A:AnswerNo, you don’t have to sign up for a service to use this device. However, I did sign up for Fitbit Premium. You don’t need it to keep track of your basic information: steps, heart beat, sleep tracking. I have enjoyed the extra insights Fitbit Premium provides: stress management, greater sleep information such as breathing rate, heart rate variability, skin temperature, and resting heart rate—information that gives me greater insight on sleep. I am diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, so this information helps me understand my illness.
A:AnswerYou can own a Fitbit without a phone, smart or otherwise. If all you want to do is to tell time and watch for irregular heartbeat, the first part of your intent is doable without a smart phone, but the second part “watch for irregular heartbeat” you will need a smart phone to keep track of your regular heart beat and when you heart beat goes up and down. These Fitbit devices don’t have large enough screens or technology to monitor your heart rate on your wrist.
A:AnswerYou might have an older phone and need to up-grade. A friend of mine could not connect it to her 3 year old phone. Her phone was an Android not an iPhone but the customer service told her to upgrade her phone. There is s phone number on the enclosed papers that you can call (though it is not easy to find
