PLZ fix the Vertical…
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@Ollipolli I guess I’m on the opposite side of the fence?. I always appreciate the simple design and interface of Suunto watches; like the solar watchface (although would prefer baro vs solar graph), never use more than one alarm, and after backcountry camping in the rockies, bikepacking Vancouver Island, and lots of trail running (just finished a long run and really took advantage of the maps and Find back functions on unfamiliar trails as I had taken a wrong trail at some point), Vertical works really well for me so far and battery life exceptional. Sorry others are having issues.
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@Ollipolli said in PLZ fix the Vertical…:
BUT it still has outdated software,
Out curiosity, what do you mean for “outdated” ?
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@Ollipolli said in PLZ fix the Vertical…:
The vertical is a really nice looking watch BUT it still has outdated software, boring watch faces, Inaccurate step counting false calorie loss
Only 1 alarm clock
. But hey maybe one day suunto will listen to their customers.Guess when you bought it you knew it already no? Except for maybe the step counting and calorie loss. But at least the first is a common on Suunto line, so… if nothing was said about it, it would remain the same.
Regarding customers I guess they may be listening to the ones that praise this kind of stuff hehe which may not be the majority of people in this forum nowadays
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@André-Faria said in PLZ fix the Vertical…:
they are pleasing some customers
yes they are
I know several…
I prefer evolution over revolution and don’t see why it should be outdated. -
@sartoric Lol I love these sort of questions. It’s the kind of question that pretends to not know or understand the topic at hand. Btw, this is not me saying that I agree that the Vertical is outdated since I don’t have one. However “outdated” is almost synonymous with Suunto nowadays.
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@TyreseJ4
I mean, I could agree about inaccuracy, alarm limit, but “outdated software” … I really don’t get it. What’s modern ?
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@sartoric said in PLZ fix the Vertical…:
@TyreseJ4
I mean, I could agree about inaccuracy, alarm limit, but “outdated software” … I really don’t get it. What’s modern ?
So I’m asking, as I’m really curiousI don’t have a vertical. I had a s9p and I think at least one thing that is really classified as outdated and is present on the vertical: lag.
But, again , for some customers (and I believe most of them): this doesn’t matter.
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@Ollipolli Cannot agree more. The only thing: Watchfaces are a kind of taste. I liked the default one because of the readability. I also liked the hardware / design of the watch. But the bugs / errors were to much for a watch in the price range from 540-750 Euro. So i have sent it back.
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For starters, is it really difficult for Suunto to optimise their software so as to minimise lag between screens (watch face to widget)? Release a €800 watch and still laggy. Then there is the constant calibrations on altimeter and compass. Guides are good but half-baked, in my opinion.
I love the watch but some issues continue to persist. Would appreciate if Suunto showed its own software some love.
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@altcmd +1 on this one. I honestly don’t care about the watchface, but what really bothers me, is the UI lag. Not sure if someone has used a Coros or Garmin recently, but it’s a totally difference experience. Despite many many faults, I still like the watch, but I don’t get why a watch in 2023 is so slow… there’s no reason for that.
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@tomasbartko said in PLZ fix the Vertical…:
@altcmd +1 on this one. I honestly don’t care about the watchface, but what really bothers me, is the UI lag. Not sure if someone has used a Coros or Garmin recently, but it’s a totally difference experience. Despite many many faults, I still like the watch, but I don’t get why a watch in 2023 is so slow… there’s no reason for that.
Please don’t call it’s slow, it is Zen.
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@zhang965 said in PLZ fix the Vertical…:
@tomasbartko said in PLZ fix the Vertical…:
@altcmd +1 on this one. I honestly don’t care about the watchface, but what really bothers me, is the UI lag. Not sure if someone has used a Coros or Garmin recently, but it’s a totally difference experience. Despite many many faults, I still like the watch, but I don’t get why a watch in 2023 is so slow… there’s no reason for that.
Please don’t call it’s slow, it is Zen.
I love your optimism, I wish I can reach this level once …
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@altcmd it is not just software optimization, in some cases it is the screen refresh rate that is slow. Anyway, widgets will change with next software release (this also reduces the lag for reasons).
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@isazi Will the Suunto 9 be getting any updates to fix crashing? I’d love to use it but I can’t. After further testing it appears the problem is when the device is trying to load external sensors (HRM, STRYD, etc.). I want to get the Vertical but there’s no way I’m going to get the new if they cannot fix the old. I’d rather not replace one problem with another.
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@TyreseJ4 said in PLZ fix the Vertical…:
@isazi Will the Suunto 9 be getting any updates to fix crashing? I’d love to use it but I can’t. After further testing it appears the problem is when the device is trying to load external sensors (HRM, STRYD, etc.). I want to get the Vertical but there’s no way I’m going to get the new if they cannot fix the old. I’d rather not replace one problem with another.
I want to believe that if all Suunto 9 users had that issue not only we would see more complaints but also that Suunto would communicate on your side.
If I was on your side I would try reset and if it didn’t solve roll back to previous version of firmware and see if problems persists . -
@TyreseJ4 I cannot promise anything. On my side, I reported the crashes with logs that were reported on this forum to Suunto, so they are aware of the specifics. Cannot do more than this myself.
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@Frank-Stefan genau so sehe ich das auch
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Personally would really like multiple alarms. One repeating for weekdays and one for weekends
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Step counter is basic stuff these days but its completely useless on the the vertical.
Same goes for resources, sleep tracking etc. essentially pointless, im not even sure anyone would have missed them if they weren’t present at launch.
Imo if these metrics aren’t accurate what value do they add and why not just focus on other things?Im hopeful for a significant update but I do worry with the way things are at the moment.
I (and many others) got burned by Suunto many years ago with the original ambit. I hope this wont end up being the same.
