I’ve had it about as long – did the first firmware update that addressed battery life, looks like there may have been another. Plan to give it a go, but there are some issues that cannot be overcome via firmware.

 Well I guess thats goodnews right, not too much is changed. The downside to being a shoe reviewer right? not enough miles in the day

 Help maybe?  You could have your running friends review shoes too. The few reviews that are on here are great.

Don’t know, you might ask on the Motoactv forum.

I do have the Kinvara 3. Only one run in them so far as I have a backlog of shoes to review, but they feel fairly similar to previous versions. Have not tried the new Grid Type A5.

Sounds like the Motoactv may have been discontinued?

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Yeah, especially when life limits your mileage. I’m needing to find a new approach to reviewing…

Matt, you ever coming back to the Motoactv forum?

1. The headphone jack is problematic.
 

We have had reports of headset issues, as you pointed out.
In most cases, we’ve traced this problem to the headset rather than the jack,
and we are working on a redesigned headset to address this. (We are also
replacing failed headsets on request.) Per your suggestion, we now include the
grommets to cover that jack receptacle in shipping MOTOACTVs. A quick call to
our call center can also get them shipped to you, gratis.
 

2. Battery life is not great…I still would not risk using
the MOTOACTV as a GPS device for any race longer than a half marathon.
 

I think you would feel differently on the latest software
using Marathon Mode. Most runners should approach 10 hours of battery life,
using GPS and an HRM with this setup. Listening to music using Bluetooth will reduce battery
life significantly, but most serious runners could
get through a marathon with GPS, HRM, and music using a wired headset.
 

3. The “Start” button on the top of the watch is touchy.

 
This isn’t something that we’ve seen reported regularly. I
wonder if you have a hardware issue – say the word and we’ll exchange yours and
get it to our engineers for investigation.

 
4. There is currently no streamlined way to export data from
the Motoactv to the workout recording platforms that I
use (Sporttracks and
dailymile).

 
This is something we hear quite often. It’s no easy task to
break into a market like this – there are three distinct areas of complexity.
First, there is the watch itself, then the Web portal. But most complex is the
various athletic sub-cultures and their preferred Web sites, metrics, features,
etc. We are working hard to make our own MOTOACTV portal meet the needs of our
owners – you should check it out. But we recognize that some MOTOACTV owners
will always prefer to stay with the site they have been using. While I don’t
know if we’re going to change our current approach, I can say that the conversation
about how we should fit in continues. Your feedback will be considered.

 
We’re also continuously evaluating the many, many
suggestions we get on how to improve our product, and we are certainly going to
consider your ideas.

 
I hope you do elect to update your MOTOACTV to the latest
firmware. The shake-to-wake feature is working great and if you don’t update,
you won’t get the great features and improvements we’re continuing to deliver.

Regards,

Matt (Motorola Forums Manager)
 

Through my sleeve to my wrist under my shirt. Easier in winter than summer…

I am similar to you in that I had 3 years of history from my 305 on the garmin Site. I would consider this unit great for the enthusiast.. While a die hard will miss the use of training peaks or other in depth software. I tried training peaks and it is too much info for me.