Probably not as an average sized bloke, they do however have weird sizings.....there is a thread [here] which relates to measuring the circumference of your wrist, and Microsofts official wrist sizing guide for the band 1 to print out [here] - ensure you click on the link for band 1 not band 2! . Really you need to ascertain both I found, and even then until you try one on you can never be too sure.

For myself I took a piece of string to measure and my fairly average wrist circumference is 18.8cm

According to the link for jojo42 guide the following applies

Medium band: wrist size of 7" (about 18cm) gets me to the middle of the adjustment range. Perfect fit.
Small band: wrist size of 7" / 18cm just barely fit on the widest band setting.
Large band: wrist size of 7" / 18cm leaves the band a bit loose even on the tightest setting.

The adjustment track is about 1" long, so that means roughly

Wrist sizes between 5.75" and 6.75" get a small (14.5 - 17cm)
Wrist sizes between 6.5" and 7.5" get medium (16.5 - 19cm)
Wrist sizes between 7.5" and 8.5" get large (19 - 21.6 cm)

As can be seen from that I am at the upper end of the medium and the tightest setting of large would leave it loose, as I loose weight (one of the intentions of buying a fitness tracker for me) my wrist size will thin in circumference....however.....

This is not exact science because it depends also very importantly on wrist height. there are three sizes as per the Microsoft guide, measure your wrist with that...I fit literally just inside the medium bracket, and with my wrist circumference according to jojo42 I do find as suspected a medium fits me with only slight adjustment. If I had gone for large I am pretty sure tightened right up not only would it have been too large for my wrist circumference but also way too much for the height of my wrist.

The heights are as follows :

39mm Small
41mm Medium
49mm Large

It is a crazy jump between Medium to Large regarding wrist height, and clearly for me Large would never have fit right even though I am literally at the upper end of Medium with very little on the adjustment slider (sometimes I found it a little uncomfortable with temperature changes and need to slacken it off to near enough maximum circumference adjustment.

Hope this helps.

Come to the conclusion that I won't be getting one of these from o2, can someone advise the best alternative for a similar price please?

Just cancelled o2 as had gone down to monthly sim deal only anyway and they had annoyed me over this. Their coverage for 4g around Bournemouth is not as good as others and can suddenly drop. Deleting their app off my phone as getting annoyed just seeing the waste of time piece of rubbish grinning at me.

I have a code and found stock last Wednesday but they refused to sell to me as they had nowhere to enter the code on the till to discount the price!!!! They said it was no longer on the app but I had a code from the website that said I had 28 days to redeem it. O2 is an absolute joke!!

Just re read this thread. Bournemouth store sold all theirs on first day and were not getting any more in. o2 were not doing a nice offer that would be available to a lot of their customers. They were simply getting rid of old stock to a few lucky people. Was thinking of leaving 02 anyway for a better deal with a better mobile signal but this made my mind up to go sooner rather than later.

Can't have bought the last one as I picked one up today. But seemed to be the last one as I wanted 2 (2 lines as well) however they only had a small which is too small, so need to swap it for a medium...I'm doubtful.

I've used skinomi screen protectors on other devices before they're usually pretty awesome.

Has anyone found a decent screen protector? I went for a wet application one off eBay for about £3, the cut out wasn't straight, nearly tore it trying to remove the cut out for the small window, and rather annoyingly, seem to have a speck of dust under the newly applied protector. I'll see how it rides out the next couple of days.

Also noticed that the heart monitor while running wasn't particularly accurate this morning, will try and tighten the strap for next time.

I'd used a DS lite one temporarily while I waited for this to arrive, and even within 3 days, it had left residue behind on the screen. Literally the first time I attempted to clean the screen after removing the DS protector, it left scratches on the black screen bezel.

Have you all checked at the Bluewater Store in Kent ? they had loads in ?

Stuck with a code and no stock also :disappointed:

I think No more stock at O2 stores as the clearance sale finished.
I will try Microsoft band 2 when its on sale in future.

I managed to finally pick on up after searching for ages in Perth...worth the drive, had to order and collect...cancel the order and then buy via Priority, all a bit of hassle but got one in the end.

Seems a decent device indeed so I'll see how it goes over the next week or so! Been using a Moto 360 with my iPhone and this seems to have similar features but obviously much more fitness focused! Thanks to the OP for posting this!

Just came back from Birmingham City Center. They told me that the product is completely out of stock and that it has reach its end of life meaning they will not re-stock it. Still stuck with my code also.

I've still got a code but can't find anywhere to use it. Does anyone know where I can get a Medium from somewhere between Leeds and Bracknell (Berkshire)? Outer West London also a possibility. Thanks

Has now dissapeared from The Priority App.

Cannot find anywhere around me (Norwich) in stock! They also have no idea whether they'll be getting more in stock...anyone else heard whether they're getting more in stock?

I checked mine over the weekend. 1 has definitely been used - box showed signs of being opened up, purple sticker over HR monitor was missing and lots of little hairline scratches on the screen. Not impressed. Going to take it back to store today and will want another one ordering in for sure.

I'm going to double, triple check my other one tonight. I'm not convinced that hasn't got some signs of wear on it although did come in better condition box and appropriate stickers over HR monitor etc.

That's good with me. Will do so now.

I'll be appreciated to swap whole lot with box and receipt . Could you open a 'sale/trade' thread ?

I've only worn it maybe half a day, but it's too loose unless I wear it higher up which I don't really want to do. Would send it with the box if you wanted, and the receipt.

About two weeks since dispatch.

How long have you been waiting?

I'm interested and I'm happy to send it first as you may not be so sure because I'm a newbie here. Could you tell me something more about condition of it ? Mine has been worn one day and I gave up because was too tight.

A seller from Aliexpress, Gearbest/Banggood/Geekbuying had long waiting times when I ordered.

If you are interested and you would be willing to send your one first, let me know on this thread and I'll open a 'for sale/trade' for my one and we can take it from there. Just erring on the side of caution so would rather make an agreement 'officially'

I've picked up medium but found it too tight, would you be interested in swapping on large?

Managed to pick up a large today but turns out its too big haha anyone got anything smaller thats too small

Had one like that in the store I was in. I wanted to get 2, as I noticed that there was a box on the shelf. When I asked about it, they told me it was in 'quarantine' and they couldn't sell it.
I worked it out after I left that it was most likely the display unit.

Took me a while to find a staff member in O2 today never mind a Microsoft Band. Thought I'd walked into a home for disinterested boys.

Do you folk think I should sell on my Xioami Miband 1s when it arrives and get this instead? The Miband vibrates for calls which would be useful, not sure if the Microsoft one does though.Thanks!

I can get the code on the app just did by accident but o2 website says no home delivery and all shops near me saying no stock at all. Is it worth calling them or not.

Same as others on here don't need one but want one haha.

Yes for double the money whilst making eBay 13%

Finally located one last night and picked it up this morning. Did have to travel a bit though to get it, but the staff was nice enough to put it to one side for me.

However, I did notice a really strange thing a couple of minutes ago.. I was looking through the missed calls on the device, and a complete stranger was on there. :confused:
Checked my phone, no signs of it there, and it was dated for a time before I picked mine up. Would this imply that it's a used/returned unit? I don't mind it, but it's just nice to know.

Still haven't managed to get one. It seems that it's sold out in the West Midlands and they don't know if they are even getting new stock in Birmingham.

Was some in Hitchin Friday

This deal should be unexpired. Picked up a small from Chichester. There's a large left in store. This thing is incredible for the money. And looks awesome aswell

Wore mine for spinning this morning, heart rate monitor seems fairly accurate. Sleep monitor is interesting too.

For half the price of the Charge HR and seemingly at least twice the functionality, really can't complain with it at all.

Is this discontinued old model ?

Thanks it was a great deal. I just got it.

reserved a medium this morning and collected from Preston Deepdale :-)

I've got a small and found it too tight, does anyone want to swap for a medium?

Brilliant guy in shop asked his manager who said its OK just to hide it on shelf and I can collect tomorrow. Im not sure if this policy so will not mention the store or person who assisted me.

Brilliant service. I called yesterday, he didn't take a name or anything from me, I just asked for him when I came to the store.

Thanks OP. Picked up the last one in Plymouth earlier.

Sold out by the time I got there after work... or so the guy said, I thought I seen one behind the counter.

Just picked mine up. No problem was reserved for me. Thanks to o2 store superb service.

Nothing wrong with making profit by buying and flipping. I've done it for years, not putting a gun to their heads forcing them to buy it. Still haters gonna hate i guess

Just went into my local store, said that they sold out yesterday. I asked them when they were getting any stock back in, and they said that it was discontinued. They said that this was the reason they were discounted, but I'm sure I read on here somewhere that stores were still getting supplied?

Oh well, I'll try my luck at another store another day.

I have no qualms with buyers making profit by selling items on eBay.

It was the "I'm serving the community by selling them" bit.

If they were actually trying to be community minded they'd either sell them on here considering it's the community that found the deal in the first place, or for a little extra to cover their costs, not for at least double the price on eBay.

Was on my app but when you click use the code - its says no stock. Anyone get past this bit?

Started showing on my app again while I was in town anyway, so popped into the shop, all o2 stores in Leicester are out of stock.

Showing on my priority moments op :smiley:

I want this kinda really bad so said all my friend are not with o2 and I left them sometime ago

I fail to see why this is a problem.
Smart watches are hardly a necessity for anyone. They are a luxury in a market segment that many would argue doesn't really even need to exist.
So if this guy earns a few coins off some Ebay people who are irrationally investing in something that is fairly pointless, then that's fine by me.
(Do you also moan at the Ebay sellers who buy items in bulk from China, only to then sell them at an inflated price simply because of the convenience they offer with fast postage? They aren't adding any value to the process...they are just profiteering. At least the other guy is taking these Bands out of O2 Priority and instead offering them to everyone)

Is this not expired?

By selling them on eBay for twice what you paid for them?

That's very community minded of you.

Can you use the code more than once?

They have a medium in stock in The o2 Paisley centre store, as I just picked up a small. They also have a small in Kilmarnock king street and Edinburgh ocean terminal. Got a spare o2 priority code also if anyone needs pm me.

So someone has missed out on the chance to own something that they don't need. Cry me a river.

No i'm helping the community by selling it to the general public, not just O2 customers and being selfish.

Or that someone not on o2 has the chance to :wink:

Not showing in my Priority :disappointed:

got 3 and put 2 on EBay! heat

Cheers OP. Collected mine. Process was easy. Just had to show the code. :smiley:

Annoyingly I found out this had expired as I was trying on a perfect fitting medium band in store

I cannot see the offer on the app but I saved a screenshot of the number and I have one reserved for tomorrow to pick up. So would I still be ok to get this at the offer price?

Do the steps count as you walk for anyone? Mine seem to track but only add to the counter a while after walking.

It's the same on my wifes band.

If its microsoft does it take an age to start working and then gets more and more bunged up and eventually grinds to a halt?

Was going to grab one today gutted its been pulled

Don't need it but I want it!!

Still showing up on my priority!

*sigh*

And to think I was going to pick one up today. :disappointed:

At least that's £32 I've saved.

It still shows in the app for me. Just search "band"

The online stock check isn't accurate by the way. It said no stock in my local shop but they had all sizes in stock.

Picked up a medium earlier. They had all 3 sizes in stock at about 3pm!

not available at all now

Says offer out of stock

I can't even find the deal on my app :disappointed:

I can't seem to find this deal on the priority app. Have all the codes been allocated then?

anyone got an o2 number i could use?

Where is the website link?

Did they have many in? I'll visit the store tomorrow and see if they have any, its not coming up on my o2 app at the moment but maybe thats because I'm home 10 miles away and its based on the location of my phone etc.
thanks

Never has a grown man run in the name of technology and all things glorious than today. My local store had all three sizes this morning so I managed to pick up a large. Also tried another store for curiosity sake - Aylesbury, they had some in stock so try there!

hopefully ill manage to find one in the morning

Hey people

Can I ask...

I've got a nexus 6p
Can I see notifications for .....gmail, watsap n news aps

Great deal just a pity no stores have any left except for small or large if your lucky.

was going to buy but measured my wrist 9.5" :disappointed:

Anyone tried buying online for collect in store and then asking them to apply the coupon in store to receive the difference back?

****.
was on the phone! that's what I was told!
went there an hour ago, they said it's all gone!

can you set it up to receive hotukdeals notifications? haha

poor description, cold from me

been trying for 10 minutes tojoin priority and just errors sigh

None in either Hounslow or Crawley today and no offers to order one in for me. I'll be going back tomorrow and asking them to try to reserve one.

Just got mine in Bristol Mall - great spot

Got the last one in Glasgow Buchanan galleries cheers op

No idea what this deal is about so voted COLD instantly for lack of effort.

now got it and website cant find the voucher

Great price if you can find one but Watford store jad none in stock and I overheard one of the staff say to another staff member 'it's subject to availability and we never have them anyway'.
So cold for that. And the other O2 priority freebies were out of stock in WHSmiths too. Rubbish.

It is the older version but for £31 it is very featured packed - I got one in the 40-odd deal and if you can live with its uglyness its a good device.

Thanks for this, bargain price for a lot of kit. Got the last large one from Worcester store, they had one small left.

Only gone and lost my old O2 sim, will be gone before i can get one haha

Just tried checking stock via click & collect, doesn't seem to be available anywhere!

there is only large one in stock in Meadowhall

Just went into the arndale store, woman at the front said they may have some in but I'd have to wait for about 10 minutes to find out because people were in the back (although there was another employee on the shop floor) and she couldn't leave her post.

I'm not waiting around 10 minutes to be possibly told no. Might try another day.

Just picked mine up from town, thanks again

Awww. Hope they do for me :wink:

Nope. They just offered when I said I wanted two. My wife's on o2 so I could have got the code if i needed but they were happy to oblige.

Wow. That's nice. Did u ask them for the other?

I showed mine for 1 and staff used one of their own codes for the other. Really helpful to be fair.

There didn't seem to be any doubt. Fingers crossed for Tuesday!

Just picked up. medium from the Arndale Centre Store in Manchester. Must say, it's a lot nicer looking in the flesh than I'd expected...

Sorely tempted by this, especially by its low price. Does it work well with iOS?

Tempting for an impulse purchase. Just checked CEX and they buy in for £32 so nothing to loose really. Will check stock in Cardiff later.

Thanks OP. Got myself and the wife one. Didn't seem as if they were stopping selling them as I clarified whether I could bring hers back if it didn't fit. They just said they'd order one in if they didn't have any in stock.

Are you sure? I called the store and they said they will check whether they would be able to order one or not.
and the other store said they don't take orders cause they are not sure whether there would be anymore stock.

I've spoken to my friend who works for o2 and he's advised that there should be stock replenishments from next week.

Good price for what it is.

picked a medium up and then returned to swap for large. Looking at it I'm pretty sure large would fit 99% of wrists

Awesome. I'm on three. But have a o2 sim. Lost it. O2 priority working fine :smiley:

Just found a flaw with it. It seems alarms set on my Phone ( LG g4) can't trigger the band!
Only alarms set on the band itself seem to go off.

a list of other apps that work on differnt platforms is here by the way.

Found one to change the colours and set your own wallpaper.

http://winsupersite.com/microsoft-band/microsoft-band-apps-platform

People who collected the item in store. Do they check the phone in store?

Just picked on up. Thanks OP.

Haha, this is hardly in stock anywhere. What a joke.

Picked one up in small. Never wanted a fitness watch but another impulse purchase LOL

I was charged £32 not that I care about the penny
but on the receipt it shows 60% discount £31.99 Sub-Total £32.00

Sold out pretty much everywhere within an hour

I've heard reports they ask to look at your phone and are looking for it to say o2 in the info bar.

Got one in Cambridge and they have given me an ex dsiplay model that is full of scratches, so its going back

What's the battery like on these please? I see it charges via USB cable...

So I'm not with o2, noone I know is either.... looks like I need to spend £10 on a top up even with a "free sim", so adding £10 to the cost of the band?

Anyone would like to buy and post one :smiley:?

Finally a smart band for MS phones! But no watch? Pointless without that.

can they be returned if bought for a gift and they decide they dont like it?

Anyone able to swap a small band more a medium preferably?

Bought one for the gf, guy in the store said a large should be fine as you can adjust it... got back to the office and it fits me but is huge on another girl. Can't tell whether to swap it for a medium or small.. and no I don't know the size of my girlfriend's wrists!

Amazing price though, she'll love it.

I only tried it out for a day so far just to check fit to see whether or not it would be going back to Microsoft or not...I even put some cling film over the display to make sure it remained scratch free whilst trying it out!...It currently is put back all boxed up like new ready for Christmas wrapping even though I will know what it is when I do receive it as a gift.

I think you'll most probably have a reaction. I had with the band one on the inside of my wrist and I'm not particularly sensitive (though never wear watches or other bands so could be expected) I'm still getting a little itchy with the 2, but much less so.

the paper guide is for the band2, it doesn't state it on the sheet, but all links to it from the MS site say "the band2 sizing is different, use this guide..." I nearly made that mistake.

Keep resending codes but my phone is not getting them. :disappointed:

Do these have a lot of metal on the inside? I'd love to get one but my skin breaks out around my wrist so I can't wear bracelets or watches unless they are plastic!

Just a heads up for anyone located in South East England, Bluewater store (Upper level) in Kent had loads in all sizes (Just got a small one myself)

Super hot deal, just a shame that O2 haven't got much stock, I expect more from such a huge company. Most staff said they only had a few to begin with.

The paper guide told me I was in the middle of the large but when I got the large band it was too loose and that was with it on the tightest setting.

Fair enough I am using the number from a 1p SIM.

Just picked one up. They had all sizes in stock in Chippenham, Wiltshire.

i'm not on O2, but my mum with her 'dumbphone' is. I googled the O2 priority apk,used her number, entered the confirmation code. voila.

In the shop they asked for my number and I used hers.


The guy I the ship asked me if I wanted free wrapping paper too! Apparently it's another priority deal.

Having used both Windows Phones and Android Phones, no, Windows Phone OS is far better at the lower end of the hardware market by far in comparison to Android which remains poorly optimised in comparison to iOS or Windows Phone OS.

Thanks for posting, managed to grab a medium one from my local :smiley:

Only small left on Putney High St if anyone's down that way.

Same as Windows then?

Said no one ever.

Can't see it. Must be gone. Can we expire this?

Do they let you try one on on the shop?

I would disagree, an operating system is only ever as good as however optimised the coding is to run on a multitude of hardware devices...hence why Android struggles.

Cheers OP. Reserved a large one though online it said none in stock.
Its worth calling ur nearest store.

I just printed out one of their size checkers here thinking I might be able to get away with a smaller as I'm on one of the smaller holes on my bpay band, but according to this I can only just about see the large around my wrist

I had one and had to return it.
The tech was really good but the band was uncomfortable to wear and it felt like an electronic tag !
The Cortana integration was handy.

there is only small in stock near me, as an average sized bloke, would i get away with a small?

Sorry I couldn't resist being a smartar5e :smirk:. An operating system is only ever as good as the hardware in which it is running on.

Do not go in o2 store if you are not on O2 they check if you are a customer..Everywhere else is fine.

Fair enough I probably did not word things very well. But I was only replying to a dated view of someone else that Windows is slow. It is not.

Using the same hardware Windows 10 starts quicker. (just :smiley: )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80lo35iAsSw

Apple is only very quick because the videos they show of apps loading in their adverts has been edited and doesn't reflect reality.

"Windows is very quick (with the right hardware)" That's a fantastic quote and couldn't agree more - I think you've just 'won' the internet as you've stated something that no one can argue with ;-).

I will just add that Android is very quick (with the right hardware), iOS is very quick (with the right hardware), OS X is very quick (with the right hardware), Linux is very quick (with the right hardware).

Crazy pricing on this, bought one from Amazon less than 6 minutes baths ago at £110 but wrong size. Just picked up the last large at my closest store (Glasgow Argyle St), used an old o2 sim in an unlocked phone!

Call up the store.

Popped into my local O2 store 30 minutes ago. There was one small in stock. When they checked there were only 4 mediums in stock in the whole of Scotland.

They've reserved me a medium, so will have to wait and see if one comes in before the priority code expires in 4 weeks.

OK maybe not every OS, but my Surface Pro starts from cold massively quicker then any iPad or Android tablet.

It will out boot a Macbook Air running Mac OS X as well.

Windows is very quick (with the right hardware)

Thank you, just reserved one in my local store. Had been debating over getting this or the Fitbit Charge HR.

Do thes work well on IOS?

Only small available in my local store :disappointed:
The code can be used only when purchasing in store :disappointed:
Can't reserve also.

Great price, no doubt about that, but the frequency of charging for a watch is just so poor.

Talk about depreciation... - one way for Microsoft to lose many of the new-adopters! (Luckily I only paid £38 on my preordered one when they came out, but if I had paid £179.99 I would have been p#####)

Shame i had to stop wearing mine as after a couple of months my skin reacted around the galvanometer... Ive never reacted to a watch or anything before :disappointed:

Notifications etc still work on IOS/Android. Cortana is the only advantage WP has [and as a WP user and user of the Band since the Usa release, it works great!]

Good deal, but having checked the O2 website for stock in stores, none close to me have the right fit. :disappointed:

It's compatible with phones on Windows, iOS and Android.

Good price.

The [link] clearly shows the Band 1 in the photo, it also states 60% off, on O2 shop the Band 1 is retailing for £79.99 so 60% off that is £31.99.

This is a great deal if anyone can find one in their size in stock at local stores, we got ours from the Microsoft Store on offer for £50 and thought that was a great deal.

Than any other OS? No, no it doesn't.

In the O2 Priority App it states 'Microsoft Band, the first device powered by Microsoft Health'. And regardless of that, the new one would not be this cheap.

where is the link for the band?

The number I used to install the app used to be an o2 number, but now isn't, but it still works for activaating the app. I'm unable to login to the o2 priority ticket site with it however

Whilst this is version 1 of the band, the biggest difference in version 2 is much needed styling. Its also around 5 times the price. At £32, this is a no brainer.

Been using v1 for a couple of weeks. Love the sleep pattern software, phone call, text messages, twitter and facebook notifications. The GPS tracker and heart rate are nice to have. Have yet to try Cortana voice recognition, The need to take it off and charge it every couple of days is a pain (since I'm always using it).

Hottest deal of the day imho

Just give them the number from the O2 SIM you used to install the app. Doesn't have to be the number on the phone itself

Hot!!

Cheers for the info! How do you know this is band 1? Can't find anything that states what version it is.

Just note this is the older version and has been superseded. That said, it is still a good deal.

More information here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/9821/the-microsoft-band-2-review including a table comparing the two devices.

Which band version is this?

see this post of how to get for free http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/get-o2-priority-moments-free-even-your-with-o2-1780561

Dammit! Wanted to get one of these as a present when they were £50. Ended up getting a Fitbit at £65. Now face a decision of whether to return it.

thanks just got one for him indoors!!

Great deal, I'll pick one up soonish

Awesome deal, just picked mine up!