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I have had a One for 3 years now and love it but am a bit disappointed that some features are not available on it (e.g.. active mins per hour etc). Please can you make a new clip on fitbit with more features. I really don't want a wrist one at all.
Have not read through all the comments on clip-on trackers, but there is an obvious (and I would think sizable) demographic you seem to be ignoring.
Watch-owners
For those of that enjoy wearing traditional watches, we are simply never going to wear a tracker on our wrist. And since goal is to capture activity all day long, switching is a poor option. The ability to put a tracker in my pocket, or belt is what we all miss about the One.
Please consider making something that is not worn on the wrist. Or point us to a viable, reliable third-party solution.
Okay, so there are so many more of us out there that do not know about this board or feel that it will do anything. I was in a meeting today and one of the VPs was complaining about their wrist based tracker and how she did not like it. She said she used to have the One and bought several as gifts. Another VP commented that he had bought several One's because he kept losing them. He is no longer using any type of tracker. Get your act together and bring back the One or something comparable. The Zip is not cutting it, they don't want or like a wrist based tracker and I know there are more people out there like them.
I have a Fitbit One, I purchased one for my husband, and my good friend used to have one. We all participated in challenges together and would have continued buying them if the hadn't been discontinued. My friend's died recently, and without the option to replace it, she opted for an Apple Watch instead of one of the wrist-based Fitbits. My husband and I would both prefer a rechargeable, clip-based tracker - we love the One. However, if I end up having to buy wrist-based trackers when our Ones stop working (we are already seeing signs of their decline), I will be switching to Garmin. Fitbit has shown that it will disregard a large number of customers, and I also see that they are no longer supporting some of their older products. That lack of concern for what could be long-term customers is not acceptable to me. Once we all have different trackers, we'll use a third-party app so we can have challenges again. Unfortunately Fitbit is blowing it.
Since the Fitbit One was discontinued and the Zip does not have a pressure gauge (no Floors), I was thinking of removing the bands and pocket carrying the Charge.
I do not want to wear a fitness tracker in place of my vintage watch's
S0, wondering about the pocket carry options.
Remove the wrist bands
Turn off heart rate monitor
Calibrating for pocket carry (more accurate)
? Any problems scratching the screen being in your pocket
? Would the touch screen on the Charge 2 be better for pocket carry? Less sensitive
? Does anyone make a cover that allows for pocket carry (isolates/protects touch screen)
Obviously Fitbit is focused on fitness trackers with heart rate and phone features, but there are some of us out here that do not want to wear a fitness tracker on our wrist.
Better, Fitbit will add a pressure gauge to the Zip for Floors, like the One?
Hi @OneHiker, thanks for explaining why you would like to have this option. I've moved it into a similar suggestion which has a lot of votes. As the more votes and comments an idea has the more visibility and momentum it gains. You can learn more about how Fitbit decides what suggestions get released in our FAQs.
It appears there is plenty of customer support for a fitbit that clips on, that is rechargeable, and has at least as many functions as the One. The zip is a joke - less features and I have never had a battery last more than 5 weeks, and that only happened once when I cancelled automatic syncing. Sometimes the battery dies after 2 weeks. The sales pitch says 6 month battery life. I no longer trust fitbit as they continue to falsely advertise the battery life, despite all the complaints. And they are completely ignoring their customer base. Why are you ignoring a large segment of the population who either doesn’t want or can’t wear a wrist device?
You got rid of the One, best clip on device Fitbit had and now all you can get is some step-down Zip clip on. I can't wear wrist types...so you leave me no more choices. WTH Fitbit? Are you completely daff? Get with it and survey your customers to find out what they need before you sanctimoniously just get rid of a product. The One is the one I like and use since joining Fitbit years ago and as much as I like being a part of the community, I will drop you in a heart-beat when my One finally quits working. And, if you drop support for it or try to upgrade kill it, you owe me a refund...not a replacement Zip crap device, but a full refund.
You got rid of the One, best clip on device Fitbit had and now all you can get is some step-down Zip clip on. I can't wear wrist types...so you leave me no more choices. WTH Fitbit? Are you completely daff? Get with it and survey your customers to find out what they need before you sanctimoniously just get rid of a product.
I certainly agree with Trulux. I still have an Ultra, that works fine, except in mid November Fitbit discontinued the syncing feature, so now my Ultra is useless. We, the Ultra customers, were never asked or consulted about this.
Fitbit will certainly do the same with the One in short order, I am sure, no matter what the customers think. So it is time to find another company which has belt type tracking devices, and listens to their customers.
Looks like there are other Fitbit customers dissatisfied at being left out of the clip / pocket carry options. I hope you pass the word along to fellow fitbiters and have them respond. Maybe the moderator could conduct a community survey or vote about clip/pocket carry vs. wrist?
As a med device engineer, here are a couple things to consider about wrist worn devices:
- Heart rate taken from the wrist is very inaccurate. Sensor has to be positioned precisely and compressed in a specific area often making it uncomfortable. For general trending it works but not accurately.
- Steps/distance measurement from the wrist varies with arm swing and speed, its more inaccurate. The hips are the most consistent/accurate location on your body to measure steps/distance.
But most of all... Many people do not want to wear a tracker on their wrist!
I like the Fitbit user interface and community but wish Fitbit would honor those of us who made Fitbit popular using their original devices
I knew that the belt location is the most accurate for tracking steps. I knew the heart monitor on the wrist was not accurate, but I did not know why. Thanks for that info.
It appears that Fitbit is more interested in style than substance.
Just want to add my voice to those unhappy about the demise of the One. I used to be very active in this discussion but became discouraged when it became apparent that Fitbit isn't listening. But perhaps there's strength in numbers so... here I am!
Radial artery located in your wrist is small in diameter and just off to the side on the inside. you need the sensor to be right on top/near and compressed in order to get a good consistent pulse reading. locating the sensor on the other side of your wrist (outside) dampens the response. heart rate is taken over time, you need a consistent and strong response to calculate. so engineers have to create an algorithm to estimate what the rate is given an intermittent and weak signal. They do pretty good showing big changes but cannot pick-up little ones Think of nurses taking your heart rate - they place their thumb over your radial artery in your wrist on the inside, above thumb joint. They press down to feel the pressure changes, heart beats I do not mean to dissuade use, but recognize that heart rate is part of a feature set that is useful in a watch format to many people, its just not accurate due to the compromises made for the other features. Walking around with a compression band around your wrist with sensor located over your radial artery can measure heart rate very accurately but is uncomfortable and not practical good luck
I don't think wrist pulse readings are that big a deal either way.
My Apple Watch and the grips on the treadmills at the gym give comparable readings so they're not unreasonable.
But my One does a much better job measuring distance than my Apple Watch when I use the treadmills so I imagine it would be similar with the Fitbit wrist trackers. My Apple Watch isn't close at all because I'm not always swinging my arms consistently.
Strategically all the fitness tracker companies are going to the wrist, to be visible there. So they offer fancy almost jewelry like designs or use bright colored bands.
It seems unlikely Fitbit is going to change their decision on this ...
One has to assume that they have done the research and determined that the non-wrist market just isn't there.
I'd like to think that if more people were aware there was an option, there would be movement from the wrist camp. Even those that are OK with a wrist tracker might occasionally want to wear a traditional watch, or iWatch or whatever and not have to double up.
As for me, I'd buy 2 One's on day one if they came back on the market.
I'd also pay a considerable premium (double the price?) for IP67 waterproofing (or anything that would help survive the washing machine - the number 1 killer of One's). . .
I would even consider getting the Charge 3 if they made a clip on case for it.
Though it would be nice to see how accurate it is worn like the One vs the One.
But seriously, yes. We would probably buy THREE new Ones with waterproofing added. That's really all that's missing for me, though I'd like to be able to wear it swimming (have actually never washed it).
Sunrider wrote: I would even consider getting the Charge 3 if they made a clip on case for it.
\ agree! I imagine a clipped Charge 3 would probably be as accurate as the One--I have a Charge 2 that I wear in my bra and it is as accurate as my poor departed One was.
In the overcounting Charge 3 thread, someone wore their Charge 2 and Charge 3 on the same arm several times to do a direct comparison. The differences were unbelievable. Something wrong with the mechanics of the Charge 3, but Fitbit won't admit it.
I would love to see someone wear the Charge 3 clipped while wearing a One or a Charge 2 clipped for a similar comparison.
Unfortunately they stopped selling the Charge 2 as soon as the 3 was released on the market.
I agree with @Sunrider about clip options for wrist devices. It seems SO logical. Even if someone is perfectly content wearing a wrist device, there are times here and there when they can't. A clip would be just another option/accessory. Maybe that is the idea people should be pushing. I know Fitbit "says" devices should only be worn as designed ... but I just don't believe a wrist device will only count correctly on the wrist. As we are a Fitbit family and have had extras around, I have worn and Alta and Charge 2 clipped, while still wearing my one AND wearing one on my wrist (yes, wearing three or more at a time). There are definitely differences in counting, but that also has to do with placement I think. I wear my One clipped to my bra, and my secondary clip at my hip. My hip device is almost always over my torso tracker, whether the hipclip is a Zip, Alta or Charge2, but the hip numbers stayed similar even when changing out devices. Generally, my wrist tracker is below my torso tracker #s. I think placement plays a bigger part than the devices themselves.
Regardless of what they say, I will always believe that a torso mounted tracker is going to be more accurate for counting steps.
We've collected many, many, MANY examples in here of those wrist mounted trackers not catching steps (because your arms aren't moving), or catching extra steps (because your arms are moving and your body is not).
I wear mine on my bra or clipped to my underwear, center mass.
I have a Charge 2 that I wear in my bra and it is as accurate as my poor departed One was.
What are you using for a holder to clip it to your bra? I have seen some that have a magnetic type clamp for sale, but I worry that the magnet would not be strong enough to hold it on my jeans.
I use a flexible band with a magnetic clasp that unhooks from one side of the Charge 2. I wrap it around the bra strap and tuck the Charge 2 into the bra. I got the band from Amazon and can be found by searching: hooroor fitbit charge 2 bands. There a quite a few similar bands but this one has a strong magnet, was highly rated and comes in multiple colors of stainless steel.
This might work for you if you could thread the magnet end around a belt loop and put the Charge 2 in a pocket.
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