37 just around Christmas. I trust those devices!
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Jan 2020
12:03pm, 30 Jan 2020
7,998 posts
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BaronessBL
I am currently using a Band 3 Huawei which cost about £25. I suspect they have more sophisticated models but compared to my Garmin Forerunner 15 I certainly wouldn't recommend it. I was interested in the sleep monitoring function but it has recorded two hours of 'light sleeping' when I was actually making regular trips up and down the stairs in those two hours to let the dog out in the garden and settle her again so I know I definitely wasn't light sleeping at that time!
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New Garmin
Oct 2023