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i have 3 types of step meters and they are all clocking up steps when i,m driving do all of them do this??

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I've never had success with them. The usual places I walk to, I took the time to count my steps so now I just have to check my list. Good luck,😊

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prawncess

fitbit seems works for me.

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shogg in reply toprawncess

got one of those and it counts them why i,m driving

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prawncess in reply toshogg

i'm not very tecy, but can be set for different activities, apparently the one i have does.

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I had two that did that, but they didn't move when I was walking!! :o

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shogg in reply tomoreless

and i thought mine was bad lol

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morelessAdministrator7 stone in reply toshogg

I gave them up as a really bad job! :o

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shogg in reply tomoreless

i,m getting that way aswell lol

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morelessAdministrator7 stone in reply toshogg

It's probably better to spend a little more, to get something reliable. Everybody seems to be really happy with their Jawbone Up Move, maybe you could try one of those?

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Mine doesn't log any steps whilst I'm driving, I think it knows I can't move that fast!

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shogg in reply toCaz28

do you have it in yr pocket???

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Caz28 in reply toshogg

clipped to my bra actually! or on my wrist

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Crimson85j in reply toCaz28

Bra always :$ oh dear lol

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shogg in reply toCrimson85j

my phone wont fit on my bra lol

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morelessAdministrator7 stone in reply toshogg

Just stick it on your suspender belt then! ;)

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Crimson85j

I had issues with that. The one one my phone is the best by far for me. It doesn't count while in the car and I'm hardly ever without it lol. Think it's trial and error which sucks especially if you pay a fair price for one. I'd suggest looking at the reviews before getting different one perhaps.

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shogg in reply toCrimson85j

i have one on my phone aswell and that counts when i,m driving but i think it mite be because its in my pocket back at work tomo so i,m going to keep it out of pocket when i,m driving and see if it counts

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Pamed

I did not even think about that I thought one day I had done a lot of steps and wondered why!! Perhaps that is the reason , I will have to check mine .

Thanks for the info although how we work it out I don't know

Good luck for next week x

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shogg in reply toPamed

when i,m in my truck tomo i,m going to take my phone out of my pocket i think its counting everytime i move my feet on the pedals

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Pamed in reply toshogg

Lol think I will check mine as well thanks for the info x

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shogg in reply toPamed

Checked my phone 2day took it out of my pocket but it still clocked the steps when i was driving x

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I don't bother with them. My stride is tiny, 10,000 steps with an average stride is about 4-5 miles so my aim is to walk that. I use mapometer.com to work out how far I walk on new walks.

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Pamed

Would you believe it mine stopped working today , I have only had it for two weeks and it has packed up already ,

I will be sending it back to Amazon grrr

Hope you had a good day

Pam x

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shogg in reply toPamed

yes easy day lol 2am start tomo tho

bad luck with yr step meter yr broke mine missing with my head lol

steve x

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Pamed

Oh oh I think I will not bother with step monitors seem more trouble than they are worth shame really ,

Have a good day tomorrow best get an early night x

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