Garmin Bounce LTE Kids Activity Tracker In-Depth Review: 2 Months Later!
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Unfortunately I cannot recommend this product at this time. I had it for just over a month and Live tracking didn't work as it was intended too. After 5 support calls with Garmin each with a slightly different troubleshooting steps then sending it back less then a month old for another updated one still no live tracking and worse could no longer connect to the app. I live In Canada Ontario so there seems to be issues with this watch with compatibility on our networks perhaps that they cannot determine in the engineering department with no solution other than a full refund. So if you try it and it is not working do not cross your fingers thinking it will at some point. This has been an ongoing issue quite a few people are dealing with so just send it back for a refund if you're in this camp.
What is your recommendation for a kids LTE smartwatch vs no LTE? My daughter is turning 10 and wants a smartwatch. We are pretty device-free, so looking for some good info.
They almost had me hooked. But then the no call feature & shutting phone off during school. I mean I know need to stop phone for school. But what happens if kids get out early and parent/sitter forgets. While never happened, never know.
Great video.
Nice review. May you please provide a bit more details about the alarm clock? My ASD+ADHD kid needs to be reminded constantly to eat, drink water and bathroom so I’ve been using apple watch to set up those specific schedules. The thing is my kid kept accidentally broke the watches (mostly broken screen). I’ve been searching for cheap alternative watches but so far none of them can make up to 20 alarms except the apple watch. I hope you’ll answer my comment.
Great content man! Living in NL?
Will sub. And bought it for my son (in a few mins ;))
very bad audio.
Thanks for reviewing this. Very helpful ??
Purchased the instinct 2x solar and the bounce for my lil gremlin. Thank you for the great reviews
Not fit for purpose! Got these for my kids but when in high density or some outer suburbs messaging & tracking is delayed up to 8 hours not great.
Awesome product! What do the kids see on the screen when its in school mode? The time and their steps? Thank you
Thank you for this review! We just ordered the latest (?) Bounce's for my kids aged 7 and 9 who also do quite a bit of cargo and regular bike riding and they were so excited watching it last night!
Do you know if there are replacement bands for this watch? Thank you.
thanks for the review. how did you get the picture on the watch face?
I am looking for a 13 yo but don't want to go to phone yet. The features on the bounce seem excellent but is it a little too "kiddish"?? any suggestions on alternatives for a teenage group?
Can the bounce text thevivo fit jr back and forth
Thanks for a thorough walk-through, as always. My 10 year-old daughter has a Vivofit jr.3 now, a jr.2 before that, and I was thinking about a Bounce for the next time, however will probably skip that, since she's happy with the Vivofit jr.3, and has a phone too. Might consider a 'Bounce 2' in 2024-2025 perhaps, or possibly another smartwatch then, with a decent battery lite/charging time…
Slow down your delivery, you talk to fast.
So you can't actually call them on this watch?
My kids have had the watches for two months and they work great. I thought I read that if their friends also had a bounce they could message them too. Do you know how to set this up?