I do not recommend this is you have an iphone (especially since this requires ios 7 or higher). The bluetooth connection never works, you have to resync this band everytime you want to use it. I found myself having to resync this at least 7+ times a day, which involved having to “forget this device”, retstart my phone, and completely redo everything. PAIN IN THE ASS. And the fact that I had to upgrade my phone to ios 7 just to make it work has ruined my iphone. This band does not fit a woman’s wrist comfortably, is an overcomplicated POS and is not worth the time or the money.
Save your money for a Polar Loop or the Garmin series.
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I do not recommend this is you have an iphone (especially since this requires ios 7 or higher). The bluetooth connection never works, you have to resync this band everytime you want to use it. I found myself having to resync this at least 7+ times a day, which involved having to “forget this device”, retstart my phone, and completely redo everything. PAIN IN THE ASS. And the fact that I had to upgrade my phone to ios 7 just to make it work has ruined my iphone. This band does not fit a woman’s wrist comfortably, is an overcomplicated POS and is not worth the time or the money.
Save your money for a Polar Loop or the Garmin series.
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I work for the Company and we did have some issues with the first batch of GO units. This has been solved and all devices shipped on this event will be the newer software and should connect without any issues. We stand behind our products 100% and we have taken care of anyone who has had this issue. Thanks for shopping.
Questions, How long is the battery last on the band when sync to a phone via Bluetooth, next how does this affect the battery life of the phone? Bluetooth seems like it just burns through the battery on my iphone 5s and Nexus 7 tablet. Can anyone tell me what the range has been like with Bluetooth? I am most interested in the call and text alerting features of the band.
[QUOTE=gpaxton, post:5, topic:430250]
Does anyone know if there’s any metal touching the skin in these? It’s hard to tell from the pics whether the clasp is metallic plastic, or metal.
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The clasp is metal so there will indeed be two “nodules” of metal that will touch your skin.
I actually received one of these in the last BOC I got. At the time I had just gotten a Body Media Fit Link that made my skin itch. Wearing both of these for 3 days the GO! was only 30-40 calories burned off of the Fit Link.
I have an Iphone 5S and this band sinks better than the Fit Link did. Yes I do have to re-pair it once in a while but largely it remains paired.
I like the updates hitting the band and getting occasional vibrations reminding me to move.
Given the issues I had with the Fit link I sent it back and am using the GO! now for tracking. To be honest I am just using it as an interim device (I want an Apple Watch) but it is surprising decent little band.
I think for the price it’s a good tracker… but I agree that without heart rate it’s not a good long term solution.
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I actually received one of these in the last BOC I got. At the time I had just gotten a Body Media Fit Link that made my skin itch. Wearing both of these for 3 days the GO! was only 30-40 calories burned off of the Fit Link.
I have an Iphone 5S and this band sinks better than the Fit Link did. Yes I do have to re-pair it once in a while but largely it remains paired.
I like the updates hitting the band and getting occasional vibrations reminding me to move.
Given the issues I had with the Fit link I sent it back and am using the GO! now for tracking. To be honest I am just using it as an interim device (I want an Apple Watch) but it is surprising decent little band.
I think for the price it’s a good tracker… but I agree that without heart rate it’s not a good long term solution.
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I like the idea of the heart rate monitor. Is there another band that plays in this space that has it?
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I like the idea of the heart rate monitor. Is there another band that plays in this space that has it?
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Short answer to that question is yes but no one does it well… yet.
If you want an activity tracker with heart rate there are two types of choices:
You have devices that have heart monitoring built into the device. Basis, and Withings Pulse O2. Plus to these devices is that they are just one device you need to wear but neither does heart rate monitoring perfectly. The Basis is constantly monitoring your heart rate but it can’t do so when you are exercising vigorously. The Withings Pulse O2 needs you to put your finger on the back of the device to read your pulse. Not easy to do when working out.
The other devices that have heart rate tracking are ones that can read from an external chest strap. They provide the best heart rate monitoring as long as you wear the chest strap. That’s a second device to buy and wear and most people wouldn’t want to wear it all day.
So I don’t know of anyone in this market currently that provides a really good fitness tracker with all the features I want that doesn’t make big compromises somewhere. The Apple Watch is coming out next year and that is supposed to eliminate many of the compromises and there are some other devices that look promising as well. Till then I am using my BOC Go!
Being a Luddite I do not understand why anyone would a fitness band. It is really simple people…you are active or you are not. Your body is actually pretty accurate at letting you know you are moving. Sounds like a waste to me.
[QUOTE=jarnold3037, post:3, topic:430250]
I work for the Company and we did have some issues with the first batch of GO units. This has been solved and all devices shipped on this event will be the newer software and should connect without any issues. We stand behind our products 100% and we have taken care of anyone who has had this issue. Thanks for shopping.
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I spoke to a person at the company yesterday and they said it was a HARDWARE issue not a software one. They said the older hardware will always be prone to bluetooth issues. They also said that the updated hardware GO! units are only being sold on the soleusrunning.com website and that both Amazon and Woot are probably selling the older defective hardware.
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Questions, How long is the battery last on the band when sync to a phone via Bluetooth, next how does this affect the battery life of the phone? Bluetooth seems like it just burns through the battery on my iphone 5s and Nexus 7 tablet. Can anyone tell me what the range has been like with Bluetooth? I am most interested in the call and text alerting features of the band.
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The bluetooth connectivity is going to affect the battery life on your phone as well as the device. If you are constant in getting text and phone calls the battery on the GO will last around 3-4 days. If you only Sync once a day it will last around a month. As for your phone, bluetooth being turned on all the time will affect this the battery life but this affect can not be determined only by the GO as their are many factors that determine the length of your phone battery.
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Does anyone know if there’s any metal touching the skin in these? It’s hard to tell from the pics whether the clasp is metallic plastic, or metal.
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No metal is touching the skin. It is plastic. Thanks
[QUOTE=Michkayaker, post:13, topic:430250]
Being a Luddite I do not understand why anyone would a fitness band. It is really simple people…you are active or you are not. Your body is actually pretty accurate at letting you know you are moving. Sounds like a waste to me.
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Some of us like to be active with a purpose and want track progress over time. Setting distance and pace goals and working up to them is quite difficult using your wrist mounted sundial.
[QUOTE=emmartinez, post:17, topic:430250]
DO NOT BUY
THEY DO NOT WORK
I BOUGHT THREE AND NONE WORKED, DID NOT PAIR WITH iPHONE
THE APP DOES NOT WORK
CANNOT RETURN
BUYER BEWARE
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Thanks for your comment. These units do work. Please contact the company at 512-874-7300 and ask for Lisa and we will make sure you are taken care of. You can also email the company at info@soleusrunning.com
I found this review on Amazon and found it very helpful. I think it even addressed the syncing or pairing issue that’s been mentioned in some comments. It is a verified Amazon purchase which usually means it’s not someone from the company.