Garmin Forerunner 405 Wireless GPS-Enabled Sport Watch with USB ANT Stick and Heart Rate Monitor (Black)
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Customer Review: Wrist strap keep breaking
Summary: 1 Stars
This product hasn't been tested by runners.
the ring won't work when it is wet, e.g. if you are sweating or it is raining. This prevent you from making any cchanges to the training settings in the watch, or to see what time of day it is during the run.
I have had the watch for 5 month, and the wrist strap has already broken twice. Last time the strap lasted less then 30 days. It is only luck that has preventet me from loosing the watch each time. All garmin offers is to replace the strap, but it is likely to break again.
Don't by this product or the 405CX, as it has the same strap and ring.
Customer Review: Expect to be let down...
Summary: 3 Stars
I have used this watch since August and at first I was really impressed.
Pros:
1. Awesome website to track progress.
2. Very motivating to see how you improve performance over time.
Cons:
1. You will have problems connecting to the Garmin website about every 6th time.
2. The GPS will not work about every 10th time - for some reason it has problems connecting to the Satelite
3. The GPS will not always be accurate
It is a start, but I believe this is version 1.0 for this style and I would wait for the next verson.
Customer Review: One-star reviews?
Summary: 4 Stars
The one-star reviews baffle me. If my 405 didn't work whilst I was sweating, I'd send it back! That would be like an oven not cooking when it's hot! I've logged 1000+ indoor and (mostly) outdoor biking/running miles on mine, and yes, I've had problems with the uploads, but I figured them out. The solutions weren't always intuitive, but worth the time. I've found the folks at the help desk to be responsive when you can describe your problem (it doesn't upload is not descriptive enough for anyone to be helpful!) One-star folks, return your watch and buy a sundial.Customer Review: Garmin 405- works well
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had this watch for about 2 months now and I run about 4 times a week, average of 15-20 miles a week.
The 405 is a learning curve over the 305 for sure. The watch connects to the satellites much faster than the 305. The bezel features take a bit of time to get used to. The Ant stick for wireless data transfer is nice, though it is not without faults. I am inconsistently able to transfer the data it tries and fails about 20% of the time. Still very pleased with the watch, it is a good product. Would buy it again and would recommend it to a friend.
Customer Review: AN EXCELENT PURCHASE
Summary: 5 Stars
I had all the forerunners and this 405 is the best, easy to use, small like an ordinary watch and gives you all the data you need for your running activities.
For the first time it is difficult to learn how to access the different "windows" because it is based on touch, but with a few tries it becomes easier
definitely I would recomend this producto to every runner.
The only disadvantage is that it has only 8hs of battery life under use and then it is not recommended to trekkings mainly if the place has no eletricity to recharge the watch