Originally Posted by nerys

so let me get this straight.

your comparing my $25 armband HRM (ok new its $79 I got it used on ebay because I don't have $79 :-) either way (not relevant but nonetheless) I wanted the mytrek because it was NOT a chest strap.

OH SNAP your link is also $79 same as the Mytrek and I don't have to buy a new $500 phone to get use it.

OH thats right you forgot to factor in the $500 phone you will need to USE that $79 same price as mine HRM.

and mine will run on "ANY" android of iphone that has ANY form of bluetooth.

even if I DO NOT have an android phone I can by a $30 cheap used android phone and use it with the mytrek.

whats the cheapest bt4 phone you can find? let me know when you find one.

LOOK I love the idea of BTLE bt4 its GREAT.

it just is "annoying" that its such a RARE feature of a phone and yet they skipped right over regular bt and went right to btle.

its annoying thats all. they can make BT headsets for $5 full retail shipped around the world included in the price.

why can't they make a cheap $10 set of bicycle sensors or $40.

I get it. bt4 is the way to go. but its a couple years off so I get teased in the mean time.

though I MIGHT actually be getting an S3 this weekend.

and it might be free. (eventually) Iphone 5's are REALLY hot right now.

so instead of paying $250 to upgrade to an S3 I am going to pay $300 to upgrade to an iphone 5 and then trade the iphone 5 for an S3 plus $300 in cash (got 2 potential people lined up for this deal since iphone 5's out of contract START at $700 for the base model around here)

the $300 cash refunds the $300 I spend upgrading the to the iphone 5

the only reason i can do this is that my plan lets me migrate between the $30 plan and the $50 plan. so I upgrade to the $50 plan get the iphone then reactivate my OLD phone and move back down the the $30 plan and clone the S3 onto my boost account to replace my S2.

long and convuluted process but it might let me get an S3 for a price I really can afford. Free.

Just got to come up with the $300 to do the upgrade since I can't ask for the $300 from my buyer until after I have the iphone 5 but I need the $300 to get the iphone 5.

SO CLOSE. we shall see after this weekend.