Apple Watch

[Kaz]

I don't know, sorry

[Kaz]

https://crazyfit.tech/fitbit-without-smartphone/

[miasmum]

Thanks Kaz, I think I worded that wrong.

I am happy to pair it with my iPhone so I can use the app, what I meant was do you have to have text alerts and calls coming through and my friend over the road says no you dont.

I have been to see hers this evening, she has a fit bit Inspire 2. I am looking at the luxe. The only thing I need to find out is does it count floors? Its not a deal breaker if it doesn't.

I think that is what I want

[Suff]

I had a fitbit surge MM. I had been using a MS band and loved it but it had three issues. Less than one day usage, band that kept falling apart and software issues. The final replacement they sent me went in a box with all the frippery and will be left as a legacy to sell one day.

The Surge claimed to count floors and, to a degree, it did. Until it went up 50 floors with me sitting at a table because the pressure changed as a weather front came in.

I also had the issue with itching under the band and had to take it off, sometimes for days, in order to let my wrist recover. Since then I've been playing with cheap and cheerful chinese fitness devices. I've finally set on a Huawei Band 6. For two reasons really. It can last a month but lasts 2 weeks with almost everything switched on. It also has constant pulse oxymeter readings along with the constant heart rate. This is of interest to me because I see when I'm forgetting my blood thinners and my oxygen levels start to drop.

It cost me £35, yes you have to register it with the software on the phone, but you can decide if you want notifications on the band or not. Usually I have it set to Not. In fact I don't keep my Bluetooth on so it can't talk to the phone anyway (this is the same with any tracker or smart watch. No BT, no messages or crap on the phone).

There are dozens of different devices out there for whatever you want. All you have to do is look. The Huawei is the smallest band I can actually read with my glasses on. I'd go smaller but I simply can't read the screen. BTW it doesn't count floors that I can notice.

Personally I'd go with what you want and need and not listen to anyone who thinks you need 100 features when you only need 2. Remember to turn the BlueTooth off on the phone, thus making the device work on its own and giving you what you want.

One final thing. I now have the guts of 3 different Surge devices. I only bought one. The screen failed. The replacement didn't work out of the box, the third the screen failed but I swapped the screen of the second one to the third which gave me a working screen. OK they just kept sending me devices, but it wasn't what I really wanted.

[JoM]

That was something I found too with Fitbits Suff, they were very good at replacing them BUT they shouldn’t need replacing that often! The last one I had was replaced twice within the guarantee period, once like for like and the second time I paid a bit extra to get a different model. The one I purchased before that had to be replaced too.

[miasmum]

Jo did you see my post to you? It’s probably a couple of pages back now

[Kaz]

Oh I see Yes, mine counts floors and the only time I get notifications is when it needs charging

[miasmum]

It does not have Wi Fi so no emails or WhatsApp but she gets text messages which she can read on it and when I rang her it shows my name and number but obviously she can’t takes calls or text back on it

[JoM]

Shell, sorry I missed your question and I didn’t get chance to post yesterday.

What do I love about mine…probably all of the things which you don’t want from a fitness tracker
I love that I can see texts and emails without having to get my phone. I love that it easily uploads to my phone and iPad, something which my Fitbits often glitched with. I haven’t added all apps onto mine but have a few useful ones, for instance I have my Apple wallet on there and if my phone dies on the way to Manchester then I’ve still got access to my season ticket and parking pass (both electronic now). I love that I no longer get a horrible itchy rash on my wrist which I’ve had from every Fitbit I’ve owned.

Just wondering, have you checked out any Garmin trackers? Joe has one which he loves.

[miasmum]

Thanks Jo, I did look at the Garmin but that is the same size as the Apple and they feel so big. i am not that keen on the fitness side of it, I just want it to count my steps. I have set my heart on a Fitbit Luxe now. My friend has one and it seems to tick all my boxes. If the strap annoys me you can get lots of different ones really cheaply on Amazon.