Sportline Walking Advantage 340 Faceplate Pedometer

Customer Reviews

The pro's and con of this particular pedometer

2007-03-14
I feel that this pedometer works well enough for any amateur walkers use. The step counting is acurate enough and when it is off it is usually not off by that much. The main problem I have with this product is that it tends to fall off quite easily. After a number of falls this product will most likely be rendered unusable. The falling may also have something to do with the different gaits of different people. I give it a 4-5.

Reviews were good until I bought it.

2007-01-29
I bought this pedometer when the ratings for it were 5 stars! Now there are all kinds of bad reviews starting in 2007. Too bad I bought it in December. This is a piece of junk. I thought I was ordering a mid-priced pedometer. (It was $12 at that time). I agree about it not staying on, and even though I followed the calibration instructions, the steps were never accurate. I had an additional problem in that parts of the numbers were missing on the LCD most of the time. So is a backwards three actually an eight, was that a one or a seven, is that 5000 or 6000? I never knew. The only time all the lines displayed making perfect numbers was when you cleared it to 0000. I'll probably try a 'cheapy' from Walmart. It will probably do better than this.

Doesn't stay on, not accurate

2007-01-19
This pedometer is easy to use and pretty decent looking. Those are the only good things I can say about it. It simply does not stay on. I, too, have had to use a safety pin to make sure I don't lose it. Maybe I have a defective device, but this is anything but accurate. I consistently walk a measured 5 mile route every day. One day the steps will be 5800, the next day 12800, the next day 10300. Which is accurate? Are any of them? I can't rely on it. When testing the device for accuracy in walking 50 steps, it never got it right. Most of the time it was over the 50 steps, 2 times it was way under the 50 steps. I would not recommend this one.

Lasted less than a month

2007-01-17
This is a piece of junk. Spring broke, constantly resets itself and after less than a month it completely gave out. Don't waste your money!

Accurate but flawed

2007-01-15
My sole issue with this pedometer is that the clip doesn't function well. The pedometer is constantly falling off my garments' waistband, regardless of the thickness of material. It's simply poorly designed. Last night the pedometer fell off while I was sitting in a movie theater -- I had to go back when I noticed it was gone (luckily, before we left the theater) and search for it. When I got home, I improvised a secondary clipping system, using a metal clip and safety pin, but this is cumbersome.

I haven't had problems with the pedometer resetting itself, even with the exposed faceplate. It takes a prolonged pressure to cause it to reset. However, for some reason each day as I reset the pedometer, it shifts modes from "miles" to "kilometers." I have to remember to reset it *twice* to keep it in mile mode.

Having said this, I've found this to be one of the most accurate pedometers I've ever owned. (I've had four or five.) If Sportline would address the problems with the clip, this would be a stellar pedometer.

Good Design

2007-12-03
It is a great idea to create such a handy gadget reminding you to have enough physical activities everyday.

Not very reliable

2007-07-24
This seemed very low quality. It would skip steps that I made, and one I got for free in the mail was 10 times better.

pedometer

2007-05-05
This worked fine, but the design of the clip did not keep it on the belt line. This pedometer fell off my pant up to 4 times a day. Very frustrating.

Finders keepers- for now!

2007-04-20
I just found one of these while climbing the stairs down at the track today. I brought it home and looked on the net for some info about it and found these reviews. When I read that people are losing this thing all the time, I could believe it! LOL
I'll enjoy it until it falls off and somebody else will inherit it.
:)

Having problems

2007-03-30
I am not very happy with my new pedometer. It falls off all the time, the face plate comes off and I have a very hard time making it stay back on. The spring has now broke from the clip, so the pedometer won't even clip to my pants anymore. I have to carry it in my pocket and it is too big for that. I am disappointed with this purchase!