Stupid Garmin
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So I have a Garmin 510. It’s maybe 2-3 years old. It’s mostly fine, except that I usually have to turn bluetooth off then back on to get it to upload a ride through my phone.
Right now, for the second time in a week, it’s had trouble saving a ride. Last time it never saved and just ate the ride. This time it hasn’t gotten there yet, but it’s been saving for like 10 minutes. The ride was just a quick errand, like 1.5 miles, so it’s not like there’s a ton to save. After the first time I did a factory reset, figuring maybe it just needed to clear out old stuff.
Shoot, as I type this, I realize that doing a factory reset probably undoes whatever updates I’ve applied and now I’m likely way behind on my updates. But the problem happened once before that, so it remains a concern. And yes, I know the rule is never update your Garmin, but I have a real problem with ignoring electronic notifications.
Anyone have any similar problems, or, more importantly, solutions? I keep telling my wife I’m going to upgrade my GPS and she can have this one (her GPS I bought used and doesn’t even have bluetooth, the horror) but she seems to regard this as a corollary to the S-1 rule. I think she’s crazy – I get a better GPS, she gets a better GPS, everyone wins, right?
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@jctonett 175833 wrote:
I’m waiting for Karoo… should be coming “any time now”. My buddy will be working for them. They have some software issues, but the hw is awesome, and sw is fixable. It is a BIG device. You could watch a football game on it…
Agreed – it is huge. (More thoughts are in a separate thread starting http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?12980-Longer-gravel-races&p=175204#post175204)
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