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I am about to stop using the Garmin Fénix 6

johanwiren
over 5 years ago

I have been a Garmin user since the Forerunner 630 and have run 5 marathons, a 50k and TONS of kms of training since then. I switched to a 645 Music and then recentely to a Fenix 6 Sapphire.

The Fenix 6 is nothing short of amazing. It gives me everything I need as a runner and also maps for getting lost in the woods while running. I couldn’t be more pleased with my purchase.

(If you are a new user in this forum, then stop reading here. The watch currently on you wrist is awesome. It will give you some excellent help reaching your training goals! Have fun!)

There is one thing that bugs me though.

Wearing a watch day to day sends out a message, something about your identity and belonging to a group. I am apparently in the group ”Fenix owners”.

Reading these forums I realize that the group ”Fenix owners” all seem to be about getting the most expensive, best looking fitness tracker, counting steps, calories and tracking your HR 24/7. How to get the most value out of the current state of your watch while exercising seems irrelevant and complaining over and over again about the same issues is all that matters while ignoring tips on how to work around issues found in the watch.

Now that is not a group I identify with and I am considering switching to the Forerunner line of products again. A Forerunner sends a totally different message than a Fenix. People don’t just accidentally buy that one thinking it is a pretty fitness tracker. They buy it for a reason.

WDYT, should I switch?

(Tagged sarcasm)

But frankly, I am actually a bit worried about the general perception of Fenix owners. LOVE the watch though (with issues)

  • 0 over 5 years ago
    johanwiren said:
    How to get the most value out of the current state of your watch while exercising seems irrelevant and complaining over and over again about the same issues is all that matters while ignoring tips on how to work around issues found in the watch.

    it sounds about that the fenix 6 suits you then

    You just started a new thread, which makes no sense, moaning about the watch

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    So you suggest we ignore all the problems and be one big happy family who paid 800-1000 euros for watch?

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    The Fenix 6 series is not Garmin's first rodeo. It is also not a cheap watch. You would like to believe that by now Garmin could release a product that simply worked, right out of the box, but the 6 is not even close. Just look at the change log so far. And still it's not the finished article.

    I don't want to waste my time complaining. I don't want to waste my time testing beta releases of firmware or inventing workarounds for problems. I just want the thing to deliver accurate data. Is that so much to ask?

    And for what it's worth I have a 3HR and a 5X+. Maybe I should not be surprised that the story repeats itself. I do just wish that some day this merry go round would stop. Of course, if they ever get it right they will have a tough job to sell you a new model next year, and the year after that.

    By the way, for the most part I am happy with my 6X Pro Solar, but it's impossible to overlook the absurd heart rate values from the OHR when active, but not recording the activity. Since HR influences so many other metrics, that we pay good money for, it needs to be right 24x7, not when it suits the watch.

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to matej787
    matej787 said:
    So you suggest we ignore all the problems and be one big happy family who paid 800-1000 euros for watch

    No. If you paid a lot of money for something that does not match your expectations I suggest that you return the watch for a refund, if possible, or that you sell it.

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    This watch is the type of watch you don't tell your wife about because she is not going to let this one go. A watch that is over 500 dollars in cost should be able to sync data.wish that I saw this post before buying my watch. Now I am using a much cheaper watch and method to get the job done. Hopefully I can silently give this watch to the kids. Probably would do better with a chest strap than this watch. 

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to 5849144

    And you're resurecting a two year old thread because????