Microsoft Band – Day 2 – Still no complaints

Day two and I am still learning more about the band. I was able to make it all night without any discomfort with the band. The negative reviews continue to fall in as people are comparing it to handcuffs or ankle bracelets. Maybe those people that have been in handcuffs and ankle bracelets aren’t cut out for this device?

I know I didn’t sleep well in general last night and this pretty much nailed my expectations.

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I was able to create a VIP email list to help filter which emails show up on the phone and also play with the watch option that keeps the time dimmed on the face at all times. Some were reporting that at night this is still too bright. I’ll find out tonight.

I’ll try to compare the “steps” tomorrow against an Ormon Pedometer which was more accurate than the Fitbit Flex band. But my steps today were pretty average around 4,000 just around the office.

So far my favorite feature is the intense vibration of the band before a meeting. my snooze button the phone was too easy to dismiss. This makes me get up an get to the meeting on time.

The weather app was on target today as it rained all day!

I am not disappointed at all with this device so far.

About the author

Jeff Pigott is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, specializing in Azure Infrastructure technologies including Azure Arc, Azure Update Manager, SQL DB, security, and storage. With over 29 years of experience in IT, development, and DevOps, Jeff has worked with a wide range of platforms, tools, and languages. Jeff is passionate about staying up-to-date with the latest Microsoft technologies and services, and holds multiple Azure certifications.