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Very Poor Garmin Vivoactive 3 and Poor Customer Support

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Purchased in February 2021 at Amazon.

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Unsatisfied

UnsatisfiedPerth, WA

Regrettable Purchase

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I bought the vivoactive 3 watch in august 2022. Today it was 100% charged at midday, then battery was already dead at 5am when i woke up. Does not last long! Regrettable purchase.



Purchased in August 2021 at Harvey Norman for $498.00.

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Very good, but batery life is no good

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I have using my vivoactive3 since 2017 and it never presents problems. Very good watch. But on February 2020 the battery life became very short, and i need to charge it twice a day. I told with support three times but the problem does not solved. Support suggested me send the watch to PROPARTS so change the watch, but i have no guarantee that this will be free of financial costs. Does anybody have a same problem?

Purchased at Amazon for $300.00.



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Alpha Bravo

Alpha BravoSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 7 reviews

Doesn't Synch with my phone - very frustrating!

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Purchased in March 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores for $269.00.

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Tigerben

TigerbenGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC

  • 2 reviews

Good for general use, but issues once you scratch the surface

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Purchased in February 2021 for $380.00.

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A watch, a fitness tracker, plus more!

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Haven't worn a watch in 10 years, but was after a GPS fitness tracker. Looks like a watch, week long battery (if lazy), and basic smarts & notifications, including tap-&-pay. No issue with build quality, I work with chainsaws and other machinery and was concerned of damage, nearly a year on not a scratch! Despite it's water resistant rating, I don't shower with it on, it's usually dusty and dirty under the band after work, plus it allows me to charge it.

Purchased in April 2021 for $313.00.

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LisaM

LisaMSydney, NSW

  • 4 reviews

Good device, easy to use

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Set up was very fast and easy. More accurate the. The Fitbits I used to use. Heart rate more accurate, more exercises and can customise more. Battery life is about the same.

Purchased in December 2021 at Rebel Sport for $249.00.

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Dmitry

DmitrySydney

  • 4 reviews

BATTERY LIFE

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This could be a great watch. Sadly, charging it TWICE A DAY made it merely an annoyance. I spent my time tweaking settings, to no avail. And with every firmware update the settings became worse.

There are some glitches like the watch hangs when connecting it to USB cable, solved by a reboot, but the battery life is the worst concern.

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Alli_Oliver

Alli_OliverMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 9 reviews

Very happy for the most part

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Purchased in November 2021 at Rebel Sport for $250.00.

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Matt

MattPerth, WA

  • 3 reviews

Clunky, not much better than my older 235 but not as good as Samsung

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Purchased in August 2021 at Rebel Sport for $450.00.

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SMK

SMKGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 2 reviews

Solid watch you can wear 24/7

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I have owned this watch for 3 months.

Comfort: Very comfortable. The strap is flexible. Aesthetically it does not look like a smart watch.

Battery:I wear this 24/7 and workout around 5 times a week. I need to chanrge my watch once a week.

Tracking: I track my Crossfit workouts. I have really gotten the most out of accurately monitoring my HR during WOD’s. This watch tracks running, rowing and walking really well.

Other pros: Apple pay, step count and phone notifications have all been featured i have found helpful

Purchased in June 2021 at Catch for $338.95.

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yankeesgirl

yankeesgirl

  • 2 reviews
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Great for me

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Purchased in November 2021 at Garmin for $429.00.

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Mutasim S.

Mutasim S.Greater Melbourne (Inner), VIC

Started out great...

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After 4 months of happy use, the GPS on my vivoactive became permanently temperamental. Takes up to 10 minutes to find GPS, incorrect distance data, just a faulty GPS unit.

Purchased in March 2021 at JB Hifi Home for $400.00.

Ben

BenIllawarra, NSW

It was great... But battery and support suck

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Watch works well at first...but battery life doesn't last long before going down hill.. updates in the middle of the day delete your steps for no reason. Turn off updates and it'll turn them back on and mess with your battery life.. really not happy with product..I came from 5 fitbit devices now that's another brand I won't ever purchase again

Purchased in July 2021 at JB Hi-Fi for $400.00.

cws

cwsThe Mallee, VIC

  • 4 reviews

Perfect running companion

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I love the understated design of the watch, it look like a normal watch and not a training watch. You can easily change the wrist strap to match different occasions. GPS tracking is excellent.
The only negatives are that battery life could be better and sleep tracking is not always accurate.
Make sure to update your watch with the latest software to fix a lot of issues.

Purchased in October 2021 at eBay for $359.20.

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Alr

Alr

  • 3 reviews
  • 4 likes

Too many technical issues

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I am really disappointed in this watch.
The Bluetooth connection Barely worked with my phone.
It doesn’t play music underwater.
The distance when I’m swimming in REALLY not accurate or doesn’t work at all.
I have it since only two months and the step tracker stopped working.
Everytime I contact customer service, their solution is to update.
I always update. Still having constant issue.
I really don’t recommend spending that much money in something that works half of the time.

Purchased in March 2021 for $400.00.

Works great

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Works to average standard.
Doesn’t talk or sync as well as I expected with an iPhone (apple health)
Like the “move” feature as it gets me up to remove the bars on my step count. Heart rate is great too

Purchased in March 2021.

Tania

TaniaMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 2 reviews

Vivo va-voom

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I recently purchased a vivoactive watch which replaced my Tom-Tom. I am continuously impressed with the level of functions and accuracy Garmin have imported into this watch. I’ve never looked back, the rose gold also adds a feminine element

Purchased in December 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores for $480.00.

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Josh

JoshMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Better than a fit bit Versa

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Went from fitbit versa to Garmin vivoactive 3 music.
Won't look back from switching over.
Notifications from my phone come through promptly compared to the Versa.
More on screen workouts and tracking activities. Battery last between 2-3days depending on how often the gps is used.

Purchased in January 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores for $399.00.

Smartish

SmartishSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 5 reviews
  • 2 likes

Beware!

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I was given the Vivoactive 3 Music as a birthday present following much research and deliberation. I chose the music as all of the marketing and advertising states that your Apple playlists can be simply dragged across! Beware. This is not the case. Your Apple playlist cannot be used!! The option to use Spotify may console, however, that's also not possible. Garmin fail to respond to any contact with a solution.
I'd go buy an Apple Watch!

Date PurchasedJan 2022
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Questions & Answers

Steve

Steveasked

Vivoactive 3 Classic

How can I recalibrate the GPS?

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Marcio Strauch
Marcio Strauch

Hi! Im sorry, i dont know how recalibrate the GPS. You should ask the support. Usualy, the GPS calibrates automaticaly when you do reset factory and press a new activity.

James W

James Wasked

Vivoactive 3

The heart rate display has been going haywire, I can be sitting inactive for awhile with a heart rate of 70. I get up and move and suddenly my heart rate is 110+. I then check myself with a blood pressure monitor and find I have a heart rate of 70. Yesterday I rode my bike for 23Klms and when I arrived homely watch was showing 150 checked with BP monitor and I was 114. Is there anyway to calibrate ?

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Ken - Qld

Ken - Qldasked

Vivoactive 3

Can the Vivoactive 3 sync with pre planned routines that you set up in the Garmin app. eg if i want to run 8 x 400m reps with 90 seconds rest, can i set that up in the app,then use the Vivoactive 3 to track that session or me?

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