Withings Activite Steel Smartwatch €100

ahlookit

Withings Activite Steel smartwatch on sale for €100 now with promo code HELLOSTEEL.

It offers activity and sleep monitoring rather than notifications from your phone

This is €150 in Currys at the moment and £140 on amazon.co.uk

You can also choose a free extra strap and free postage

Link here

http://www.withings.com/eu/en/products/activite-steel

and some reviews here:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/withings-activite-steel-review
http://www.wareable.com/withings/withings-activite-steel-review

rowdy_rr

Smarter watch...not a smart watch but great for the price !!

rowdy_rr

How to get free extra strap ?

Oafley Jones

I've had one since they were first released. It's great. It's basically a discreet activity tracker in a watch that doesn't need charging every fecking night. They say the battery lasts 8 months, I'm slightly past that already and there's no sign of it needing changing.

ahlookit

rowdy_rr wrote: »

How to get free extra strap ?

if you go through the order process it asks you to pick another strap. It says they cost €30, but when you apply the offer code it knocks the total price down to €100

caviardreams

Am I right that you don't need to have bluetooth on all the time with this - just when you want to sync it every 36 hours? So it should not have a negative effect on your phone's battery right?

Looks nice.

TitianGerm

I can't seem to add the black face watch to the basket.

It keeps adding a white face instead.

Is this happening to anyone else?

Rega

emmetkenny wrote: »

I can't seem to add the black face watch to the basket.

It keeps adding a white face instead.

Is this happening to anyone else?

It worked fine for me just now

Oafley Jones

caviardreams wrote: »

Am I right that you don't need to have bluetooth on all the time with this - just when you want to sync it every 36 hours? So it should not have a negative effect on your phone's battery right?

Looks nice.

Correct, just open the app and hit sync. The watch can store five days worth of data, so you don't even have to sync it every day.

Charlie19

Great Price.

Still no confirmation email though.

Dublinstiofán

Charlie19 wrote: »

Great Price.

Still no confirmation email though.

You pay with PayPal?

Charlie19

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

You pay with PayPal?

Yeah PayPal.

Normally get email straight away after a purchase.

Dublinstiofán

Charlie19 wrote: »

Yeah PayPal.

Normally get email straight away after a purchase.

Could be that the transaction didn't go through. The process was unusual in that you log into PayPal but then have to go back to the Withings site to select the shipping method and finalise the order.

Digiby

Thanks OP, this is great deal.

I've had the Activite Pop model since Feb 2015 and I've only put in my second battery replacement a few months ago.
I've gotten about the advertised 8 months battery out of it, maybe a little longer.

The watch automatically syncs to your phone periodically when bluetooth is on, or if you open the Withings Healthmate app it will also do a sync. This is based on my experience with Android. It's quite good as a sleeping tracker and step counter.

I use it frequently for swimming as well, 2 - 3 times a week so it's definitely fine for use in the pool. The swimming tracking isn't the best or most detailed though. You have to be swimming continuously for five minutes before it starts to register and it only tracks time / calorie count for that duration. So it can be spotty if you are doing reps in the pool.

The inner dial can be adjusted within the app to set your own step count target for a day. The default is 10,000. Once you reach it the dial resets back to zero and starts counting the next 10k. But you can lower or raise this target amount as I said to whatever suits you best.

You can set an alarm as well. It doesn't ring but the watch face will start vibrating when it goes off. You can double or triple tap and glass face of the watch to check when the alarm is set for without having to use your phone. the hands will spin to the hour/min for the alarm time and then revert back to the current time.

If you're flying between time zones the watch automatically adjusts to that time zone once your phone picks up the local time.

Zimmerframe

Good deal OP, was about to buy, when I saw its only 36.5mm, a little small for me.

caviardreams

Thanks OP - actually ordered the pink Activite Pop instead as it seems to be good price on amazon at £64?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0141G7MJ0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Looking forward to trying it out!

Oafley Jones

caviardreams wrote: »

Thanks OP - actually ordered the pink Activite Pop instead as it seems to be good price on amazon at £64?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0141G7MJ0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Looking forward to trying it out!

For the sake of the 30 Euro I'd go for the steel. The pop feels super flimsy to me.

caviardreams

Thanks Oafley - the colour was attracting me tbh

There doesn't seem much between them on paper but I cancelled and will go for the steel instead to be on the safe side:
https://withings.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204437327-What-is-the-difference-between-the-different-Withings-watches-

Wish they did it in pink though

Oafley Jones

caviardreams wrote: »

Thanks Oafley - the colour was attracting me tbh

There doesn't seem much between them on paper but I cancelled and will go for the steel instead to be on the safe side:
https://withings.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204437327-What-is-the-difference-between-the-different-Withings-watches-

Wish they did it in pink though

That's an odd spec sheet because the pop was definitely a plastic case. I actually really wanted the sand coloured one. But it just felt so plasticy and cheap when I got hands on. The original activite isnt surprisingly that much nicer than the steel; even with the lovely leather strap, the sapphire glass and Swiss quartz movement, I think the Steel represents great value over the originals massive premium. Nobodies going to mistake it for a Nomos, but it doesn't feel like a cheap toy either.

caviardreams

Cool, thanks again Oafley. Good to get feedback from somebody who has actually seen it in person!

Mr.Crinklewood

Cheers OP.

I have now saved money by buying something else that I didn't know I needed!!!

ahlookit

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Cheers OP.

I have now saved money by buying something else that I didn't know I needed!!!

Well you spent €100 and saved €100, so they cancel each other out surely? That's the way I justify it to myself anyway...

Cheshire Cat

Thanks OP. Have been deliberating to buy a Fitbit or similar. Glad I have held off so far as this is so much nicer and very good value.
Have ordered one now.

beauf

Digiby wrote: »

Thanks OP, this is great deal.

I've had the Activite Pop model since Feb 2015 and I've only put in my second battery replacement a few months ago.
I've gotten about the advertised 8 months battery out of it, maybe a little longer.

The watch automatically syncs to your phone periodically when bluetooth is on, or if you open the Withings Healthmate app it will also do a sync. This is based on my experience with Android. It's quite good as a sleeping tracker and step counter.

I use it frequently for swimming as well, 2 - 3 times a week so it's definitely fine for use in the pool. The swimming tracking isn't the best or most detailed though. You have to be swimming continuously for five minutes before it starts to register and it only tracks time / calorie count for that duration. So it can be spotty if you are doing reps in the pool.

The inner dial can be adjusted within the app to set your own step count target for a day. The default is 10,000. Once you reach it the dial resets back to zero and starts counting the next 10k. But you can lower or raise this target amount as I said to whatever suits you best.

You can set an alarm as well. It doesn't ring but the watch face will start vibrating when it goes off. You can double or triple tap and glass face of the watch to check when the alarm is set for without having to use your phone. the hands will spin to the hour/min for the alarm time and then revert back to the current time.

If you're flying between time zones the watch automatically adjusts to that time zone once your phone picks up the local time.

Why did you buy this over something like a pebble steel?

I think this withings looks nice but it's a bit lacking in smart functionality. So why did you go for this instead?

Oafley Jones

beauf wrote: »

Why did you buy this over something like a pebble steel?

I think this withings looks nice but it's a bit lacking in smart functionality. So why did you go for this instead?

8 month battery life at a minimum. It's an activity tracker, not a smart watch. I bought mine kind of as a reaction to the Apple Watch I bought my wife last Christmas. I just wanted something that was elegant and did something excellently. I thought the Apple Watch was a mess back then. It's improved quite a lot with watchOS 3, but honestly most of what smart watches do are solutions looking for problems. I've no mass on that.

beauf

Its a tracker not a watch. I get what you mean. I was thinking it was a watch first.

rowdy_rr

I am holding off....will buy gear s2 once gear s3 is launched.... this is a good item but does not replace need of a smart watch !!

HeadWrecked93

Anyone get the code to work today, doesn't work for me

yannakis

rowdy_rr wrote: »

I am holding off....will buy gear s2 once gear s3 is launched.... this is a good item but does not replace need of a smart watch !!

Definitely not a smartwatch indeed, but I think it's a good idea you want "fitbit functions" minus "fitbit show off".

NATLOR

HeadWrecked93 wrote: »

Anyone get the code to work today, doesn't work for me

Just tried it now its not working :mad:

bladespin

Not working for me, anyone see something similar, love the idea of a nice understated looking watch with the capabilities.

Mr.Crinklewood

Anyone else get an email asking for proof of residence due to fraud?

dr.kenneth noisewater

bladespin wrote: »

Not working for me, anyone see something similar, love the idea of a nice understated looking watch with the capabilities.

Code not working but extra strap still showing as free. Raging I missed it

Spocker

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Anyone else get an email asking for proof of residence due to fraud?

Not yet - did you pay by PayPal or credit card? I used a card, and got my invoice email just a few minutes later

ahlookit

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Anyone else get an email asking for proof of residence due to fraud?

Hmm, no emails from them yet. How did you pay?

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Code not working but extra strap still showing as free. Raging I missed it

Sorry, looks like code has expired. There was a popup on their page over the weekend with the code, which isnt showing up there today.

There may be a few going for resale on here if the size isnt right. As one poster pointed out, they face is a bit on the small side. I decided to chance it anyway at that price.

Mr.Crinklewood

Spocker wrote: »

Not yet - did you pay by PayPal or credit card? I used a card, and got my invoice email just a few minutes later

Credit Card . I had tried using a different one prior to that, that might be causing problems.

Mr.Crinklewood

Seems legit enough.

https://withings.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/217695168-My-order-is-pending-fraud-review-What-should-I-do-

MrsMcSteamy

Has anyone's been dispatched yet ?

Rega

MrsMcSteamy wrote: »

Has anyone's been dispatched yet ?

Not yet

Spocker

MrsMcSteamy wrote: »

Has anyone's been dispatched yet ?

Not yet

ahlookit

Just got an email in the last few minutes to say it has been dispatched

Digiby

Mine was dispatched Monday night.

juke

MrsMcSteamy wrote: »

Has anyone's been dispatched yet ?

Yes - e-mail just before midnight last night.

Cheshire Cat

Mine has just arrived. Looks really nice. Will test it over the weekend.

Spocker

Still waiting for the dispatch email

blackplum123

Got mine today, all set up .... nice watch ....great price

MrsMcSteamy

Mine arrived today, set up nicely but I put in the wrong time and trying to reset it and my phone isn't locating the watch. Time to troubleshoot

DeKing

Mine dispatched two days ago. Got it today. Pretty neat watch worth every penny. Do I order a battery from same site? Want to have replacement handy for when battery in it dies

ahlookit

DeKing wrote: »

Mine dispatched two days ago. Got it today. Pretty neat watch worth every penny. Do I order a battery from same site? Want to have replacement handy for when battery in it dies

Mine is in transit, so havent checked it out yet - I think its just a standard cell battery - any boots, or any jewellers etc should sell them

Mr.Crinklewood

Anyone get their watch delivered yet?

caviardreams

After ordering the Pop - cancelling and deciding to go for the Steel - and then changing my mind again and going back to the Pop (It was the pink that swung me ) I got it on Monday - LOVE it so far. Pretty basic but solid functionality - comfier than I thought it would be and no glitches so far - touch wood.

Thanks OP