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£9.40 GearBest26 Oct 15

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srw985

19 Oct 15

This went hot last week at £9.66 from Banggood, but by the time I decided to order it had gone back up to ~£13.

£9.40 delivered here from GearBest. Paypal accepted, and much quicker. Also I know some on here don't like giving their card details to these Eastern websites.

Used one for months until I woke up without it a few months ago after a dispute with the doorstaff in town. Be careful with the rubber straps, replacements are only a few quid and after several months use the tracker can pop out occasionally.

Android users, make sure to install the modified app rather than the Play Store app. Allows you to get custom notiifcations on your wrist from all apps, among other things.

I see your game here, expire mine and post your own! ;)

You say 'This went hot last week at £9.66 from Banggood, but by the time I decided to order it had gone back up to ~£13.' - It never went up, had you read the first paragraph of the OP it was clear what you needed to do? Even highlighted for you:

***If you do not see the band please do not hit expire, go to full site select China and the right hand band in the colour selection and still same price!***

Still available:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xiaomi-miband-banggood-com-9-72-now-9-66-possible-tcb-6-3-2301223
- Red Devil PJB

Latest comments (127)

EN1GMA

18 Dec 15 #126

how is the paid app for the band? does the dev give regular updates to it? has it lots more functionality than the official Mi App?

moneysavingkitten to EN1GMA

20 Dec 15 1 #127

It allows you more notification and to be able to control the colour of them if you have the coloured band.

Also more alarm controls and idle alerts. It does quite different things than the official app really. It's for customising, not tracking.

It has been updated two or three times in the month I have been using it I think.

For the record, it looks like you can't erase data on the band. You can set up a new mi band account and sync the empty account with the band. That has a similar effect.

EN1GMA

16 Dec 15 #123

for the alarms to work via the Mi app, does the BT have to be on? Monday evening went to sleep by setting the alarms but switched BT off and didn't feel the band vibrate. night just gone, left BT on and band vibrated at alarm times. Just wanted some confirmation that's all.

moneysavingkitten to EN1GMA

16 Dec 15 1 #124

I think when it's set, you're supposed to not need the phone then.

Simple enough to test, set it for a few times when you are awake, then turn Bluetooth off :smiley: see how reliable it is.

srw985 to EN1GMA

16 Dec 15 1 #125

Alarms only work when connected to the phone via Bluetooth.

The exception is "early bird" alarms, they're stored in the bands memory and should go off without a device connected.

moneysavingkitten

14 Dec 15 #122

Me too :smiley: It makes it so much more useful to be able to link all the information together. Would be really interested to hear how it work out for you.

moneysavingkitten

14 Dec 15 #120

Oh okay, you deleted your comment. I guess you found it :smile:

srw985 to moneysavingkitten

14 Dec 15 1 #121

Yeah, thanks anyway, googled it for the hundredth time. Seems an update a few weeks back to the Android app finally added this functionality. Google and MFP had been calling each other partners for at least six months, glad it's finally materialised.

moneysavingkitten

14 Dec 15 #119

Assuming you have Google Fit set up...

Opening Myfitnesspal. Look in the menu for 'Steps'. In steps, it will probably have 'Don't track steps' ticked. You want to change this and tick 'Android. Your Android can sync steps with MyFitnessPal via Google Fit'. Allow it permission if it asks.

Then back in the main menu, in 'Apps an Devices', scroll right to the very bottom. You should see Google Fit. If you tap it, it should say connected. If it isn't, connect it.

Then it should import steps from Google Fit. Should, can't promise it will work :smile:

Mine just asked for permission again when I opened MFP. Then I looked in Steps and it had disconnected itself. Reconnected it but not hopeful.

moneysavingkitten

14 Dec 15 #118

Nope, should be fine if you leave you phone somewhere else, as long as it's not for weeks on end :smiley:

Google fit integration works well, for the most part. The steps import correctly. The calories burnt I am very suss about. I am keeping an eye on the developer community, it all seems very unfinished.

Myfitnesspal integration (you link Google Fit to MFP to get the miband data into MFP) however is not good at all. It only worked for one day and imported steps as calories burnt! Now it doesn't import anything. I think these apps and the links between them are still very much a work in progress.

I will keep you posted :smiley:

moneysavingkitten

14 Dec 15 #117

Mine said 1h 30 for the first day or two, now I seem to be averaging about 2h 30. A lot of people are complaining the sleep tracking algorithm has changed in the last update and isn't as accurate. They were claiming to get 3h 30+ before. Sounds a bit unrealistic to my mind, but I don't know. I'm not entirely sure how it works.

EN1GMA

14 Dec 15 #116

so I don't need my phone with me all the time? that's good cause ive been carrying it with me thinking if I don't have the band close to my phone it wont work. thanks for the clarification.

yeah, let me know when you learn how to wipe the data both from the band and the app. my OH has got her eye on mine so im thinking of upgrading and giving her mine...:laughing:

keep me posted MSK <3

EN1GMA

14 Dec 15 #115

the Mi official app also has a option to link with Google Fit. ive not done so yet. yeah, I saw the app you linked. ive got some play credits so might just buy it. I love the fact it vibrates as a alarm so I don't disturb the OH :laughing:

Though its abit worrying im only getting 1h 30 mins of deep sleep. Not sure how accurate that is.

moneysavingkitten

14 Dec 15 #114

I think it can store a months worth of data in the band without connecting? I know it's a lot anyway. After that it starts over writing data.

I do need to work out how to wipe it though! Haven't figured that out. Going to give it to my Mum when my 1S comes.

EN1GMA

14 Dec 15 #113

just one question. do you have to have it connected to your phone via BT for it to count the steps? or is it clever enough to store the info in the band and then when connected to the phone, the band will update the app.

moneysavingkitten

14 Dec 15 1 #112

Same :smiley: Glad yours is working btw. I wonder what the issue was.

moneysavingkitten

14 Dec 15 #111

I've been using this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.zdenekhorak.mibandtools&hl=en_GB

Give you a lot more control over notifications and alarms and stuff. I believe the on the XDA forums does similar for free, but this was hassle free to set up. It's updated frequently and the developer hangs on on the miband reddit.

elitom

19 Oct 15 2 #15

Got one of these - great device

step / pedometer is pretty accurate and it does not count "steps" when you are typing / driving like some other more expensive devices

and the sleep tracker turns on automatically and again is surprisingly accurate

the revised Notify app is great if you want your phone on silent in an office environment

the charge lasts ages - easily over one month and it is really waterproof - been swimming and in the shower with mine !

and it is very discrete - not like some of the "in your face" high end activity bands

as for being fake - just check YouTube for vids how to tell the difference

Price delivered to UK from China warehouse is showing at US$14.29 which by xe.com is £9.24

EliTom

hcc27 to elitom

19 Oct 15 1 #24

Affects, not effects :-)

furi0n to elitom

19 Oct 15 #30

thanks

EN1GMA to elitom

20 Oct 15 #43

Eli, how can you tell if its fake? ordering from gearbest will mean I get a original yeah? for £10 I think i'll get one.

EN1GMA to elitom

20 Oct 15 #45

have you got one of these mate? just wondering how accurate they really are. ive used my phone before to count steps and it wasn't that accurate. just need it to count steps, not count when I type etc :laughing:

moneysavingkitten to elitom

20 Oct 15 #53

Thanks very much for the information, I haven't been able to find any reviews that compare the i5 to the miband specifically. I did read on the XDA forums that people had similar trouble to you with step counting. That it counted steps properly when running, but not when walking.

Can I ask how you found the display? Does the swiping part work well? Did it display notifications properly? That's the part that tempts me really.

They seem to have basically the same features otherwise, but the miband sounds like it might work better for those features. The i5 seems to work as a camera remote, but the miband has the phone unlock thing, which is probably much more useful. It also seems to have more intelligent sleep tracker.

EN1GMA to elitom

20 Oct 15 #55

Eli, you've been a gent on this thread but im going to bug you one last time. is there a apk for the app which this band works with? not bothered if its not the official app, just need one that works.

EN1GMA to elitom

14 Dec 15 1 #110

I find myself randomly taking out my phone and seeing if the counter works, it does. stops when I stop and then when I start walking again, takes a few seconds to catch up but then counts each step.

EN1GMA

14 Dec 15 1 #109

tried the unit after leaving it since I bought it and its started to work. its connected now and everything ok. just need to go back on the thread and get the apps that work with this the best. the standard Mi app is pretty basic.

chrisbass

19 Oct 15 #2

Whilst I'm sure this is a good deal, what do people actually use fitness trackers for? Do you not know how much exercise you are doing without one?

msharif911 to chrisbass

19 Oct 15 #16

Clearly not hence the market for them is so big. Give one a try, you get loads of data from them that for tech geeks like me amounts to me doing a bit morethan I would do otherwise.

finnmaccool to chrisbass

4 Dec 15 #108

counting how many strokes to choke a chicken

EN1GMA

23 Nov 15 #106

im going to be sending mine back. just will not pair up :disappointed:

moneysavingkitten to EN1GMA

23 Nov 15 #107

That's a shame :disappointed: Maybe it's an excuse to try the newer one instead? I had buyer remorse when the new one came out a week after I bought mine.

moneysavingkitten

22 Nov 15 #105

I think goal checking colour, is the colour your band goes, when you do the progress checking gesture? So if you keep your arm down by your side, them quickly move it upwards like you are reading the time from a watch and keep it there, the lights will flash on to tell you how close to your walking goal you are that day.

I'm getting notifications with no lights now. Going to have to reset it all, but that's a job for tomorrow I think :smiley:

Arise

22 Nov 15 #104

I've had a look through all the settings in the Mi Band Tools app and the only thing I think it could be is "goal checking color" whatever that is lol. It's the only other thing that set to blink red apart from calls.

moneysavingkitten

22 Nov 15 #103

I've had it say I'm getting a phone call twice this evening, nothing in my call log. It's getting a bit annoying.

Arise

22 Nov 15 #102

Yeah I don't think it's that. I'm sure it flashed red and done it at around the same time this afternoon as it did yesterday. Yesterday I was concerned that it done it because it had been in water and that they might not be waterproof but fortunately it's been fine since. Would love to know why it does that though.

moneysavingkitten

22 Nov 15 #101

The idle thing makes the band vibrate once an hour if you haven't taken any steps, to remind you to keep moving. It pops up a notification on your phone too in the tray, so you would probably notice it if it was though.

Arise

22 Nov 15 #100

Tbh I've not paid a massive amount of notice because I've been off all weekend and my phone has never been on silent so I've not had to look at the band to see what's flashing.
On a whole the app seems ok to me although I didn't think the alarm was as simple as it could have been.
What do the idle settings do ?

moneysavingkitten

22 Nov 15 #99

I'm finding that app from the android store a little bit hit or miss so far. Only had it a day but the notifications aren't working quite as expected 100% of the time. Sometimes they vibrate with no lights coming on. It had a big update yesterday, not sure if that has anything to do with it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/miband/comments/3tpojd/android_release_mi_band_tools_v131/

So many settings. Need to spend a bit more time playing with it.

You haven't got the idle warnings set have you?

Arise

22 Nov 15 #98

The offical one and the one someone put on here that was around a quid in the play store.

Arise

22 Nov 15 #95

Mine often vibrates for no apparent reason, does anyone know why they do this ?

DAMNOME to Arise

22 Nov 15 #96

It vibrates to let you know your progress in achieving your Daily goal

moneysavingkitten to Arise

22 Nov 15 #97

Which app are you using with it?

moneysavingkitten

20 Nov 15 1 #94

There are two versions of the band. The one with coloured LED is oldest (the one I have), the one with white LEDs is newer and cheaper, now there is a third with a heart rate sensor coming out.

moneysavingkitten

20 Nov 15 1 #93

The lights on mine go off when it isn't charging too. The only time they come on is if I get a notification, or if I use the gesture to show progress.

Just a thought.. your phone doesn't use bluetooth v3 does it? Read about some people using a modified app because their phones use 3 and the band is 4.

Only other thing I could think of to try is testing it with another phone if that is possible.

EN1GMA

20 Nov 15 #92

I think mines faulty. my Bluetooth will not pick up the device. its fully charged, as lights are all white when charging. but when taken off charge the lights all go out. tried to manually link it via BT multiple times but no joy.

aide

20 Nov 15 #90

On the one with white LEDs, they go out when fully charged. I could only get it to connect with Bluetooth through the Miband app (official). The hacked XDA one won't work with it.

Smart unlock in Android will not work with it either for some reason - which is one of the main reasons why I bought it.

EN1GMA to aide

20 Nov 15 #91

so are you saying there are two versions?

EN1GMA

20 Nov 15 #89

mine charging with white LED showing. It's got 2 bars charged with the third flashing. Tried to connect it this morning but still connecting.

MSK are your LED lights constantly on? Or does it go off? Mine flashes when charging but then goes off.

There's no secret button on the device is there for the Bluetooth to pick it up?

I'm clutching at straws now :laughing:

EN1GMA

19 Nov 15 #87

Should the 3 lights on the band be on or off? It has been charging for a few hours. Frustrated

moneysavingkitten to EN1GMA

19 Nov 15 #88

Just plugged mine in to check, it has green LEDs on it when it is charging. I think one when it is on low battery, 2 when it is half full and three when it is fully charged.

Logging into the app was the hardest part for me. I think it might have taken a minute or two to connect it, but it did it by itself. I didn't even have bluetooth turned on, the app turned that on.

EN1GMA

19 Nov 15 #86

Anyone have any issues in connecting the device when first linking it up via the official app.

I've set up a account, switched my phones Bluetooth but it just won't read band.

Strange

EN1GMA

19 Nov 15 #83

mines arrived today. sorry to be cheeky but can people point me to the English instructions to the item. Any hints and tips from current users? is the official app better or the one linked by MSK?

any other advice is appreciated too.

srw985 to EN1GMA

19 Nov 15 1 #85

The linked Mi Band Tools app supplements the official app to add things like better notification support. The official app is still used for sleep / fitness tracking.

moneysavingkitten

19 Nov 15 1 #84

I haven't found a manual, sorry... but there doesn't seem to be much to know about it.

To set it up you just need to charge it and download the app which you can get from scanning the QR code in the manual.

I had problems registering an account through the app. I went here to sign up instead:

https://account.xiaomi.com/pass/register

Then used those details to log in. It holds you hand through the rest of the set up process, it was really easy.

If you want to mess around with notifications and changing LED colours, you need to play with the apps in the links in the post above yours.

moneysavingkitten

19 Nov 15 #82

Mine arrived yesterday, with coloured LEDs :smiley:

Not convinced it i counting step correctly. Still trying to work out how quickly it update the count. Walking outside it's logging steps, not sure it's logging steps walked around the house properly.

Haven't work out the phone unlock thing yet.

Haven't played around with the LED colour changing apps yet.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/accessories/tweaked-mi-band-english-version-notify-t3024425

and

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.zdenekhorak.mibandtools&hl=en_GB

Arise

19 Nov 15 #81

Still no sign of mine, hopefully it'll turn up soon. Will post opinion when it gets here.

aide

19 Nov 15 #79

Mine arrived yesterday too....it is the older model with only white LED's which isn't great

srw985 to aide

19 Nov 15 #80

Mine arrived this week with colour LEDs :sunglasses:

Unfortunately I'm still not convinced it isn't faulty, the battery is supposedly draining at 10%+ per day, and the app can't connect to the band fairly often.

HappyShopper

17 Nov 15 #77

Finally rcv'd today.

moneysavingkitten to HappyShopper

17 Nov 15 #78

What are your first impressions of it?

moneysavingkitten

6 Nov 15 1 #76

They say:

In their e-mail they sent about my order. 25 business days would be 5 weeks.

moneysavingkitten

6 Nov 15 1 #75

Only ordered it yesterday, so hasn't been delivered yet. When I click on tracking it says 'undefined' with a message about how that might take a few days to update. I have a feeling it won't update, despite there being a nice photograph lol.

It wouldn't surprise me if it takes a month, coming from China. They quote 7 - 25 days for some of their shipping services and 25 - 50 for others! I am not sure which service they have used:

http://www.gearbest.com/about/shipping-methods.html

moneysavingkitten

5 Nov 15 #73

Finally got round to ordering one, quite impressed so far. Didn't pay for tracking and they've given me a tracking number anyway, even got a photo of my package on their scales!

Arise to moneysavingkitten

6 Nov 15 #74

How long did it take to arrive ? Mine was shipped, supposedly, a fortnight ago but tracking number isn't tracking.

UniqueUser212312

28 Oct 15 #72

Ordered one maybe a week or two ago. Anyone got any idea how long it takes to arrive?

unclem0nty

26 Oct 15 #70

£8.74!

moneysavingkitten to unclem0nty

26 Oct 15 #71

Price still seems the same in dollars, maybe it's the exchange rate? How low will it go though? :smile:

avalon50

26 Oct 15 #68

£8.87 now!

moneysavingkitten to avalon50

26 Oct 15 #69

Seems to drop 20 cents everyone the counter gets to 4 days. Then they reset the counter to 6 days again.

philmount

26 Oct 15 #67

£9.08 for me. thanks

Quids

25 Oct 15 #66

Hot. Might try this. Cheers op.

redarmy85

24 Oct 15 #65

If I'm playing football will this device be able to measure how much I've run in the game?

Atheos

22 Oct 15 #64

Great price, but are we sure it is the V1 version with the coloured LED's?

moneysavingkitten

22 Oct 15 #63

Price has dropped to sub $14 now!

jamesmhunt

22 Oct 15 1 #61

For anyone who picks up a Mi Band, make sure you also check out the third-party 'Mi Band Tools' app. It adds loads of other great functionality, including multiple alarms, application and contact-specific alerts (especially if you get one of the older Mi Bands with RGB LEDs), 'Take a nap', and 'Idle Alerts' and a handy widget to show steps and battery life. It's well worth the 99p price tag. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.zdenekhorak.mibandtools&hl=en_GB

moneysavingkitten to jamesmhunt

22 Oct 15 #62

Thanks for the link, it looks interesting :smiley:

Is it the new bands that have the white LEDs then? I asked gearbest which colour this one has a week ago and they still haven't replied :/ I am assuming they are coloured if they are in the video.

moneysavingkitten

21 Oct 15 #60

It's dropped another 20 cents. How low will it go?

nodrog1977

20 Oct 15 #59

yes just download the app from the app store or play store then sync with bluetooth

Roop

20 Oct 15 #57

hi, do you know if I could use this with an app on a tablet to monitor my sleep and wake me up at the ideal time according to my sleep cycle?

elitom to Roop

20 Oct 15 #58

yes will work on a tablet with Bluetooth and wakes you up within 30 mins of your desire time when you are in light sleep - but if you are in light sleep 30 mins before then it goes off then !!!

EliTom

elitom

20 Oct 15 1 #56

this is the official app that I use

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xiaomi.hm.health

also how to spot a fake ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVZjI7j5WKU

the box bit is not strictly true as the box for mine is the smaller one but the label is like the fake - but mine was purchased in China - not shipped to the UK from China

EliTom

moneysavingkitten

20 Oct 15 #54

What, you just want one without a screen The one I linked does have a heart rate monitor and works out at just over £35. I dunno, I couldn't find anything like that.

moneysavingkitten

20 Oct 15 #52

I've been reading more about it and I don't think it does connect with Google Fit. I can't find any reference to it online. It used an app called Zeroner on your phone, which looks like it had 2.5 stars on the Play store. I think it's been removed and re-added, possibly to dodge bad reviews.

I've just read through an entire thread about it on the XDA forums, I think it may require more tinkering time than I am prepared to put into it.

I noticed when people use it in videos, it's never on their arm. I think that is because to read it you have to put your arm in quite an uncomfortable position. You can change the orientation of the screen, but it means updating it with Chinese language firmware, it just sound like pure hassle.

These are the best two videos I could find of it in use, but they don't mention any of the problems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT-vMl_Piq0 and i5 vs Fitbit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9VN0FkmuLw

It bothers my slight than neither of them will connect to myfitnesspal. I'm not sure how useful either of them will be to me if calories burnt and calories eaten aren't taken into consideration.

Is there a Google version or something like myfitnesspal that will keep track of calories?

Off to read the miband thread next :smile:

reddragon105

20 Oct 15 1 #51

I mean a budget brand - as in, if this is a cheaper brand's version of a Fitbit Charge, is there a cheap brand that does a budget version of a Fitbit Charge HR? I'm not expecting to find one for a tenner but I can't seem to find one at all - I've only seen cheap chest strap HR monitors or things that are closer to smart watches than wristbands. Maybe it's a technological issue and Fitbit are the only people who have managed to get a HR monitor into a wristband thus far.

phillsmit3

19 Oct 15 #11

Will this be fake?

monkey1999 to phillsmit3

20 Oct 15 #50

No they are cheap Chinese brand but to be fair make good stuff

redarmy85

19 Oct 15 #29

If I'm playing football will this device be able to measure how much I've run in the game?

weltysparrow to redarmy85

20 Oct 15 #49

I would highly doubt the accuracy whilst playing football. There's a lot of complex movements that a simple pedometer isn't going to be able to decipher.

It would be an interesting experiment to run, say, 2 laps of a running track and measure the number of steps. Then do it with a football, and try and simulate your movements during a game.

I would expect the figures to be wildly different yet you would have covered the same ground.

I could be wrong though.

vegalz0r

20 Oct 15 #47

Cost me £9.53 through PayPal. Ordered and hope to have it in a week.

EN1GMA to vegalz0r

20 Oct 15 #48

same here. ordered via paypal.

elitom

20 Oct 15 1 #46

yep have one !

have made checks and it does not count "steps" when typing / driving etc and is quite accurate with distance walked / run too

EliTom

elitom

20 Oct 15 2 #44

from what I read here GearBest are pretty good with not selling fakes - if it is a copy then they say so ..... see a previous post ..... they call teh item MiBand style etc etc

just pay by PayPal and then when it arrives look for vids on YouTube - I am sutre there is a vid there about how to spot a fake .... can't check now as I am at work and YT is blocked !

EliTom

elitom

20 Oct 15 1 #42

got the excat same one lying on my desk - wore it once - it is **** in comparison to the Mi Band - much more bulky and no where near as accurate as the Mi Band

this one I mean ..... http://www.gearbest.com/smart-wristband/pp_180798.html

EliTom

srw985

20 Oct 15 1 #41

The i5 Plus looks like a good upgrade from the Miband, just wondering how good the app is, and if it connects with Google Fit etc

moneysavingkitten

20 Oct 15 #40

Shows Chinese journalists wearing them them and shows the president of Xiaomi refusing to talk about politics and refusing to explain what 'purifying cyberspace' means. Apparently that's what the president of China wants.

It's really a very short clip at the end. She doesn't ask him anything else, or anything about the company. Which was disappointing, but the programme is about Chinese politics.

reddragon105

19 Oct 15 #26

Is there a budget version of something like this but with a heart rate monitor as well?

tallphilc to reddragon105

19 Oct 15 #28

Yep anyone into cardio will find something like this useless unless it measures your heart rate. Find one and I'm in! :smiley:

moneysavingkitten to reddragon105

20 Oct 15 #39

Depends what you mean by budget. This one seems to be the cheapest:

http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_131979.html

Not really comparable in price, but quite different.

Still can't make up my mind between the miband and this http://www.gearbest.com/smart-wristband/pp_180798.html *sigh*

RIIIDAA

19 Oct 15 #34

Interesting mention of this company on panorama tonight

westonborn to RIIIDAA

19 Oct 15 #38

Saying..........?

HappyShopper

19 Oct 15 #37

Can anyone suggest good quality alternative bands for this?

nodrog1977

19 Oct 15 1 #4

Love mine but mainly use it as a vibrating silent alarm so not to disturb the Mrs, and also for the vibrating notification of phone calls is a very handy feature

BUZZ FUZZ 47 to nodrog1977

19 Oct 15 #36

That's exactly what I want it . Do you have to download an app or link it to your phone??

Arbuthknott

19 Oct 15 #35

Ordered, not for any fitness stuff but because where I work I never hear my Mi4 ringing so hoping the vibrating wristy thing might help, worth a punt for a tenner!

thethinwhiteduke

19 Oct 15 #33

As I understand it, Xiaomi are bringing out a new version of this band soon, hence the giveaway price. The new version is expected to have a heart rate monitor feature - so I'm holding out for that one myself.

mirko77

19 Oct 15 #32

Just ordered one. Added tracking number and insurance to the shipping just in case

neothe100

19 Oct 15 #31

I have ordered one so let's see how good and long it lasts.

Arise

19 Oct 15 #27

Cheers OP, was wanting something cheap and cheerful like this.

elitom

19 Oct 15 #25

yep - always get that one wrong !!

EliTom

f2k8

19 Oct 15 #19

So, is GearBest or Banggood better for for authenticity?
I want the genuine one and I've heard there's a lot of fakes going around, especially on Amazon.

Rushed_89 to f2k8

19 Oct 15 1 #22

Who knows really but buying through paypal. So if it is fake they can deal with them.

SimonB2008 to f2k8

19 Oct 15 #23

I've bought lots of stuff from Gearbest and if they say it's authentic it is. If it's a fake it will always say "styled" as in "xiomi styled."

davidbrent

19 Oct 15 1 #21

http://www.damnlol.com/pics/108/9a4046b87b44f10a4bfabdf08af7b0ef.gif

micpwelsh

19 Oct 15 2 #20

Get 1 free if you get out on licence

furi0n

19 Oct 15 #13

how do I go about ordering this? what country to select?

elitom to furi0n

19 Oct 15 #18

select from China warehouse then make sure the "Shipping Cost to:" bit shows UK - use drop down arrow to select UK if required - may default to US

hth

EliTom

woodg8

19 Oct 15 #14

whats the point of these things exactly? considering buying but i have no idea why

elitom to woodg8

19 Oct 15 #17

set daily activity targets so you actually do something like moving and keeping relatively fit :stuck_out_tongue:

also monitor your sleep quality so you can determine what effects your sleep quality !

EliTom

natterjack33

19 Oct 15 #12

It shows as £13.15 for me. Am I doing something wrong?

saucymonk

19 Oct 15 #5

Be careful with cheap replacement bands for these. I had one and the rubber was too soft. It kept coming undone and the tracker could pop out easily. No problem with the original band that you get with it

quidditys_shore to saucymonk

19 Oct 15 #9

be careful with expensive bands to.
I paid £80 for a fitbit charge & after just 3 months the rubber was just pealing off! Fitbit replaced it for free but I just sold it on & bought a cheap tracker which has replaceable bands

kashhassan94 to saucymonk

19 Oct 15 #10

did you eventually get a good rubber band? As I am looking for a band, but all I have seen have mixed reviews

zeberdys

19 Oct 15 #8

Hi vassy201187 i have a oneplusone phone what features can you use with this?

Thanks

Zeberys

vassy201187

19 Oct 15 #7

I have one. Works excellent with one plus One

7percent

19 Oct 15 #6

Occasionally would pop out of original band for me, usually while rummaging in a bag or similar so was fine. Got an unofficial leather band now and it's very secure.

Maniek133

19 Oct 15 #3

I think this works better:

Click

srw985

19 Oct 15 2 #1

Link to modified Android app for notifications

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