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The Garmin doesn't broadcast it's location. It just records GPS coordinates to a local file that must be synced afterwards with a phone or computer in order to see where you've been.
If the OP had Livetrack turned on (and the only reason to do that would be for someone else to watch his progress), the phone is broadcasting it's location to Garmin's servers - and the Garmin's location would have been lost the moment the Garmin & phone lost connection. There would be no record.
If the OP had Livetrack turned on (and the only reason to do that would be for someone else to watch his progress), the phone is broadcasting it's location to Garmin's servers - and the Garmin's location would have been lost the moment the Garmin & phone lost connection. There would be no record.
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This is what I'm saying, with LiveTrack turned on, when your phone disconnects from the garmin, the last breadcrumb GPS co-ordinate that was sent to the map through your phone from the Garmin, would be where the LiveTrack map shows your position. My understanding of the feature is that all data (GPS/Speed/HR/etc.) is fed through your phone's connection, I don't believe it takes the GPS position from your phone. So when it stops transmitting, it should leave your location set to where your phone disconnected, while it doesn't pin-point the location, it gives you an area based on the bluetooth range between your phone and Garmin.
But even if LiveTrack is on, the event is not recorded on Garmin's site - it's only displayed on a temporary tracking page. This page expires as soon as the event is completed, so you can't go back and hunt around for where the data feed might have dropped out.
Edit: LiveTrack is not an alternate means by which you can record your ride; it is simply a feature whereby observers can monitor your progress in real time.
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I've been told that when using LiveTrack, the only data that the Garmin feeds to the phone app is speed, cadence, HR and power via bluetooth. The phone's location API (GPS, tower triangulation, etc) handles the location reporting to Garmin's servers. This is done for power consumption reasons.
But even if LiveTrack is on, the event is not recorded on Garmin's site - it's only displayed on a temporary tracking page. This page expires as soon as the event is completed, so you can't go back and hunt around for where the data feed might have dropped out.
But even if LiveTrack is on, the event is not recorded on Garmin's site - it's only displayed on a temporary tracking page. This page expires as soon as the event is completed, so you can't go back and hunt around for where the data feed might have dropped out.
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Yes, you're totally right.
But even if the OP happened to have LiveTrack turned on, and just so happened to elect preservation of the page for it's max lifespan, it still wouldn't help him now – I think it's safe to say that it's been longer than 24 hours since he lost it.
Now I just really want to know how the heck he didn't immediately notice that his huge Garmin was suddenly missing from literally under his nose...
But even if the OP happened to have LiveTrack turned on, and just so happened to elect preservation of the page for it's max lifespan, it still wouldn't help him now – I think it's safe to say that it's been longer than 24 hours since he lost it.
Now I just really want to know how the heck he didn't immediately notice that his huge Garmin was suddenly missing from literally under his nose...
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OP - tough luck, hopefully an honest person will find it.
You can edit the startup.txt file to customize the startup screen to have it display your name/phone#/email address.
Tip of the day: How to display your name and phone number on your Garmin Edge | DC Rainmaker
You can edit the startup.txt file to customize the startup screen to have it display your name/phone#/email address.
Tip of the day: How to display your name and phone number on your Garmin Edge | DC Rainmaker
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Start-up pop-up is compatible with: Garmin 510, 800, and Edge 810
You can edit the startup.txt file to customize the startup screen to have it display your name/phone#/email address.
Tip of the day: How to display your name and phone number on your Garmin Edge | DC Rainmaker
Tip of the day: How to display your name and phone number on your Garmin Edge | DC Rainmaker
The pop-up is compatible with the following units: Garmin Edge 510, Edge 800, and Edge 810. [DC Rainmaker] tested that it is not compatible with the Edge 200, 500 or Edge 705.
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https://ts3.explicit.bing.net/th?id=H...057208&pid=1.7What is funny and kind of weird is that the 510 edge is the only one that has a built in anchor to tether it to the bike that makes it very secure. Not the 800, 810 or 1000 has it. Sorry for your loss.
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OP - tough luck, hopefully an honest person will find it.
You can edit the startup.txt file to customize the startup screen to have it display your name/phone#/email address.
Tip of the day: How to display your name and phone number on your Garmin Edge | DC Rainmaker
You can edit the startup.txt file to customize the startup screen to have it display your name/phone#/email address.
Tip of the day: How to display your name and phone number on your Garmin Edge | DC Rainmaker
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https://ts3.explicit.bing.net/th?id=H...057208&pid=1.7What is funny and kind of weird is that the 510 edge is the only one that has a built in anchor to tether it to the bike that makes it very secure. Not the 800, 810 or 1000 has it. Sorry for your loss.
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Thanks Velocity, maybe the next model will come with one or maybe not!
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A friend of mine had this happen to him. He retraced his route while looking at his cell phone. As soon as the phone connected with the Garmin he knew he was close. After looking in the area he found it. I'm not sure this will work if the unit is off. Good luck.
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