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Placing and accuracy

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‎07-03-2017 12:30 - last edited on ‎07-08-2017 09:05 by Moderator Alum

‎07-03-2017 12:30 - last edited on ‎07-08-2017 09:05 by Moderator Alum

The instructions say you can wear a Zip anywhere on you torso. BUT I found that if it's not right over your hip. it doesn't count steps. Yesterday it counted 300 steps even thought I was moving all day. Today it just wan't counting until I repositioned it low over my hip and now it's counting fine

 

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‎07-07-2017 18:11 - edited ‎07-07-2017 18:11

‎07-07-2017 18:11 - edited ‎07-07-2017 18:11

It's great to see that you've visited the Fitbit Community @Metoo5! Thanks for sharing your experience and tips for Fitbit Zip. Your Fitbit Zip is designed to be worn close to the body. A shirt pocket, bra, pants pocket, belt, or waistband are all ideal places to wear your Zip.

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If your Zip is not tracking your steps correctly in any of these places, please restart it to assure that is working correctly. 

 

Let me know the outcome! 😉 

 

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‎07-07-2017 19:48

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‎07-07-2017 19:48

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I was wearing high waisted shorts and it did not count the steps at all—less that 300 all day. The next day I wore it clipped just below my waist over my hip and it counted fine. And I was just as active the first day as I was the second. I tried it attached to my bra one day and it also didn’t count steps. I counted 40 steps—the Zip showed I had taken none. Maybe some people can wear it anywhere, but it only counts for me when I when it below waist level over my hip
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‎07-08-2017 09:19

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‎07-08-2017 09:19

Thanks for the reply @Metoo5! I appreciate that you are sharing your tips for placing and your what is working for you. 😉 

 

Also, I'd like to encourage you to join us at Discussions board, there you can be inspired, find some tips to get moving, eat well, manage weight, sleep better, live mindfully and more! Give it a look! Smiley Very Happy

 

Catch you later! Smiley Happy

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‎07-09-2017 04:47

‎07-09-2017 04:47

Mine will only track if it's on my hip. I've tried clipping it to the v neck of a dress and it doesn't work. So I'll just clip it to my underwear. 

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‎07-23-2017 13:58 - edited ‎07-23-2017 14:01

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‎07-23-2017 13:58 - edited ‎07-23-2017 14:01

A while ago i found a website that was conducting an informal test. They found tye best place yo wher a clip on tracker was 5 inches from the hip bone  at waist level clipped to a belt. Clipped to the waist band or bra where the next best place. The pocket was found to be as much as 10% off.

His data was not broken down by tracker models or companies, so treat this as a very generic survey.

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