Small piece of equipment for Fitbit Surge

[Gingerstuntman]

Hello!  I just purchased my Surge and am in the process of getting it all set up...I see the usb charging cord, of which I am using right now to charge it.  I also see a small piece of equipment...I have NO idea what this is!  I seem to remember reading it's a dangle, or something to that effect...What do I use it for?  I'm a bit lost!  Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! 

Sean

[SunsetRunner]

on top-right of this dashboard, there is a help button.

[Odyssey13 · Accepted solution]

Hello and welcome to the forums @Gingerstuntman

It is a dongle. The dongle is used to sync data from your Surge via the computer to the Fitbit servers. If you're syncing via a mobile device, you might not need it.

You can learn more about the Surge, read the owner manual and see related help articles here - click

Keep on stepping!

[Gingerstuntman]

Ok, I think I get that! In a dumbed-down version, does it work sorta like a flash drive?  

[Odyssey13]

@Gingerstuntmanthink of the dongle as the bridge between your Surge and the Fitbit server.

If you ever have problems with a mobile device syncing, the dongle, when used in your computer, will help. Bluetooth enabled computers don't need the dongle, but it's nice to have it.

[SunsetRunner]

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@Odyssey13 wrote:

@Gingerstuntmanthink of the dongle as the bridge between your Surge and the Fitbit server.

If you ever have problems with a mobile device syncing, the dongle, when used in your computer, will help. Bluetooth enabled computers don't need the dongle, but it's nice to have it.

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if these computers have Bluetooth 4.0...

that's not the case for around 4-5 years old computers.