How timely a conversation as I am in the process of evaluating whether I want another Fitbit device or spring for an Apple Watch. I'm on my second Fitbit Charge HR and have had problems with both devices that upon investigation seem to be known issues with the devices, but not ones that Fitbit wants to backup beyond their 1-year warranty. They don't cover their replacement devices either because they say their warranty only covers the original, not any replacement products. (Does anyone know Apple's policy if they have to replace your Watch?) I just received a third-party replacement part today that I'm hoping will resolve a current issue I'm having with one of the two Fitbits I have now. If it doesn't I'm probably looking at a new tracker sometime in the near future.
As far as Fitbit tracking steps, it counts things like mixing up cake batter by hand as steps. (The first time that happened I almost dropped the bowl of batter when it started vibrating to let me know I had hit 10,000 steps for the day.) I had one friend tell me it tracks steps when she sits in her rocking chair. From personal experience I know if I simulate working a speed bag it will track the punches as steps. It also counts when I'm weed eating and moving the weed eater back and forth, basically standing in one spot. So it can be a bit on the high side with how many steps you actually walked. But hey, if she is trying to earn more points through her Humana app than she may want that "feature". J I'd be curious to hear from anyone who has used both Fitbit and Watch as to which they prefer and why. I know there are all the added benefits of the Watch allowing me to answer phone calls, etc, but honestly that's not something I need as I generally have my phone with me. If I do spring for the Watch it would be the cheaper non-cellular version. Being totally frustrated with Fitbit's quality of late, I was leaning towards the Watch but then I wasn't sure about the activity tracking. Fitbit's software allowed me to categorize different activities such as Martial Arts, Zumba, Walking, Dancing, Gardening, etc. so I could go back later and see what type of workout I had on a given day, but I wasn't sure if the Watch could do that. Somewhere I read it only tracked walking, running and biking as specific activities. Thought I'd share this link to a pretty in-depth article on Fitbit vs Apple Watch that came out back in January in the UK. I just found it over the weekend, but haven't had a chance to really dig in and digest it all, but it's on my reading list to see which direction I may want to go if I can't get my Fitbit working again. It also has a link to compare the various Fitbit devices' features that I'll be taking a look at too. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.techadvisor.co.uk_feature_wearable-2Dtech_fitbit-2Dvs-2Dapple-2Dwatch-2D2018-2D3612954_&d=DwIFAg&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=-Yi4NmX37b2xXSbFN7zuzWEzXn3omw5NvJnYVK_y5uA&s=Qm06vMF8gKNgyfI667-j0-gg906oMEx-W7IHMSyqBKg&e= Beth Phillips IT Associate PHONE | 800-626-6409 x8385 DIRECT | 502-222-8385 EMAIL | [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> WEBSITE | www.FastlineMediaGroup.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.FastlineMediaGroup.com&d=DwIFAg&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=-Yi4NmX37b2xXSbFN7zuzWEzXn3omw5NvJnYVK_y5uA&s=TEoPoQx5DbMK9rE--vi63KBZuxpREaEIgBDhcIm8QGs&e=> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
