ACCUSPLIT AE170 Pedometer with Steps, Distance, and Calories Burned

Customer Reviews

Very Disappointed

2008-05-10
I had previously purchased an Accusplit pedometer and been happy with it, so I purchased another for a friend. At first there was some trouble with the reset button sticking, then on the second use it suddenly stopped working. We changed the battery, but that didn't make any difference. The return policy for repair is a big hassle.

Too Diffucult To Set Up

2008-04-21
I purchased several pedometers to try out before launching a corporate walking program. This one was too difficult to set up. I still to this day haven't figured it out.

Unreliable

2008-04-13
Worked great on first walk since then does not work properly at all. Very unreliable. After seeing prior reviews felt it would be a good product, unfortunately it does not work well. Would return it if it was not so much a hassle.

Excellent pedometer!

2008-02-27
This is a great product -- easy to read, easy to use. When the clip finally broke on the first one, after a great many hard miles of use, I bought another one just like it.

A Company With A Defective Product & No Customer Service

2008-02-22
I bought this pedometer as a Christmas gift. On it's second use, the unit went completely dead. I assumed the problem was just a battery and went to the company's web site to see what could be done. The web site indicated that the unit be sent back and they would repair it and return it for free. After reviewing the shipping and insurance costs, I felt it would be cheaper for the company (and for me) if they could just send me a replacement battery. I contacted the company via their web site e-mail to request they respond to this idea three times over a period of two weeks and received NO RESPONSE what-so-ever. While I can understand that I might be asking them to do something that doesn't exactly fit their process and I was fully prepared for an answer like, "we can only repair your product if you send it to us," I feel that no response at all to a customer inquiry after three e-mails over a period of two weeks is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I would recommend that, if you are looking for a pedometer, you should buy from another company that actually has a Customer Service department!! This one apparently does not.

Too complicated, but ...

2008-07-05
This pedometer was way too complicated for me to set up -- five pages of small print -- but maybe that's to be expected for all the product offers. The manufacturer made it very easy to get a refund -- it was strictly no-hassle.

Great Pedometer

2008-06-13
I was given one of these as a gift and wear it every day to encourage me to get off my chair and move! I purchased 2 more for people on my web development team to help motivate them to go out and walk more. This pedometer is easy to use. The only problem I found is that I wanted one that was simple (only steps/miles) but this one also has a calorie conversion which I've never tried. I'm not sure they make that version any more. Still, it's a great product, though a bit pricey for what it is...

Pedometer Gift

2008-06-09
This was a gift for my mom who wanted to keep track of all the steps she took in a day. I was a little disappointed that the cover didn't open up a little further since the buttons are hard to get to if you do not have smaller hands, but my mother has used it a lot and has not had any trouble using it. I would recommend it there are a lot of good features and simple instructions.

Good Performance

2008-06-02
I really liked this product. I had a Pedometer before and wasn't very accurate and sometimes didn't work appropriately. This one is very good. I also liked the fact that it not only counts the steps, but also distance and calories. I also liked the price.

Accusplit 170XLG

2008-05-15
I have had several other pedometers, the latest was a Sharper Image, then the readings were not accurate, so I decided to get an Accusplit Eagle after reading about it. But I have found it very hard to set up. I am a senior citizen and I am not too electronically challenged, but this one which I have had for about four weeks, I cannot set up correctly.
I have asked my younger computer literate friends for help, they have tried, but the results are not accurate, e.g. I walk 50 steps, and it records 96. The only thing it gives me correctly is the minutes walked.
It was in the EU mode and now it is in the US mode, we have entered the stride lenght, etc., but I think it will take some kind of expert to set it up for me. I would not recommend purchase of this item.