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 Suunto T3 and GPS POD Multisport Combo Pack By: Suunto Average Rating: 4.0 Total Reviews: 8 More Information T3  On: 2008-01-21The GPS unit works great!!!The watch is also good but the surface is plastic so it gets scratched very easily. Other than that is a great watch. Good Price, but complicated watch  On: 2007-10-09I have been waiting to buy a gps type watch, and the price was finally right. Well, I am not a rocket scientist, but I am a physician, and this is in my opinion not user friendly. The heart rate monitor worked fine, but the GPS function was not so good. I run on trails, so maybe that was the issue. In short, I returned the watch. Thanks for reading. Dr. 9 Excellent in general On: 2007-07-13To start with the complaints: The main view doesnt show the day of the week AND the date at the same time, but it is easy to switch between them. Also, GPS reception is spotty at times, and you must not move while its acquiring a signal or itll never get one. Also, the face IS plastic, and you need to take extra care to not scratch it all up. Aside from those, Im very impressed with the watch. Intuitive interface, lots of features, and interfaces seamlessly with the GPS pod and heart rate monitor. Its expensive, but it passes as an everyday watch thats thin and comfortable (and I can pull it off in a business environment), and I think its well worth the cost. Pretty decent  On: 2007-06-01You should take a look at the T3 (alone) reviews for some good feedback. I really struggled whether to give this 3 stars or 4 -- really is more like a 3.7. Its good. I like that it keeps track of data, I can see how many calories I burned last week, last month, or the month before, or the month before that, etc., and keep track of how Im doing. And the Training Effect feature is pretty cool, as is the fact that it automatically updates your activity level (and makes it tougher to hit a given Training Effect score as your activity level increases, since presumably youre in better shape). Downsides are that the face scratches VERY easily. Manual isnt the greatest, but now that I know how it works I dont find it all THAT confusing (but its by no means straightforward). I dont mind the rubber watchband -- its light and water-resistant. But one end of the chest strap broke, so that the clasp pops out relatively easily, which is very annoying. Ive since taped that end on, and get in and out with the other end. If it werent for the face scratches and the chest strap breaking, Id easily give this a 4. The GPS pod is pretty cool, though a little finicky. Ive lost the signal sometimes, and its hard to tell that its been lost (figured out when it was clear after 1/4 mile that my distance wasnt updating), and then hard to get it back. Also, as far as speed, its not instantaneous (which makes sense, since its GPS) -- think of it more as a rolling 30-second average, which might make it look like youve gone really slow and then all of a sudden really fast when it catches up. The software (which I dont have) presumably smooths it out some when it transfers to the computer. Its definitely less accurate than some other means of judging distance, particularly if you make a lot of turns, but still pretty cool as a reference. It was bought for me as a present, and Ive been very happy with it, but all-in-all it is a bit expensive for what you get. Great tool for multisport  On: 2007-04-17I have been using the T3 and GPS POD for few months right now and am very satisfied. The watch is great, slim design with lots of functions but might be tricky to remember how to access all. One flaw of the watch is the cheap plastic that is easily scratched. For the GPS POD, everything is fine (small, light) except that it can take some time to get a satelite signal and that the battery life is rather short (about 10h). Overall conclusion: great tools! Great all around device! On: 2007-04-12I have had this device for over a month now using it 4-6 times per week. I have used the heart-rate monitor and the GPS together for cycling and running, and have used just the heart-rate monitor during weight training workouts. I use the interval timer a lot during my cardio workouts to raise and lower my intensity levels. That said, I am very impressed with the T3/GPS combo for the following reasons: X Accurate heart rate measurements X Seemless connectivity between HR belt and T3 X Accurate speed and distance measurements with GPS X Tracks and notifies HR zones X Tracks calories burned X Stopwatch and interval timer The T3 has a lot of other features that I havent used to great extent yet, but I have used the TE (training effect) feature, which helps you to measure the overall effect of your workout on your cardio vascular fitness, to measure and increase the intensity of my workouts when needed. Ive also used the logs on the unit to review the recorded workout data. It stores a years worth of workout data that you can view from the T3 or you can buy a PC pod and download it to your computer. The T3 also can be fine tuned to more effectively track and measure your workouts by entering your height, weight, max heart rate, and fitness level. Again I am very impressed with the T3 Multisport combo pack and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good HRM that can track speed and distance, and record your workout data. You will be very happy with its functionality and performance. Suunto T3 and GPS POD Multisport Combo Pack On: 2007-04-11Bought this package to track my excercise, GPS works well, but does not concur with my Magellan GPS, over a 10 mile walk they end up being about 800 yards apart, in distance covered, but it gives you an idea. The heart-belt, runs through battery fast, and the watch keeps loosing connection to it, and therefor you get a wrong measurement of calories burnt Watch it self is nice, it will take some time to learn all the functions and there are many of them. manual could have contained some ideas as how to interpret the values the watch tells your to maximise what your trying to do (loose weight, stamina etc...) great aid On: 2007-04-11Geat aid; very useful in training for age group compitition. The only thing that bugs me is occasionally I will glance at my speed and it will be way off on the watch, but is always correct in training manager. Suunto T3 Heart Rate Monitor and GPS Pod Multisport Pack - SS012695000 Suunto T3 and GPS POD Multisport Combo Pack On: 2007-04-10Bought this package to track my excercise, GPS works well, but does not concur with my Magellan GPS, over a 10 mile walk they end up being about 800 yards apart, in distance covered, but it gives you an idea. The heart-belt, runs through battery fast, and the watch keeps loosing connection to it, and therefor you get a wrong measurement of calories burnt Watch it self is nice, it will take some time to learn all the functions and there are many of them. manual could have contained some ideas as how to interpret the values the watch tells your to maximise what your trying to do (loose weight, stamina etc...) |