[paulftw]

I bought the original jawbone for my partner. She loved it but 1-2 months later it stopped charging. Took it back to the Apple Store in Sydney and they replaced it with a new one.

A month later I had to go to the store again for the same reason. Apple Store staff said they were seeing a lot of returns like that.

Third band died just as quickly but we didn't bother. Downtime moved the product out of the "habit zone".

There was also a techcrunch article about their terrible quality [1]

With so many chronic issues I'm surprised this company is still in business. Haven't they been acquired by Fitbit or something?

[1] https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2013/06/12/th...

Edit: that was non-wireless version, but I think it was called 2nd gen

[mulletbum]

Fitbits are just as bad too. The only benefit is Fitbits customer service is better. I owned a Fibit or I should say 5 Fitbits, before I switched to an UP3, then finally an Apple Watch. Fitbits would contstantly break, mostly just going completely dead and their support would send me a new one.

[mafuyu]

Give Fitbit another shot some time! We've focused on significantly improving the hardware quality with the latest generation of products, and they're much less likely to break. They also all have interchangeable bands for the case that they do.

[nunez]

I've had my Fitbit Charge HR for six months about. no issues yet, and I've showered with it!