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Polar seems to be one of the standards and so you would think it should connect. Customer service told me it didn't work, but I have learned the following.
1. When it's working it works almost immediately and automatically so if it's not working something needs to be fixed.
2. Older Polar H10 monitors might not work. Don't ask me why? It's simply an observation with a sample size of 1.
3. I think the main issue people are having has to do with the default pairing of the monitor. Most of us use a heart monitor for more than one thing, but the Echelon heart monitor is a dedicated unit. Also for those of us who want to track using a different app (Runkeeper Garmin Watch etc) we often want to connect more than 1 device simultaneously.
4. Polar H10 monitors default to connecting to one device only so if it's not connecting then make sure NOTHING else is connecting and unplug and replug in the monitor.
5. If you want to connect more than one device, it appears that the Polar App allows you to reset the default to permit connecting to 2 or more bluetooth devices.
6. Finally, when doing this I have the impression that the Polar Monitor can be finicky and will remember other devices you were connected to. Similarly the Echelon tablet is finicky in that it appears to need to be the FIRST of multiple connections so I literally have to turn off everything else first.
I think it works more or less now, but it's hit or miss sometimes. If I switch to another workout the bluetooth connection is broken and then my BIKE is no longer the first connection. So I literally have to start over and turn off bluetooth on my phone before I can get it to connect.
The other thing that is horribly annoying is that I can't verify the bluetooth connection until the activity is started so I am literally starting and pausing and then figuring out the device connection.
Has anyone else had similar experiences and perhaps an easier way to make this all work.
For me I want both the tablet and my phone connected so that RoadRunner can save my workout with the heart profile tracked. I don't think Strava does that and even though it's linked to Strava NONE of the heart data gets synced. Sigh.
1. When it's working it works almost immediately and automatically so if it's not working something needs to be fixed.
2. Older Polar H10 monitors might not work. Don't ask me why? It's simply an observation with a sample size of 1.
3. I think the main issue people are having has to do with the default pairing of the monitor. Most of us use a heart monitor for more than one thing, but the Echelon heart monitor is a dedicated unit. Also for those of us who want to track using a different app (Runkeeper Garmin Watch etc) we often want to connect more than 1 device simultaneously.
4. Polar H10 monitors default to connecting to one device only so if it's not connecting then make sure NOTHING else is connecting and unplug and replug in the monitor.
5. If you want to connect more than one device, it appears that the Polar App allows you to reset the default to permit connecting to 2 or more bluetooth devices.
6. Finally, when doing this I have the impression that the Polar Monitor can be finicky and will remember other devices you were connected to. Similarly the Echelon tablet is finicky in that it appears to need to be the FIRST of multiple connections so I literally have to turn off everything else first.
I think it works more or less now, but it's hit or miss sometimes. If I switch to another workout the bluetooth connection is broken and then my BIKE is no longer the first connection. So I literally have to start over and turn off bluetooth on my phone before I can get it to connect.
The other thing that is horribly annoying is that I can't verify the bluetooth connection until the activity is started so I am literally starting and pausing and then figuring out the device connection.
Has anyone else had similar experiences and perhaps an easier way to make this all work.
For me I want both the tablet and my phone connected so that RoadRunner can save my workout with the heart profile tracked. I don't think Strava does that and even though it's linked to Strava NONE of the heart data gets synced. Sigh.