Rumors and dreams
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@sky-runner said in Rumors and dreams:
@Brad_Olwin said in Rumors and dreams:
A long press on the lower button will bring up a menu, First on that is button lock, which I use with SkiMo. So it is there.
Right. I used the lock menu so I am familiar with this. Except this doesn’t work this way when on the map screen because the map overloads the lower button to show the map specific menu. And it is the map screen where I need to lock/unlock the most often because unlocking the watch is required in order to change the map zoom level.
That is an awfully inconvenient series of steps just to change the zoom level. But if I am not locking the watch and my sleeves are wet, then the map starts to pane on its own all the time, which is equally frustrating.
Perhaps the right short term solution should be to allow to change the map zoom level when the watch is locked. That seems quite reasonable to me - that isn’t any worse than allowing pressing on the crown to change between the data screens. The same should apply to changing between the vertical profile views when the watch is locked. Both actions are easily reversible so they should be allowed in the locked mode.
Indeed it is when on the map screen and as you do, I often use the map screen when stopped because I need to see where I am in relation to the map. Often that requires panning and zooming. This has been discussed among the testers and I think will be improved. I have no idea what the timeline is.
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Watch of my dreams would be:
5 buttons (or maybe 4) Solar Suunto Vertical with 24mm strap band and web based app.
“That” easy
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@JonasLarsson
My dream:
Vertical/Race or new model with
•amoled
•Music
•Apple Pay
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@peegee If you want apple pay on a watch, you need an apple watch ^^
But you can dream of a “Suunto Pay” system like Garmin does, much, much more probable -
@Elipsus A little seriousness guys, Suunto for years can’t handle the basics like navigation messages, multi-sensor support, steps calculation, swimming distance, contour lines, a bit more advanced alarms, and dozens of other things, and you dream of some Suunto Pay
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@maszop A little perspective. What matters to you isn’t necessarily what matters to everyone else.
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I will never understand people listing numerous reasons for using a Garmin, and then complaining that their Suunto doesn’t do the same thing. It seems some people should just buy a Garmin!
Suunto Race Titanium
Suunto Ambit3 Peak
Polar H10
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@wakarimasen said in Rumors and dreams:
I will never understand people listing numerous reasons for using a Garmin, and then complaining that their Suunto doesn’t do the same thing. It seems some people should just buy a Garmin!
I am one of those people. In 14 years I owned 2 Garmin watches, then 3 Suunto watches, then 2 Garmin watches again, then a Suunto watch again. I do prefer Suunto for a number of reasons. I preferred Garmin for a number of different reasons. The second time I moved to Garmin is because of lack of maps in Suunto models. That’s what many people wanted and Suunto had to introduce that to stay competitive. The same applies to a few other things, for example the Garmin’s Climb Pro feature - Suunto has finally introduced as Climb Guidance, although it is still not as good. These are all good features that fit Suunto target audience really well. There are a few other features that I wish Suunto had because I think those features would really benefit it by making it more attractive to a number of users and therefore more competitive. I do think that Suunto needs to stay agile in order to stay competitive. It doesn’t need to blindly copy hundreds of Garmin’s features many of which are half baked or irrelevant. But it shouldn’t overlook a few good features that would fit Suunto ethos either.
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@wakarimasen those people do the same on the Garmin side. I’m one of them…
I love the Race S appearance, form factor, maps experience and other things. I do love Garmin’s morning report, race calendar, multiple timers and other things.
After having the sleek Race S I feel that there is no equivalent model on Garmin’s side and I’m just stuck at the fence…
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@wakarimasen said in Rumors and dreams:
I will never understand people listing numerous reasons for using a Garmin, and then complaining that their Suunto doesn’t do the same thing. It seems some people should just buy a Garmin!
I am not one of those but I think it is like being married but wanting something more. The grass is (not) always greener…
Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar
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By the way: I can’t sermonise too much. I have a Race, a Polar V3 and a Garmin 955. There just isn’t one perfect watch for me! If I could have the following, I’d be a one watch guy:
- Suunto watch - for me, they are the nicest looking
- in-built running plans (like Polar or Garmin, but preferably, Polar)
- the ability to ‘really’ import data from another device (in my case a Tacx trainer or using Virtual Training Peaks/ Rouvy) which would then show the relevant heart rate info etc.
I think that would probably do it
Meanwhile, I struggle onwards, in my quest for reducing three to two
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@JonasLarsson said in Rumors and dreams:
like being married but wanting something more
A side timepiece?
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@wakarimasen said in Rumors and dreams:
in-built running plans (like Polar or Garmin, but preferably, Polar)
As I understand, Suunto already had this for only one model? That said, TrainAsOne way better than Garmin’s offering and integrates well with Suunto…
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I’ve seen rumours of the ‘Run’ model. The article in an Australian outlet has been pulled. Rumours only or was a leak unpublished?
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@arpoodle it’s under NDA still.
