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My old WiFi scale worked perfectly for some time. But something isn’t right with Withing’s back end. Integration with TP, a key feature for me, is broken.
link to trainingpeaks.com
Also issues with bodymedia. Other apps/sites are still working flawlessly.
TP and BodyMedia say that things on their end are good, pointing to Withings. Withings support has been unresponsive.
Hope they aren’t getting caught up in their own app and forgetting about supporting their partners.
Rain, is there an indepth review of this at all? Have been looking forward to the WS-30
Not yet, it’s going to be a short bit of time. But it’s there – along with half a dozen scales. Probably all release at roughly the same time.
Are we any closer to a review of the WS-30 and/or WS-50?
desperately looking forward to in depth review of ws30 and ws50. Please do a review asap. much appreciated
So do I. I’m considering buying the WS50 (smart body analyzer) mainly for the body fat purpose. Would you recommend this one? Thanks.
In general you’ll want to be hesitant on body fat scales. They’re great for weight, but almost all consumer grade ones aren’t so great for body fat (this included). Check out my previous post on accuracy: link to dcrainmaker.com
I have the WS50. it’s a great scale. But I’m very skepticale of the body fat. My body fat percentage changes about 2% from morning to night which is actually almost a 30% difference.
I have the WS-30. It works, but customer support is abysmal. I had to figure out for myself that an Android update broke their app. It started working again with the next version of Android. This is a problem because the ONLY way to configure it is via Bluetooth with an iOS or Android app.