suunto race s wifi problem after update 2.39.20
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@disadisa Of course, mine is made in china
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@ChrisA thank you for sharing info. But you mentioned that you add wifi network before update, and after hard reset of watch, you previous wifi stayed persistant, remain.
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@isazi thank you for note. I am aware of that. But for example, suunto peak 9 owner reported many dysfunctionality also with firmware 2.39.20. So, suunto support decide to resolve issue immediately on way to take working firmware 2.37.48 renamed to 2.39.34 as way to force watches model 9 peak to download/downgrade firmware to provide customer satisfaction and have working watches. While developer working on relase 2.39.20 to rework reported issues. Why they did not do same workaround for suunto race S owner??? Maybe suunto races s owner are spent less money for their entry level watch or what? Please help me to understand. Thank you
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@disadisa because initially the issue of the OHR getting stuck was identified as more critical for the S9PP. Only later Race, Race S, and now even Vertical started reporting it. As for wifi, S9PP does not have it, so that problem was not there.
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@disadisa yes that‘s true.
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So, summary for now in this section, we have 3 suunto race s made in china owner experience a issue with wifi @danudyk and @vavrima did you experience issue with heart rate monitor stop suddenly? I experience twice during less then month day of usage of suunto race S. It started working normally after soft reset, I assume that quality control in production is less in chine than in Finland. Maybe they are using lesser quality hardware component in China manufactured watch then made in Finland??? For me there is no other explanation why SW version 2.39.20 working on made in Finland and not working on made in China watches.
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@disadisa I would like to point out that iPhones are manufactured in China. The quality of control depends on the specifications provided by Suunto. Therefore, there is no difference in terms of hardware assembly. Even when Finland produces high-quality products, the components often come from China, as is the case with Garmin and many others. When it comes to quality control, China has a poor reputation due to ignorance of current practices in Chinese companies and the fact that they produce both low-quality goods and high-quality ones. As Westerners, we tend to remember only the low-quality products.
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@iterumtenta I agree about low and high end product from china. But suunto as a brand fail in next following:
- Improve quality control after final production by random testing several watches periodically
- Improve QA tester service, after deploy an update to test it before release into public usage.
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@disadisa The assumption that a factory in Finland means better quality is just another fairy tale.
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@disadisa I understand your frustration, and as long as we avoid stereotypical views of China, I’m open to any argument. That said, I genuinely love the Vertical. I rely on an HR belt, train with RPE and ZoneSense, and have disabled sleep tracking and optical HR, so my perspective might not align with everyone’s. What I appreciate most is how Suunto allows me to escape over-quantification—unlike Garmin, which can feel overwhelming. For my needs, Suunto is perfect, and the Vertical is an excellent tool. It has some bugs, like any tech, but nothing that really bothers me.
