Your Garmin help, please

10mm

Thanks all.

I'd read about water damage (it's meant to be partly waterproof and I can't recall getting it particularly wet) or impact (hasn't had an impact and odd that it started as horizontal lines and progressed from there after a good week or so).

I've tried Garmin email support twice now and pushed for any other option with no luck, so maybe I'll phone them as a last resort.

Was it recently that they sold you the refurb and were you out of warranty?

It was just over a year ago, and yeah it was well out of warranty

Anyone got an out front mount for an Edge Explore (same size as 1000/1030) that they don’t need any more?

Gave Garmin a call today. Explained the issue and was told again that the only option was £200 exchange for a refurbed unit.

Whatever I said they just came back to £200 for refurb exchange being the only option so reached a bit of a stalemate.

Politely asked if it was possible to speak to a manager to see if there were any other options. Was told that £200 refund was the only option and that is all the manager would offer.

Back and forth again but just repeated that I’d really appreciate checking with a manager in case there was anything they could do.

After a 5 min wait where he spoke to his manager he comes back on the phone to say that they will replace the unit as if it were in warranty.

Seemed a little more painful than needed.

Bitlocker.
Garmin.
Work computers.

How can i delete files off my devices if Bitlocker is saying "you need to encrypt this"?

You're better off trying to do it with your phone, I reckon - Work computers are likely to have group policies that make it impossible to write / delete on removable drives.

Something like this maybe?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233204210883

I've just discovered that someone has (at last) gone to the trouble of building a linux version of Garmin Express (which never worked over Wine / Mono, and needs a Windows VM to work).

https://github.com/Tigge/antfs-cli

(You also need to have this compiled: https://github.com/Tigge/openant)

(And this, if you want to automatically upload to Garmin Connect: https://github.com/La0/garmin-uploader)

I can finally get rid of Windows!

And it's 10x faster than Garmin Express, connects straight away, and doesn't crap out half way.

Noice.

What twats

Link no work but i'm guessing that's an OTG thing for a mobile?
That's a sensible workaround!

Yep - that's it

Here's a working link

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Metal-Micro-USB-Male-To-USB-20-A-Female-OTG-Adapter-Converter-With-Key/264315951450?hash=item3d8a75595a:m:mgJxNQbHSWna3Y8RUR1loxg

Any reason to pick a Fenix 5 plus S over a forerunner 945?

Yes actually - do you still need one?

The 5x range looks nicer as a watch, I reckon.

Having had a 910x for the past many years, I'm looking forward to having a watch that I can wear daily, without feeling like a slevless.

Otherwise, there's nothing really in it, as far as I can tell.

Fenix 5 plus S

I need one too. Is there multi-buy discount available?

No, managed to pick one up last week. Thanks though!

^^As far as I can see the 945 is all the Fenix Plus S blah blah is, for £200 less.

I think I shall defect from Fenix wearing to the 945 when it’s released unless someone comes up with a good reason not to.

Wrong thread, wrong comment.

Nuke if needed.

What watch do I need to sync with Garmin swim hrm so its visible swimming. Laps useful. Not much else needed.

Gps could be good for tracking walks.

Budget. No maps needed.

You can't see the data while you're in the water, as far as I remember.

The signal between HRM and unit attenuates to much, and can only work in air, where it batch transfers the numbers.

Ah ok. So no need for watch then. Just sync via 1000 after.

Assuming it syncs with 1000.

Is the Garmin Fenix 5 a steal at £300? Or is that just the price of it.

I'm seeing one of those Amazon offers that says "save £180" but frankly that doesn't mean there's really a saving here.

I'm inclined towards getting a sports watch, but if there's a new one on the way that is driving price drops then I may as well wait for the price to fall more.

Well Keepa.com shows that is genuinely the lowest price they have sold it for since it launched (see here) .

However, I have no idea whether that's driven by the imminent launch of a replacement or not ...

Thanks.

I hovered over the checkout button a good 20 minutes but have bought it.

Have wanted one since it was released but in my head the price point for buying was £300 and lower... it's hit it, so sure, I'll get it.