Just went to DC Rainmakers site, and in the comments on the first review of the 235, Ray confirms that there will be no virtual racer / virtual partner feature on the forerunner 235. These features were announced and were on the specification list for a month or so.
I think it is just inexcusable that advertised features are not present. I based my decision for buying a 235 on the fact that the website said it had a virtual pacer / virtual racer feature. Now it turns out that is not the case. It was a feature I really wanted to have.
As Ray states, it is not just a mistake that was quickly removed from their website after a few hours or so. It was there for a month or so. When I got the watch and couldn’t find that feature, I went back to their website and checked. I even saved a screenshot, for it was still there. If we even can’t trust the manufacturer to tell us what features are present in THEIR watch, then where do we have to go???
I will be investigating what the laws of my country say about such misleading product announcements. In the end, I have bought a product that does not live up to what the manufacturer announced it would offer. It is just plain amateurism.
Heck, this is a 349 euro watch. Can I at least expect to get what was promised?????
