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I had a 630 with a broken screen, I got a replacement from AliExpress and destroyed it trying to fix it. I phoned Garmin, paid them £90 and got a refurbed one back with 3 month warranty.
The wristband was broken on the original, but brand new on the refurb.
Might be worth considering, if you can handle the Garmin hold music for X amount of minutes
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That's a great tip, thanks. It did not cross my mind that Garmin might do a refurb. I guess my offer still stands, given I have bought another, and someone else could try this from Garmin, but if no takers I'll give it a go, then can either ebay it or keep it as a backup.
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Might be worth considering, if you can handle the Garmin hold music for X amount of minutes
Never called them, always emailed them. They may take 2 days to respond to each email but I wasn't in a rush.
Product.Support@garmin.com
Last time was a few weeks ago when I emailed them about an out of warranty replacement for my HRM-Tri strap (99 quid brand new, 79 on wiggle, they sent me a replacement for 40 odd quid inc P&P).
sifriday
Greenbank
I have a Garmin Forerunner 610, which is on the verge of expiring. Could someone get some use out of it? which would be better than binning it. I don't think I'd get anything on ebay - the main problem is that the contacts on the back have corroded, so charging it is a pain. To get it to charge I have to clean the contacts with pointy object, tip of a knife works quite well, then it'll work for a bit, before needing another clean. This got so annoying I bought another watch, using it as an excuse to upgrade to one with a barometer. Also, one of the straps is also coming off and is held together with electrical tape. Apart from that the watch works very well and once charged, still holds its charge - good for a 6hr bike ride. Maybe of interest to someone wondering about using a watch instead of a phone, to give it a go?
(For anyone who has a watch and hasn't already figured this out already, it seems like it really is worth rinsing the sweat off it before charging it. I think that was the cause of the corrosion.)
If anyone would like it, maybe you could cover my postage costs as a forum donation?