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Silent alarm is non existent !

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‎05-02-2016 14:05

‎05-02-2016 14:05

Very dissapointed with Fitbit ! My silent alarm is absolutely worthless! I had a charge HR and I upgraded to the blaze and I feel like I've been had!
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‎10-14-2017 12:47

In response to SilviaFitbit

‎10-14-2017 12:47

I  purchased a Blaze as a first fitbit purchase for 3 reasons.  1.  I needed a silent alarm in order to be able to use earplugs as I work 12-hour night shifts and the world is determined to make sure I don't sleep.  2.  I needed a watch.  3.  Hope that it would nudge me into increasing activity levels with a dose of reality.

EPIC FAIL.  

To say that I am a light sleeper is a vast understatement.  It takes nearly nothing to wake me up.  And it didn't.  I checked to see what it actually felt like after the fact and was shocked at what fitbit has foisted off on me for $200.  The designers should hang their heads in shame.  Barely perceptible, and barely present at all with three vibrations that are possibly three seconds long.

I was ready to put up with this incredibly clunky ugly watch to be able to sleep.   It is going back.

 

 

 

 

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‎10-31-2017 08:59

‎10-31-2017 08:59

Total agreement on the Alta's vibrations; we need to be able to adjust it 'cause I'm missing the appointments because I'm used to the old Flex's vibrations that work even when my fitbit is turned around. 

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‎10-31-2017 09:31

In response to SunsetRunner

‎10-31-2017 09:31

They're not going to fix it. There was a year and a half long feature request with thousands of replies for the lack of vibration on the Blaze. Just last week we got told too bad, it's not going to happen. And we're directed to purchase the newest FitBit.

 

That's really nice of them. Lead owners on for well over a year, then tell them, too bad, just spend another $300 on something new that should of worked on the Blaze in the first place.

 

I'm sure they knew from the beginning that there was no way of fixing it. Either a hardware design change with a stronger vibration motor or software change. Instead they released and continued to sell a poorly developed product to an unsuspecting public. Fortunately many users were able to return their FitBits, but unfortunately many, many more weren't able to after being lead on past return dates. 

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