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4+ hours of my life wasted, I guess

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‎08-16-2022 00:56 - last edited on ‎12-18-2022 17:25 by Fitbit Moderator

‎08-16-2022 00:56 - last edited on ‎12-18-2022 17:25 by Fitbit Moderator

My versa 2 died. I bought a V3 today. It will not connect to my wifi whatever I do, it won’t find it even sitting ON the wifi box. It keeps telling me my wifi password is wrong as well (it’s not). I tried a Bluetooth update and it died at 45% twice. I am at my wits end. The MAC address on the box is so obscure to find and small and I honestly don’t think it matches the watch in my box but I can’t tell as you need to set it up to check it in the watch settings. I am so frustrated right now. Nothing should be this hard to connect.  I’ve tried both my iPhone and iPad and now am just considering returning it to the store tomorrow.  Totally ridiculous!

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‎08-16-2022 01:55

‎08-16-2022 01:55

Ok a sort of update. It’s Bluetooth updating again on my iPad this time but has been at 25% for over 40 minutes. I should have just returned it as I have to sit by a PowerPoint/usb and keep my iPad from sleeping lest it fails once again. It’s gonna be one horribly long night. Probably the wrong thing to say to a fitness app, but please send happy vibes and chocolate.

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‎08-16-2022 02:33 - edited ‎08-16-2022 03:47

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‎08-16-2022 02:33 - edited ‎08-16-2022 03:47

Ok I’m now losing the will to live. Another half hour has passed and it has moved about 2%. I’m going to be long retired before this finishes, if it does. I’m finding myself talking to tennis balls named Spaulding and roasting roaches on an open fire.


The watch faces I can see available are multicoloured 80s monstrosities. I had a very pretty one on my V2. I’m so sad. 

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‎08-16-2022 03:46 - edited ‎08-16-2022 03:52

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‎08-16-2022 03:46 - edited ‎08-16-2022 03:52

OMG! I don’t know if the stars aligned,✨ there was sudden world peace 🕊or it was solar flares, but suddenly the update went gangbusters and about another 30 mins later I could see an ugly clock face! I found my way to the MAC address setting and yep, completely different to the number I thought was a MAC address on the box (whhhyyy??!). I hooked it up and BAM! It started working on wifi. That would have been really handy 4 hours ago.

I'm going out tomorrow now, not to return this here mind destroying watch, but to buy myself a lottery ticket because after a lot of effort I feel like I’m finally winning now. If I’m lucky it might count my steps too! Hooray! I did like my last two fitbits. I hope this grows on me too, (even if the watch faces seem to be all acid trips)💝💘

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