Advantages of ANT+ over Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitors

There are two main advantages of ANT+ over Bluetooth.

• Bluetooth only allows a one-to-one pairing. This means a user with a monitor will pair the Bluetooth signal with their phone. This pairing prevents the monitor from connecting to the iPad/iPhone running OnBeat's group app. You must ask that person to disconnect their monitor from their personal phone. This is not the case with ANT+ because it is a one-to-many connection. By using the ANT+ antenna (WASP) sold by OnBeat, your users can keep their monitor linked to their personal phone, and the OnBeat group app will connect using the ANT+ signal.
• When using the built-in Bluetooth of the iPad/iPhone, you have to keep the device within 10 meters of all users, or the connection will fade or drop. By using the ANT+ antenna, you can strategically place it in your room so it gets better coverage. Many gyms will place the antenna in their ceiling if an outlet exists. Because the heart rate data is sent to the iPad/iPhone over Wi-Fi, you no longer have to worry about keeping your device within range of the users.

There is no difference in signal strength or consistency between Bluetooth and ANT+.