@HolDwrote:
I have never, ever commented in web forum - just not my thing. But I am so disappointed about the discontinuation of the One that I wanted to make sure Fitbit heard my voice among the other discouraged One fans.
I am a die-hard fan of the One for two key reasons:
- It clips onto the waist (is not a wrist tracker).
- It has an altimeter to track floors.
It is unbelievably disappointing to realize that while the One has been discontinued, there is no equivalent alternative to provide the same functionality. Please, Fitbit, bring back or provide an alternative product that can meet the above two features! (The Zip is NOT an alternative. That is a very simple pedometer with a humongous pricetag. A quick internet search can find dozens of products with similar functionality for 10% of the price of a Zip.)
To the broader community - is there any non-Fitbit product out there that offers these two features in one product? I have been a huge Fitbit supporter from the very beginning. I would HATE to leave it.... But if I can't find the above two things from Fitbit, I am totally willing to go elsewhere.
Appreciate the ideas!
The closest alternatives I have found (and I also take into account established players in this market)
1) Fitbit Alta and a third party clip - downside... no floor counter
2) Garmin Vivofit 3 and third party clip - downside ... no floor counter.
My rationale is simple:
I linked my Fitbit to My Fitness Pal back when I was calorie counting to just register the steps/activity, but when it comes to measuring 'real' activity (treadmill, swimming, spinbike, cardio boxing being my main poisons of choice) I use a Polar HR monitor for a more accurate calorie count than anything the Fitbit would give me - I compared my One clipped to a sports bra against the Polar and the Polar was far more accurate in all cases with the added advantage I could go swimming with it,
Now I have been diagnosed as a diabetic, my use of MFP has changed to carb counting and not calorie counting, so really I could use anything to link, so then it came down to an Alta/Clip or Garmin/Clip combo.
The party message from Fitbit is always going to be to steer you to one of their wrist-based solutions and I think everyone is agreed the Zip is a completely inferior product. So actually that makes the decision a lot easier for us.
I don't participate in challenges, and I don't count my steps. I used the Fitbit to capture my total calorie burn in the day. Both the Alta and Vivofit do that.
I don't need to measure my HR during the day and the Polar HR monitor is my tool of choice for proper exercise.
The only thing I don't like about the Garmin is the battery has to be changed and it can't be charged up with a USB like the Fitbit products. Then again... one less cable to have to remember to pack when I travel!
So it honestly comes down to what you want - I would suggest if people are well plugged in to the community, challenges and friends in Fitbit, then work out if you really need the floors or whether steps and calories is enough. I couldn't care less about the challenges and I never accept any of them so for me it was a simple order of the Vivofit that arrived today and was super easy to set up.
Will be reviewing it for my site and will be trialling both over the next week - I had hoped my cousin had an Alta so I could get him to join in but he has a Charge HR so that was no good but I might get him to do a wrist-based review anyway in the interests of coverage and fairness.
But ultimately... once your One gives out I think resign yourself to losing access to Floors but retaining steps, calories and all that good stuff. And at the end of the day... if either of those keep you active then it's all good.
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