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    Saketo Nemo Moderator @isazi
    last edited by 13 Dec 2019, 10:18

    @isazi
    there may be updates until 2025 šŸ™ƒ

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      ianshowalter @sartoric
      last edited by 13 Dec 2019, 13:06

      @sartoric That’s quality right there. 🤣🤣

      Watch: SSU, FW 2.8.32
      App: 4.22.3 beta
      Phone: Motorola Moto G6
      Android 9
      HRM: Polar OH1

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        ianshowalter @isazi
        last edited by ianshowalter 13 Dec 2019, 13:09

        @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.

        Watch: SSU, FW 2.8.32
        App: 4.22.3 beta
        Phone: Motorola Moto G6
        Android 9
        HRM: Polar OH1

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          Matthew Curtiss @ianshowalter
          last edited by 13 Dec 2019, 16:01

          @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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            isazi Moderator @Matthew Curtiss
            last edited by 13 Dec 2019, 16:46

            @Matthew-Curtiss should have been in early October.

            Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

            Blog: isazi's home

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              Mff73 @Matthew Curtiss
              last edited by 13 Dec 2019, 16:48

              @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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              Suunto Spartan Ultra (since 2016) FW: 2.8.24 (retired)
              Suunto Vertical all black
              Wife : S9PP
              SA: Always the latest beta :)
              Android 13, Galaxy S205G

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                Mff73
                last edited by 13 Dec 2019, 16:49

                and afair, WHR improvments.

                Suunto Spartan Ultra (since 2016) FW: 2.8.24 (retired)
                Suunto Vertical all black
                Wife : S9PP
                SA: Always the latest beta :)
                Android 13, Galaxy S205G

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                  Matthew Curtiss @Mff73
                  last edited by 13 Dec 2019, 18:14

                  @Mff73 said in Spartan update complains:

                  and afair, WHR improvments.

                  IMO, I saw no WHR improvements, but YMMV.

                  I probably should have said no ā€œdetailedā€: release notes, like with previous releases.

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                    Matthew Curtiss
                    last edited by 13 Dec 2019, 18:15

                    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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                      roma12_7 Bronze Member @Matthew Curtiss
                      last edited by 13 Dec 2019, 22:09

                      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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                        isazi Moderator @Matthew Curtiss
                        last edited by 14 Dec 2019, 03:35

                        @Matthew-Curtiss the update was also for the S line, and I didn’t notice anything wrong with it.

                        Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

                        Blog: isazi's home

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                          BobMiles Bronze Member @isazi
                          last edited by 14 Dec 2019, 09:30

                          @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 šŸ˜‰

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                            isazi Moderator @BobMiles
                            last edited by 14 Dec 2019, 10:48

                            @BobMiles I don’t use OHR for running, just for all day measurement, and for hiking/walking/mountaineering activities.

                            Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

                            Blog: isazi's home

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                              Darren_M Bronze Member @jsr184
                              last edited by Darren_M 28 Dec 2019, 19:49

                              @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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                                jsuarez Bronze Member @Darren_M
                                last edited by 28 Dec 2019, 21:18

                                @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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                                  cosme.costa @jsuarez
                                  last edited by 29 Dec 2019, 10:35

                                  @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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                                    Darren_M Bronze Member
                                    last edited by 29 Dec 2019, 12:30

                                    @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!!

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                                      fejker Gold Members @Darren_M
                                      last edited by 29 Dec 2019, 14:49

                                      @Darren_M said in Spartan update complains:

                                      @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?

                                      I am on the Suunto Spartan Ultra and can’t say I have been happy with the way Suunto has handled the release, updates and now transfer to the SA. I have had the watch since launch and it rarely glitched out on me during exercises, except for the ocasional HR strap issues with certain FW updates and some strange GPS readings from time to time. Otherwise I was happy with the hardware and late software part of the watch during it’s lifetime.
                                      BUT I was never satisfied with the functions of the watch and was always craving for more … I trusted Suunto when they said we would get custom sport mode support in the next update after launch (customising activity screens with parameters of our choice, which was introduced I think after three or four FW updates after launch), I trusted them when they said they would fix HR issues … there are still issues today, I trusted them when they said altitude creep would be fixed … still issues today.
                                      Despite all this, the watch is still generally usable and I can’t say it is a bad watch, it is just the way Suunto treats their customers.
                                      And to top it all off, we are saying goodbye to one of their strongest points - Movescount … that blew my lid off.
                                      So yeah, I am waiting for the Polar Vantage V successor in the next one or two years to come and then I will probably switch brands as Suunto has no future for my needs. As it stands right now, I can’t justify buying a new high-end watch so soon (yes, some of us can not afford a new sport watch every year). And I will have a rough transition period before I buy something new. All I can say is that I feel let down by Suunto in a big way and no fancy new watch can make me stay.
                                      It is best to wait it out and see what the next generation of wearables from competitors brings to the table - all I know is that Garmin is not up my alley.

                                      SHUT UP LEGS!
                                      -Jens Voigt

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                                        zhang965
                                        last edited by 1 Jan 2020, 00:36

                                        it has been 2020 now

                                        Dear SSU users, did you get your desired update?

                                        Winners Wear Winners

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                                          Paulo Silva @zhang965
                                          last edited by 1 Jan 2020, 01:05

                                          @zhang965 said in Spartan update complains:

                                          it has been 2020 now

                                          Dear SSU users, did you get your desired update?

                                          We didn’t got an update but all we got a shorter week!!
                                          From Tuesday to Friday 😁

                                          SSU 2.6.54
                                          Ambit 3 Sport

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