Originally Posted by
ericy
I should caution that i have had bad luck with HRM that depended on talking to a phone in my back jersey pocket. The signal just wasn't strong enough to go through me. I experimented with various other places to carry the phone so that it could pick up a signal (and ended up cracking the screen on my phone when it popped out of the bag I had it in, and then I rode over it before I could stop.
Similarily the verbal updates are hard to hear if your phone is all the way in your back jersey pocket
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The above is true. My wife was able to get a signal to her phone with the phone in a side jersey pocket but not the center rear. She could her the phone on a quiet MUP. I agree this setup has limited applications.