Was tempted with a Whoop, offering 20% discount but is still a lot of cash when looking at a year or more ownership.
So I’ve bitten the bullet, done a little research and I am going for the Garmin Venu 2 as my fitness/fatigue/sleep advisor. Appears to do what I want and all reviews are glowing.
I’ve got to give a shout out to Garmin over this, I purchased at Forerunner 305 back in 2007. I enquired about a repair some two years back (I have original order/serial number details etc) as they do 90 day warranted repairs on tech but it appears they no longer fix the 305’s. Didn’t take up the offer then as my running days appeared over… another story
Anyway after I reached out again with my broken 305 they offered me 30% discount on any new watch purchased from their website. Emails were answered in minutes! Followed the link they gave me once I decided on colour etc and purchased the Venu 2 at 30% discount.
Sent my old 305 back yesterday by Royal Mail 1st class signed for and today they received it and have dispatched my new Venu2 which has been sent via UPS for a delivery tomorrow!
Is there any rumour when will 4.0 be released and what if I order 3.0 with 18 months subscription now and then 4.0 go out? Will they change it for free or I would have to pay something?
I asked whoop that exact question a month ago and they said they do not know when 4.0 will be released and they do not know if there will be a fee for upgrade. So the official answer is
I agree, ive had mine a month and the HR is tracking well with an hr strap. The recover score seem to be pretty accurate, enough so that i change my schedule to do hard workouts when it said i was fresh and i crushed them. Pretty happy with whoop so far
I’m excited about temperature and the haptic motor. I suspect they’ll be tracking temperature minimum and it would be very helpful for planning a productive day.
I am pretty excited about the new Whoop 4.0. I will await for DC Rainmaker’s test of the sensor - as that was the biggest issue with 3.0 and the reason I did not renew. I do not like the subscription model, but I can live with it if the 4.0 improves on the failings of 3.0
During an AMA after the 4.0 release event, Whoop said they plan to release an API which should allow a 3rd party to access your user data. This would allow Trainerroad to pull recovery scores or strain to feed Adaptive Training. Unfortunately whoop didn’t give a time-line.
FYI for Whoop subscriptions - If you have and American Express card, there is a 30% off Whoop subscription reward/benefit this month (30% off but capped at $50). The description is a bit confusing and sounds like it could be only for new subscriptions but I just got $50 back on a 6 month extension.
Hi there. Has anyone had connectivity issues with their Whoop since the last update on 9/14/21. I have been using Whoop since 2017. Their customer service used to be top notch and highly responsive. These last few incidences I have had (current one going on 2 weeks) have not been resolved. I am very disappointed in what I knew of this brand and what it has become as far as customer care. I recently ordered an Oura Ring due to the inconsistent connectivity issues I have had with the Whoop. Normally, I do not like rings due to my lifting and training regimen. I have found Oura insightful and it has been a good piece of comparitive data next to my Whoop. I am liking the Oura a lot but missing my Whoop possibly because it has become a part of my life for the past 5 years. Any thoughts or similar experiences? I have an Android. If anyone has any ideas on how to fix it, I would love to hear. I have gone through all the trouble shooting and “tech support” suggestions.
Just signed up for a new whoop membership because the 4.0 looks great. When I paid it said it was backordered 7 weeks. I’m assuming the clock on my annual subscription won’t start until I actually receive the band, right!?
Guess I could have just logged in to the website and looked. As soon as I log in “Your membership does not begin until you connect your whoop strap and complete your profile in the app”
Good to know they aren’t going to screw me out of 2 months at least.
I also had this problem with whoop and iphone and just had to go to bluetooth settings and do “forget this device” for whoop and then pair it again and after that everything is fine
