01-19-2016 05:28
01-19-2016 05:28
My one is about 4 years old, and will not come on or charge. Is the battery replaceable?
01-19-2016 05:54
01-19-2016 05:54
No, unfortunately not. Four years! Wow, that's pretty good.
So I am just curious -- if it turns out that you need a new tracker, which one will you be you aiming for?
TW
01-20-2016 11:00
01-20-2016 11:00
No that is not pretty good. It's beyond me how a consumer would be OK with this.
The electronic components have a 100+ lifespan (for the EEPROM). To accept a 4 year lifetime, FitBit buyers must have recieved it as a gift, or be unaware of its problems, or just have really low standards. FitBit must believe that we are so conditioned to disposable devices that it's OK to load landfills with otherwise workable devices.
Well I don't intend to buy a second one unless FitBit allows battery changes and actually delivers on their promised bug fixes (Hearbleed bug still a problem 2 years later).
01-20-2016 14:53
01-20-2016 14:53
The Zip has a replaceable battery.