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Surge Vs. Apple

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‎06-23-2017 19:53

‎06-23-2017 19:53

So I'm having the same problem I had with my first surge! Wristband coming apart; for the price of the werarable I can get the Apple Watch. What advice do you have of one vs. the other? Not considering any other Fitbit because only surge has the GPS capability. 

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‎06-24-2017 07:12

‎06-24-2017 07:12

Blaze and Charge 2 can connect with your phone to use it's GPS. They also have replaceable bands. Apple doesn't connect with 3rd party apps for the most part.

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‎06-24-2017 08:27

‎06-24-2017 08:27

Have a look at the Garmin vivoactive hr, I went to it after problems with my surge and haven't regretted it. 

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‎06-24-2017 15:04

In response to SunsetRunner

‎06-24-2017 15:04

Thanks but how do you track runs when you don have a phone?  Thanks for the reply 

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‎06-24-2017 15:07

In response to Redmoonstar

‎06-24-2017 15:07

Thanks I had the Garmin forerunner 10 and didn't care very much for their synch system, had to connect to my pc to do, which is what I love about my surge, synch automatically via Bluetooth does Garmin has Bluetooth synch?

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‎06-24-2017 17:44

In response to GMB

‎06-24-2017 17:44

Yes mine is connected to my phone via Bluetooth, it syncs periodically and when I open the Garmin connect app on my phone. It took me a while to get used to the differences in Garmin connect compared to fitbit and I can't compare my steps to my fitbit friends anymore as I have no way of importing them  to fitbit but I now have different challenges in the Garmin community . I am happy with my Garmin although I think any device can have issues some seem to have more than others. Good luck with whatever you choose!

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