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@Paulo-Silva said in Spartan update complains:
I have a friend that has a Fenix 3 and got updates recently.
Pu me in te list, is I had to change watch soon, it will be a Garmin…Out of curiosity … which kind of upgrades ?
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there may be updates until 2025
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@sartoric That’s quality right there.
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@isazi And continuing with that comparison to the 935, the Spartans (at least the ones with built-in HR) DID get a bug fix update just a month and a half ago.
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@ianshowalter said in Spartan update complains:
@isazi And continuing with that comparison to the 935, the Spartans (at least the ones with built-in HR) DID get a bug fix update just a month and a half ago.
The last full update (2.8.24) for the SUUNTO SPARTAN TRAINER WRIST HR was in June 2019. (I have no idea what the 2.8.28 fixes, nor does Suunto give a date or release notes on that one) .
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@Matthew-Curtiss should have been in early October.
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@Matthew-Curtiss said in Spartan update complains:
@ianshowalter said in Spartan update complains:
@isazi And continuing with that comparison to the 935, the Spartans (at least the ones with built-in HR) DID get a bug fix update just a month and a half ago.
The last full update (2.8.24) for the SUUNTO SPARTAN TRAINER WRIST HR was in June 2019. (I have no idea what the 2.8.28 fixes, nor does Suunto give a date or release notes on that one) .
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and afair, WHR improvments.
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@Mff73 said in Spartan update complains:
and afair, WHR improvments.
IMO, I saw no WHR improvements, but YMMV.
I probably should have said no “detailed”: release notes, like with previous releases.
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And I will say, I still share this guy’s issues: https://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/Suunto_Spartan_Sport_WHR_-_firmware_fubar_P7061966/
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Do you think Spartan watches will have an update before Christmas 2019? I heard Santa Claus live in the north of Finland!!
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@Matthew-Curtiss the update was also for the S line, and I didn’t notice anything wrong with it.
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@isazi yeah me neither, but it it also didn’t improve anything for me. OHR stayed in the miserable state it was in before. It is rather an optical cadence sensor
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@BobMiles I don’t use OHR for running, just for all day measurement, and for hiking/walking/mountaineering activities.
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@jsr184 I’ve just bought a Polar H10 HR strap so it would make sense to switch brands now, but only in light of all of this.
I was satisfied with the performance of my SSWHRB over the last nearly 2 years, and I do like the simplicity of the software in the watch.
However, if the watch has been abandoned, I won’t kick and scream, I’ll just vote with my feet and go to a competitor which is why I’m looking seriously at Polar for my next sports watch. If every spartan user did the same, it would send a message that contempt will not be tolerated from any company! I’m perfectly prepared to fire that shot! The timing just depends how long it takes before my watch begins to underperform without updates?
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@Darren_M That’s exactly what I did. I also already had the Polar H10 strap (I was so tired of the unreliability of Suunto’s smart sensor and how fast it drained batteries).
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@jsuarez said in Spartan update complains:
@Darren_M That’s exactly what I did. I also already had the Polar H10 strap (I was so tired of the unreliability of Suunto’s smart sensor and how fast it drained batteries).
Well, in my experience, the Polar H10 drains battery faster than Suunto’s Smart Sensor, but it is clearly more reliable.
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@solid_dd Usually after an update the watch is left with some sort of glitch. HR not as good or as quick to lock. Or maybe GPS is scruffy or altimeter not as accurate as before the update. As the app gets updates, that phenomenon from my experience can get worse. The watch at that point isn’t continually changing, but the displayed data in the app gets worse because the app updates without the watch updating too. That has been my experience to date, but not every time. However, you’re missing the main point, which is that as a company you don’t sell a sports watch right up until the point that you pull the support for it. What would be acceptable would be to stop manufacturing it, and wait until it’s at least a few years for the watch to go out of circulation from the retailers, and then you can think about pulling support. Basically when people have had their money’s worth out of it, and not before!!
