GPS watches in other countries Garmin Forerunner 405 Water Resistant Running GPS With USB ANT Stick (Black)I am currently using a Polar watch with foot pod, but am suspicious about accuracy, so am now considering getting a Garmin 405 or 305. However, I live in Europe (Lithuania), and am worried that I may have trouble getting GPS signals. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'd appreciate any advice. GPS watches in other countries Garmin Forerunner 405 Water Resistant Running GPS With USB ANT Stick (Black)I am currently using a Polar watch with foot pod, but am suspicious about... » Read More GPS watches in other countries Garmin Forerunner 405 Water Resistant Running GPS With USB ANT Stick (Black)I am currently using a Polar watch with foot pod, but am suspicious about accuracy, so am now considering getting a Garmin 405 or 305. However, I live in Europe (Lithuania), and am worried that I may have trouble getting GPS signals. Does anyone have any experience with this? I'd appreciate any advice. « Show Less
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Live in Mexico City. Garmin 405 works great! The only exception is the bad ANT+ app. Worked three/four times and stoped working. But the watch itself is awsome.
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GPS signals are uniform across the entire planet. Since it's satellite based and doesn't depend on towers like cell phones there's no reason one country would have a weaker signal.
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Yes, I would like to know this answer too. I am a flight attendant and I travel to other countries. I was wondering too if this works in other countries so I can keep track of my runs on my layovers
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I have 305 and I decided not to buy the new 405 because:a) I am using the 305 while kayaking (it is waterproof to 1 m) and I fear 405 is not;b) When running in a new area or city I can use the basic map of the 305 to backtrack (very useful when you are lost! ) and I read a post from the developers that the 405 does not have even the crude maps that 305 has and that basically sealed the deal fore me.
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I bought a Polar RS800sd about a year ago after I got sick of my (2nd) Nike+ losing data after a run. The polar has been great. Simple to use, detailed info, and from what I've seen pretty accurate. I just bought a Garmin 405. Went to the REI garage sale and they had one for only $160. It was that low because someone returned it saying the band was broken. Check it out and it still looked fine, so I bought it just for the sake of getting a new toy. Just did my first run with it, and as of right now, I like the Polar better. I think I'm just used to that technology and am comfortable with it. The garmin doesn't come with any software. you need to download it all off the web, and it's not super simple to find. Polar came with some offline software which I like a lot. Now, I think once I get used to the forerunner, it may grow on me. There have been a LOT of reviews where people think the garmin is the best, and then there's 3rd party apps that let you map where you've ran. Plus, with the 405, I think you can use it for biking right out of the box. no need for a pod or anything.
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The Forerunner 10 is not compatible with the BC-1000 as it does not use ANT stick technology. All Garmin devices that use ANT stick technology are compatible with the BC-1000.
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No! It's an ANT+ device and will work with any GPS watch that supports ANT+ foot pods. See the following DCRainmaker review:http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/01/garmin-ant-foot-pods-everything-you.html
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I ran with my Garmin405CX just yesterday on a route that I know is almost exactly 3.1 miles. I've driven it and checked the odometer. I've walked it and counted paces with a pedometer. I've mapped it on Google and Yahoo to the same results. The 405CX absolutely nailed it. If it's an accuracy problem, I'd suspect it is related to location or satellite interference of some kind.
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The 305 supports auxilary devices with the ANT+ interface. The heart rate monitor is one such device. Other supported ANT+ interface devices are a cadence meter for biking and a foot pod for running (allows speed and distance to be calculated without GPS reception, or on a tread mill).
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This is compatible with all devices that support Ant+ or Bluetooth 4.0.So all garmin watches will work. I believe Suunto will work and I am not too familiar with polar watches. Here is a very in depth review of the HR monitor and all of it features. http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/viiiiva-bluetooth-bridge.html
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i do not think so. forerunner has "ANT" and sigma does not. i have both and the sigma chest strap does not register on the forerunner when i tried it for giggles. the polar (non-coded) and sigma chest straps register to each monitor, though. cheers.
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No the I bought had US and Canada but Don't buy it I had 2 of them go bad. The first one was DOA the second died in a week I have a Garmin now
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I believe Garmin uses ANT and Suunto uses ANT+. I also believe that ANT+ is the only standard. There is a website where you can find all devices with ANT+. I think it is thisisant.com
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That is the mistake I made.... older model 205/305 will work on Garminconnect in May. The 405 is not slated for support until Q3 of 2008. You only find this out after purchasing and downloading the software. For now I am using Fusion (same as Parallels). Also, keep an eye on runnerplus. They are very close to supporting Garmin and have a very robust site.
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Not sure. But I can tell you I would DEFINiTELY NOT recommend this watch to ANYONE. This is my third Garmin, and the other two worked fine - this model has some major defects that I don't think Garmin wants to acknowledge. I"m looking at Polar or Nike or anything else but Garmin for my next GPS.
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thanks for your time.i m bit afraid as i have seen 50-50 review (issue like sudden close or crash,trafic info,) on 1490 model and i have ordered the same.one cant test immediately the gps -like go fr diff. route or go for 1000 miles long drives..Not sure how it is working with latest firmware 4.60http://www.tramsoft.ch/gps/garmin_nuvi1490t-firmware-upgrades_en.htmli m not sure if it can be charging and same time use in car.
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This model can only display in "feet" and "F" for temperature. I also have the other model with skiing function. The ski model can only display in meter and "C" for temperature. If you need compass, only the ski model has it. I wish both models can display all the functions on the same watch. There is another quite alike model at Amazon which said to have compass and jogging. What I really looking for is compass+jogging but I like if someone can confirm this.
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Hi, If you have an Ipod Nano you can try the very cheap, in comparison with GPS, Nike+ Sportkit. Once you calibrate it, it is very accurate. All my runs (same route) about 8km only vary on +/- 100m.Hope that helps a little bit.
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Interesting! I am looking at buying the 405 without the strap, as I still have the one from my now stolen 305.The Garmin support website says that some versions of the 405 are compatible with the HR monitor. How can you tell if the one you are buying is compatible? Or is it just a trick to make you buy the more expensive version?