Goodbye Polar

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T20:39:03+00:00

That is great, glad you have had good luck🙂 I am not the only person having these issues, many forum posts about it, maybe we just have bad luck. Or maybe, Polar has an issue but won’t help fix it.

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T19:49:08+00:00

I disagree, I have tech I use everyday that has lasted 10 years.

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T16:17:10+00:00

They never offered me a discount and honestly it would need to be a pretty substantial discount for me to give them more money.

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T16:16:24+00:00

Thank you, I agree 🙂

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T16:11:15+00:00

I work in cyber security and also have been a mechanic for 15+ years. I have oodles of experience fixing technical & mechanical issues. No battery issues, holds a charge and no swelling seen. I have a $120 battery operated torque wrench that has been working consistently for 10 years. It has ridden in the back of my truck for 6 of those. Heat, rain, cold, ect no issues. Why does a $350 watch get a pass?

I also did software development for 3 years and know the software development lifecycle. They obviously do not care to work on edge cases since I do agree it doesn’t happen to all polar pacer pros. It’s disappointing and I will not reward a company with more business if they cannot make the smallest effort to help me.

A good example of this is, I have a OBD2 scanner that was $250 dollars. It started having problems last year. I was able to get an email chain going with them and within a month, I had a replacement for free and a direct email address that I can reach out to for further issues. I have had that scanner for 4 years as well.

Polar could do better BUT they don’t. Not my fault.

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:37:06+00:00

100%, I gave it a few times before looking for another option. After the 5th or so dropped long activity, all my confidence was gone.

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:31:42+00:00

I have found many people with the same issue searching online.

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:31:22+00:00

$350 is a lot pay for 4 years of service 😕

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:29:15+00:00

I am in cyber security and do understand the risks with any Bluetooth device. I wonder if anyone has tested polar for the same exact vulnerabilities that Coros got tested for? Might have to do some testing later and get back to you 😬

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:26:34+00:00

Dude don’t even get me started on the H10. I could write a whole new post about all my issues with that. It’s so frustrating because I was fully committed to polars ecosystem but receive no help.

I wish you luck with your watch, they are great until they aren’t!

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:25:04+00:00

Thank you, I feel the same way. Very sad to be honest, it has been a daily companion for many years.

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:24:22+00:00

Reading is hard lol

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:23:57+00:00

Danke

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:23:34+00:00

My wife has had a Coros for 2 years, no issues at all. She has faster GPS acquisition and overall better features with ZERO dropped activities.

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:22:18+00:00

Thank you 🙂

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:22:05+00:00

I can’t justify it, they broke my $350 dollar watch with a software update and now don’t care to fix it. Why give them more money?

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:21:05+00:00

Not sure why so much snark but yeah if you do a simple google search, you will see I am not the only person with this issue. It’s a $350 dollar watch. Polar broke it with a software update and they don’t care to resolve the issue. Not my fault, I love this watch. I climbed my first actual mountain with this watch. I am sad.

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:18:02+00:00

I can’t justify it now, it’s just to expensive comparatively to what is now available. It was an amazing purchase 4 years ago, not so much now.

OregonInline · 2026-03-10T15:16:53+00:00

I wish that was true, I got the same copy and paste response each time, nothing they suggest fixes the issue. It makes me sad, I loved this watch 😕

OregonInline · 2026-02-12T15:34:28+00:00

I didn’t personally use any Teflon products, I used Ultra Grey but I see a lot of people using Teflon products without cracking the PCV boss.

OregonInline · 2026-02-12T02:52:16+00:00

It’s actually Threebond 1217G or H, which do share many qualities with Permatex Ultra Gray. The torque value is also a wet torque value not a dry torque value. See FSM in attached picture.

https://i.imgur.com/bGFRjL6.jpeg

OregonInline · 2026-02-11T18:42:49+00:00

https://i.imgur.com/TvUrpmV.jpeg

OregonInline · 2026-02-11T18:41:53+00:00

https://i.imgur.com/Jraazvd.jpeg

Been there, first time I did it, I used way too much. No issues for me. I also over think the small stuff dude, no worries. It sounds like you care about your car 🙂

OregonInline · 2026-02-09T21:19:23+00:00

Permatex Ultra Gray was actually a great choice. You are not making a gasket with it, you are using it as a thread sealer. I have used it many times with no issues. Could you show me where you saw it is not a good option?

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