UsecMyNuts t1_jdw9asn wrote on March 27, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Reply to comment by Terrible-Sand-3203 in Garmin’s Forerunner 955 review: Still king for runners and cyclists by SAT0725

I feel like you’ve shot yourself in the foot in more ways than one by buying a $900 smartwatch without doing an atom of research into what it actually offers.

givemewhiskeypls t1_jdx4lba wrote on March 27, 2023 at 8:52 PM

I did plenty of research before I bought the Ultra. It wasn’t until I used it that I discovered that the way I use smart watches made it a poor choice for me. There are several design and user experience issues, the battery life as I’m experiencing is worse than reviews and official documentation made me expect, and the comfortability of the watch and it’s bands during certain activities that I do sucked. And unfortunately it took me about 4 weeks longer than the return window to hit critical mass of frustration. So now it sits in my watch case while I happily wear my Fenix 7.

BumderFromDownUnder t1_jdwai9x wrote on March 27, 2023 at 5:41 PM

If they can afford a watch that expensive they can buy subscription apps.

Please pay me now daddy Tim Cook, sir.

UsecMyNuts t1_jdwez1p wrote on March 27, 2023 at 6:10 PM

I mean $900 for a professional use watch isn’t really that expensive, but at the same time the words “watch subscription” just scream idiocy to me regardless of wealth.