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I’ve had my 305 for almost exactly a year and recently it started behaving badly – intermittently taking as much as 1/2 hour to find satellites (under a total open, tree-free, sunny sky), even where I normally run. Then, it seemed one morning as though it was no longer holding a battery charge. I expected to have to replace it but figured I’d call Garmin tech support first just in case I could avoid the cost. The support specialist said that I could send it in for free repair (warranty is 1 year) but he thought resetting the device (essentially rebooting it and wiping out data history) might be all I need to do, so I should try that first. While on the phone, he also told me about features of the device I never knew existed (such as customizing the display, etc … I really only use it for pace and distance) and showed me a lot that I would have known a year ago if I ever bothered to read the manual. He also said that it should work well for years – so I shouldn’t have to be thinking about replacing it after just one year… that’s a nice thing to hear from a company.

Device charged fine after the reboot and this morning, when I went to run – I expected to have to wait ages for satellite lock (tech said it could take a while to get satellites after reboot becuase that resets it to factory defaults, as if it just came out of the box). It took literally less than a minute to lock satellites and worked perfectly … really like it was brand new, and with more features on my screen now than I previously knew existed. I had thought about upgrading to the 405 but don’t have to now because the tech showed me that (unless you want wireless upload of your data to your computer) you’ve pretty much got most of the same features, just a different design.

I’m a fairly small woman with a tiny wrist and it is kind of bulky but fits fine and doesn’t bother me to run with it. The form factor is the only reason this watch doesn’t get 5 stars from me (but far from a reason not to u
Seattle Mariners 16 oz

I liked that this book was brand new and still in the wrapping. I am happy that I was able to get this book.
Cisco SRW2016 16 port

I believe it is a very good deal. Card is of high quality, and it costs the same as a 2GB card from other stores (BestBuy, Circuit City). It was shipped via US Mail, but for such a small item, I could not ask for more.
Kingston 16 GB Class

WOW this woman can weave a tale. The sense of longing and description of place and emotion rule. Good show Steph.
Hit Tools 16 GT05H

The Forerunner 305 has lived up to expectations, based on my first few weeks of experience. I use it for jogging/walking and it appears consistent and accurate based on about 10 outings of 6 mile length.

Positives: Light weight, easy to read, much flexibility on output displays, docks and synchronizes seemlessly with the Garmin Training Center software, works as advertised. I particularly like to display current pace as well as average pace.

Negatives (but none are serious): Takes 30 to 45 seconds to find satellites. I have a short attention span and tend to get impatient waiting for it to lock onto the satellites.

Tip: I occasionally record a false start by accident, then stop the run after say 5 or 10 seconds. Unfortunately, this “run” is recorded on the GPS. After uploading the data to the Garmin Training Center, I deleted the bogus run from the uploaded records. But every time I dock/sync, the short run was restored to the training record. The solution is to upload data, delete the unwanted record, clear the GPS memory, then send the remaining good records from the Training Center back to the GPS device. Said another way, I couldn’t find a way to delete a record directly from the GPS, but the workaround accomplishes the same thing.
16 Fast Trak Scooter