So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?

Bulkan

Who uses an Ambit…

A Former User

@Bulkan how do you want to count that? With upvotes or downvotes to your post?

Bulkan

@andrasveres hahahahaha this post is ups and downs…

sebchastang

@pavel-samokha said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

“we have lost data sync for ALL things” - that’s not true, I can sync everything (routes, AGPS, sportmodes) with my Ambits by cable and workouts by bluetooth. Only things lost are mini-apps (I’m not using, and sure there are mostly people like me) and workout planning (Not using, as well).

@pavel-samokha Not sure about that. It is not because you don’t use mini apps that other people don’t use them. Just look at the Suunto app zone (http://www.movescount.com/apps#sorting=5), there are new apps almost every day! The community is very active in this section of movescount.com, there are so much possibilities with those custom apps. It is a very good way to add features to AMBIT/TRAVERSE watches.

lohtse

@Bulkan said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

Who uses an Ambit…

Ambit 1 or any Ambit version?

Fenr1r

@lohtse said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

@Bulkan said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

Who uses an Ambit…

Ambit 1 or any Ambit version?

1,2&3. Holy Trinity.

Other Deisms are available.

lohtse

@Fenr1r said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

@lohtse said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

@Bulkan said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

Who uses an Ambit…

Ambit 1 or any Ambit version?

1,2&3. Holy Trinity.

Other Deisms are available.

I have used all three but now with the 3 peak

lohtse

@Fenr1r said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

@lohtse said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

@Bulkan said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

Who uses an Ambit…

Ambit 1 or any Ambit version?

1,2&3. Holy Trinity.

Other Deisms are available.

Started with the Ambit 1, as fit my needs then A2 came and had mini apps and other improvements so I took the plunge…When the A3 came out I needed clean underwear and a box of tissues…Just had to have it… The Ambits have always fit my needs perfectly and as yet no other Suunto watch or other brands has come close to being as good for me… Even had several Android wear watches(sony smartwatch 3 etc) due my time with Ambits but they just wasn’t as good and never felt they could handle the punishment I would give them.

Had tried several other brands before the ambit… And just before the Ambit I was using a Suunto Vector(still works and in the draw) just hard to beat The Ambits…I have tried using a stick, axe, explosives just won’t die lol…PERFECT WATCH.

Ennoch

@lohtse said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

@Fenr1r said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

@lohtse said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

@Bulkan said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

Who uses an Ambit…

Ambit 1 or any Ambit version?

1,2&3. Holy Trinity.

Other Deisms are available.

The Ambits have always fit my needs perfectly and as yet no other Suunto watch or other brands has come close to being as good for me…

I actually wish I’d gone with the A3P rather than SU as I never use the touch screen and actually find it annoying that a number of the useful screens such as temp need you to swipe right as they aren’t available on the buttons alone! If POI’s do arrive as promised before MC becomes dead then the SU has a stay of execution but I think that ultimately the Garmin Instinct Solar looks to be the closest watch currently available to what I want.

pavel.samokha

@sebchastang while I agree that extensibility is important (that what I don’t like about Polar or Coros) but I also checked on Apps today, just with different sorting http://www.movescount.com/apps#sorting=6 - and it says that the most popular app has only 336 likes. It’s over all lifetime of the apps, of course it’s inconclusive data, but I think it’s safe to say that out of hundreds of thousands Ambit users only a fraction are using Apps extensively. So I think from business standpoint I see it’s quite clear why it’s not prioritized.

pavel.samokha

@Ennoch said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

useful screens such as temp need you to swipe right

You don’t have to swipe on any screens in SU. Buttons and tap is always enough.

Ennoch

@pavel-samokha said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

@Ennoch said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

useful screens such as temp need you to swipe right

You don’t have to swipe on any screens in SU. Buttons and tap is always enough.

Okay, sorry, it’s a tap (on a tiny 2.5mm radius icon) rather than a swipe. But still, temperature is not available with buttons, you need to use the screen. And with gloves that’s not practical.

Fenr1r

@Ennoch The poor old SU does indeed suck in the wild compared to its predecessors and, now, its successor. The Instinct Solar sort of seems the business except … and I know this seems shallow, considering I want the watch for the outdoors … it looks like some Cronenbergian G-Shock and vintage Casio hybrid. Can’t look at it. Which is sub-optimal, in a watch.

sebchastang

@pavel-samokha Sure, it’s not used by every Ambit owner, but as it is a feature and a possibility offered by the watch (to use custom apps in sports mode), I don’t see any reason to remove it, and no reason to not sync recorded data anymore with Suunto app. When you configure a sport mode with a suunto apps, you can tick a checkbox to enable data logging. Even with the transition, you are still supposed to be able to view those logs.

Kuba Sarata

@MartinLX said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

I do not miss MC at all, since all my historical moves are in SA, plus I have Strava and QS. I love that I can configure the watch via my mobile phone and being completely independent of a computer! You are out on a trip, want to change the set-up? Easy!

It was the same possible with Movescount app soooo… no change here

pavel.samokha

@Ennoch you can tap on screen in any place, not only icon. As with gloves - you’re right, yeah.

Kuba Sarata

@Brad_Olwin said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

I will miss tags! RIP ~450 tags.

@Brad_Olwin can’t agree more. The bigger part of my analytical work is going to trash

Fenr1r

@Kuba-Sarata For a lot of functions (possibly only the ones that couldn’t also be changed on the watch) you do need a computer with MC App: it’s the server at the other end of the data connection you also require for that set-up change. SA does more settings changes to the watch “independently” in that sense.

isazi

@lohtse said in So, what are you going to do after Movescount closes?:

I have tried using a stick, axe, explosives just won’t die lol…PERFECT WATCH.

We are waiting for your YouTube series in which you try to kill wild Ambits.

pavel.samokha

@sebchastang As far as I understand (I may be wrong) it’s not “removing Mini Apps” it’s rather “Saving data generated by Mini Apps is not supported by Suunto App”.