Garmin 305 prices to drop?
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Garmin 305 prices to drop?
In a few months i'm banking on the fact that many will be on ebay. What'ya think? ehh ehh?
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what does the new one do that the old one doesn't other than color. I doubt you will see a significant drop.
especially since the price had dropped dramatically in the last year.
especially since the price had dropped dramatically in the last year.
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The new models do what they should have done from the start, they are just too expensive for me.
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Careful on the ebay stuff. Lots of 305 experienced open seals, and poor battery compression fittings.
I wonder where the three 305's that I sent back to Garmin ended up.
One would hope that garmin has produced a reliable new product. However, I won't be field testing them for them.
I wonder where the three 305's that I sent back to Garmin ended up.
One would hope that garmin has produced a reliable new product. However, I won't be field testing them for them.
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Maybe they'll do another $75 rebate deal again for the 305!!
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My 305 will be up for sale next week when my 705 arrives
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Exactly what does the new one do that the old one doesn't? Other than color.
I guess if you are doing Cross country super long distance riding then perhaps having real world navigation helps but otherwise where does it come into play?
I guess if you are doing Cross country super long distance riding then perhaps having real world navigation helps but otherwise where does it come into play?
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I sure hope the prices on the 305 come down, but I want one NOW! I'm getting more serious about my training, and I think this would be really useful.
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Careful on the ebay stuff. Lots of 305 experienced open seals, and poor battery compression fittings.
I wonder where the three 305's that I sent back to Garmin ended up.
One would hope that garmin has produced a reliable new product. However, I won't be field testing them for them.
I wonder where the three 305's that I sent back to Garmin ended up.
One would hope that garmin has produced a reliable new product. However, I won't be field testing them for them.
I had my first Edge 305 fill with water (at least enough to quit) in a rainstorm on my 2nd ride with it. The lady in customer service at Garmin asked if I was swimming with it, like that was very unusual.
Recently I wase trying to mount the unit wearing cold weather gloves. Dropped it and shook the battery loose (still worked, but rattled).
Your post is the first I've hint I've seen that these are not uncommon problems. To Garmin's credit, both times they fixed it (almost) no questions asked and it was back in my mailbox eight days from the day I dropped it in the mail.
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Hmmm. Maybe I got them. Care to elaborate a bit?
I had my first Edge 305 fill with water (at least enough to quit) in a rainstorm on my 2nd ride with it. The lady in customer service at Garmin asked if I was swimming with it, like that was very unusual.
Recently I wase trying to mount the unit wearing cold weather gloves. Dropped it and shook the battery loose (still worked, but rattled).
Your post is the first I've hint I've seen that these are not uncommon problems. To Garmin's credit, both times they fixed it (almost) no questions asked and it was back in my mailbox eight days from the day I dropped it in the mail.
I had my first Edge 305 fill with water (at least enough to quit) in a rainstorm on my 2nd ride with it. The lady in customer service at Garmin asked if I was swimming with it, like that was very unusual.
Recently I wase trying to mount the unit wearing cold weather gloves. Dropped it and shook the battery loose (still worked, but rattled).
Your post is the first I've hint I've seen that these are not uncommon problems. To Garmin's credit, both times they fixed it (almost) no questions asked and it was back in my mailbox eight days from the day I dropped it in the mail.
Search the BF and you will find more.
Bottom line: the interface between the screen the and the case will leak and the compression fitting between the battery and the case/pcboard will weaken. The second scenario causes interrmittent off cycles during your ride that will not go away. The first scenario is catasthropic in that your sweat seeps in and shorts out the display. You get a black display upon the special boot up that Garmin reps always have you do before they have you send it in...
Garmin has excellent customer service, they just keep on sending you new ones. I've said this before, all field testing on these units is being done by the consumer. If I had to do it over again, I would have purchased mine at REI. Just for the ease of return.
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Thanks.
I read most of the Garmin threads here and I've searched Google for hours and never turned up the Motionbased forum. I've even been over there to see what they have to offer, just never saw the problems area of forum.
The black screen with the water was exactly what happened to mine the first time, but it was rain, not sweat.
I love the Garmin, but I'm with you on the quality thing.
I read most of the Garmin threads here and I've searched Google for hours and never turned up the Motionbased forum. I've even been over there to see what they have to offer, just never saw the problems area of forum.
The black screen with the water was exactly what happened to mine the first time, but it was rain, not sweat.
I love the Garmin, but I'm with you on the quality thing.
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They are free replacements if they occur within the first year. After that they begin charging. Of course it's $10 to ship insured, so nothing is free. Again REI would be the way to go if I were to do it over again. Simple exchange with a brand new unit.