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I never understood why people use the stock feature of products like garmin connect. Does garmin have a way of making money off of connect? It seems like just a basic 'feature' they whipped together to say they have it. I always thought that if you're advanced enough to the point where using a garmin is going to help your training in any way then you're probably already on Strava or TraininPeaks or some other online training log that allows you to upload straight from a garmin.

What exactly is the issue most people are experiencing?

At the moment, Search isn't working for me. I've emailed Garmin Support.

I have a problem to with my Garmin 510. I was downloading some data and and now my Garmin screen says the software is missing. I cant seem to make it function anymore and Garmin Connect was no help at all. The new download just ruined my Garmin. Has anyone experienced this issue and fixed it?

Is the "share" feature working for anyone?

Works fine for me.

Check out the Garmin 510 forum...

This post

or this thread

HTH

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Less is more.

I lost a 19 mile base run on Monday. Gone from the 910xt, nowhere to be seen on GC. It almost feels like I didn't do it :'(

On a wider Garmin Connect note, who designed their "records" feature? It seems stupid to me that I don't have a fastest km or mile record simply because I've never gone out on a 1km or 1 mile run. For each new activity, why can't it calculate the fastest segment corresponding to each record distance and compare it to the current record?

Has there ever been a time when it worked?

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Yes...and no. I think what people want to be able to do, maybe it is just me though, is upload to Garmin and then use the sync feature to spit the activity out to TP/Strava etc.

That's all I use GC for, it's just the mechanism by which I upload activities for syncing to other services. And updating devices of course. If I could use wireless sync from my Garmin devices to TP or Strava I probably wouldn't use GC.

Yes. I've never understood this and it drives me crazy. My fastest 40k shows 1:30 and that was an easy recovery ride. It's bullshit that the software can't extrapolate data and compare it to existing records.

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Funny, it does that for me on my 5k,10k half mary records. All from one long run

For me it works as a great central hub and have no plans of changing that.

Example anything done on my 910 or 800 automatically syncs there then goes to strava, training peaks and my fitness pal. If I import trainer road data that also syncs to all of them. Now if I spend an hour lifting weights I don't need that in strava, I do need it in training peaks and is nice to have it in my fitness pal, it syncs to those perfectly after a manual entry. Anything I enter in my phone to my fitness pal syncs to garmin and syncs to training peaks, I just use it for food no direct inputs there for activities.

Other than the hiccups lately it works perfectly for what I need it to do and I am not aware of any other single application that allows me to do that.

Interesting. Can you think of any settings or sync configurations you have changed that might have resulted in this?

No. It does it on its own....................just went to garmin connect. It does not have my 10k half mary on there that it said on my watch at the end of my long run yesterday. Although my run is recorded on garmin connect

Any one know the number of entries the 910 will take? Last upload was on the 10th and I have added 8 activities since then.

Mine also does the 5k 10k thing when it works.

One thing very strange is that it records my laps as Malaysia when the route is clearly in Singapore

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They are not "going to shit". Garmin have always been very consistent: excellent hardware, shit software. Nothing new.

I.e. "Garmin is still [the] shit."

My 910 did this as well. You had to run/bike basically the exact distance to get a record. On the 920, it will take "segments" of longer activities. In fact, my record mile, 5k, 10k, and half marathon are all off of the same run.

ditto this, excellent hardware

Might be worth looking in the folder where files are stored prior to being transferred to garmin connect. (Quick google will tell you where this is) Have had to pull them out of here numerous times when I had 'delete from device when transferred' selected on the watch.

I think it's more an issue of overall data memory than a specific number of sessions.
An IM race will obviously use more storage space than a 30 minute run.

I also wouldn't be surprised if there's no set amount of recording time either. Somebody using a power meter plus HR strap will use up more data per hour than somebody using just one or neither of those.

Cheers

Amazingly it worked today with no lost data. Web page is still full of warnings though.

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any experience updating the edge 510 to version 3.4?
the garmin forums and dc rains review comments section are loaded with horror stories.
should I wait or go ahead and upgrade?

I upgraded my 510 to 3.4, the only thing I notice is that it seems to take longer to sync with my Garmin Connect IOS app than it has in the past, however it appears to be much more successful in actually synching.

Disclaimer - I only upload rides thru the IOS Garmin Connect app, I don't use the Garmin Express on PC/Laptop/Mac

For those that have a IOS device, save yourself time and hassle, connect your IOS to your Edge 510 and have those rides upload as soon as you hit save on the 510... so much easier than plugging in the device to a computer.

Yes, I was an early updater and it erased all my settings that I had just inputted under the old software. When I re-entered them, it kept them correctly. I don't know if they've changed the update to subsequently fix the issue.

I've seen the banner, but ever since the "issues" first emerged, I have not had one issue uploading my workouts either via iPhone (Bluetooth), ANT+ stick, or direct USB connection. And I am using three different devices (FR620, Edge 510, & Garmin Swim) with workouts daily. And as soon as those workouts are uploaded to Garmin, they auto sync over to TrainingPeaks & Strava instantly.

I get that they are experiencing issues for some people, but I can say that I am not one of them.

I'm not sure what the issue could be for you, but as you see below, my "records" for the 1K, 5K, and Half Marathon all came off of runs or races that were longer than each. It just picked out the fastest segment from that activity & set the record.

I get the same thing - no entries for 1km or 1mile, even though every other distance is recognized. They're missing in both the new and old versions of GC,

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i see you are using 3 devices (one for each discpline). just curious what keeps you from switching to the 920xt? (as i think i'm in the same boat as you)

With Garmin you need to lower your expectations. Their products look amazing on paper, but you need to assume you will send it in for a refurbish unit and you need to assume the software will be offline. That's just the way it is with Garmin. Apple is trying really hard to be just like them.

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It's because that was the evolution of how I got into the sports over the last two years. I was a runner before a triathlete. I had a FR405 that I upgraded to an FR620. The FR405 got mounted on my bike as a makeshift bike computer last summer. I needed something to track my swims & I picked up the Garmin Swim for about $100. Then I bought a new bike & got a great deal on an Edge 510.

I didn't want to buy a 910xt because I knew a new watch would be coming soon. With the release of the 920xt, I wanted to upgrade to the multisport watch, but there is really no need until the season gets closer (and I let others be the bleeding edge guinea pigs). Since last week's release of the Fenix3, I am facing a conundrum of deciding between the two watches. I will eventually choose one of them, but in the end it really is not a priority, especially at the price point of the watches. I will wait for the right sale to come along & pick one of them up.

I have not returned a single Garmin device I have owned & short of a couple minor issues over the last 2 years, I have been absolutely satisfied. The issues you hear are from the very vocal minority. Think of the hundreds of thousands (or millions) of Garmin devices out there. If 1% of those devices have issues, and those people complain loudly enough, that's still a sizable number & it suddenly looks like all of their devices are a complete bust.

^^^^^ Agree

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I think Garmin is a great hardware company. Software, well, they're getting better. :)

-Jot

Unfortunatelly for me... edge 510... after update... the calories are showing HIGH numbers.
Before, one ride i burned 1500 cals and now, the same ride (distance and watts) i am burning more than 3000. :-(

Did you verify that your profile data (height, weight, etc) are still entered correctly? It's possible that after the update it reset those numbers.

X3

I've only had one issue with my garmin products (two 310xt (first one got kicked off during my first 70.3), 500, vivofit, & vectors). My 310xt refused to start up once and I had to do a hard reset. I learned that the problem was that I had tooo many workouts saved on my watch and it got bogged down. At least that's the conclusion I came to and was reinforced when my sister had a similar issue that was resolved by deleting old workouts.

I have had 4 Garmin devices (Swim, edge 500, fr305 and 910xt) over the last 6 years. Neither of them had to be returned even though the 305 often had some quirky behavior that was mainly due to the fact that Garmin stopped patching the firmware.

Your statement about Apple is also bs. I own 3 ipod classics. All of them working perfectly despite years of abuse by me, a horseriding wife and 2 teenagers.

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That's a great point. This is one of those things that no one thinks about, cleaning their watch of old data or structured workouts that are not being used. We all know that we should clean our computer to make it run faster, but no one thinks that Garmin devices need the same occasional digital cleaning. The less data you have on them, the faster & more efficient they will run.

Ever wonder why it takes 2 seconds to upload a 10 minute run over bluetooth, but it takes 10 minutes to upload a marathon? It's because the watch is trying to push a ton more data for the longer run. When you leave 6 months worth of workouts on your watch, it tries to push every one of them to Garmin Connect every time you sync because the watch does not know what is out there & what isn't (that's the website's job to eliminate redundant workouts). So next time it takes you a half an hour to upload your 30 minute hill repeat or bike spin, go in & delete all your old data that has already been synced from the watch & I would bet that the device will upload faster and be more responsive.

I've discussed the issues with Garmin in countless other threads. My experience has been very different with Garmin. I'm on my FOURTH 910xt. The last time it crashed was when I hit the 'lap' button while doing a track workout. My Edge was replaced twice in 2 years. The only Garmin I've never had to send back at least once is the dashboard GPS in my car. When their devices work, they are just awesome. I just have very low expectations on how long they will last . Garmin knows this, thus the reason they will send out a replacement with almost no questions asked.

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if you are a bright young firmware engineer would you want to move to Olathe, Kansas? There is a reason Ford just opened a tech center in Sili Valley...that is where the talent is. I have had to return an Edge 500 and a Forerunner back to Garmin for replacement so in my book their quality standards leave something to be desired. I will say Garmin replaced both but it was a pain.

I have had no issues with garmin hardware. I had a forerunner 305 for 6 years with no issues, and now i have a 910Xt that has been flawless.

I've never had a hardware issue with Garmin, my biggest complaint is Garmin Connect.

Let's not be dramatic here. Olathe is basically Kansas City. That's like saying "Who would move to College Park, GA just to work for Porsche USA?" when College Park is the adjacent southern Suburb of Atlanta where the airport is located. Or saying you are going to a game for the Arlington Cowboys instead of the Dallas Cowboys.

Yes, Kansas City is not Silicon Valley, but we also are not talking about a tech company on the scale of Google, Apple, or Microsoft. There should be no shortage of talent in the midwest willing to move to KC. I have to think there is a large population of graduates from Mizzou, KU, & KSU who end up there anyway and those schools probably turn out some pretty damn good software developers & engineers.

I'm not saying Garmin isn't without their flaws, but let's not blame their location on their problems.

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Not syncing today...again.

sync issues today, first time ever (10 years).

Same here

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I just had to return my recently purchases iPad for a replacement. Anecdotal experiences are a poor way to determine failure rates. Just because my iPad failed doesn't mean Apple has an unacceptably high failure rate.

garmin sent out a tweet today acknowledging upload issues

Mine is working just fine again for the past week. Had a big crash yesterday and the hardware still works too :)

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My 510 is fine now. Hard reset and it's ok.

Im still not having luck syncing my 510 via bluetooth to my phone

Ongoing issue for myself (garmin swim/310xt)

The hardware works fine, uploading is a different story.

Workouts will not upload to GC, and best case is uploads selectively. No idea why some workouts are uploaded others are not.

The only solution I have found is to remove the device and add it again, then in the device do transfer all.

Really sucks to have to do this every day.

garmin connect down?

It wouldn't sync my run last night.

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last two days have been a no good for me as well.

http://connect.garmin.com/en-US/status

my 510 has not been able to sync in weeks

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sync was sh!t for me the last few days and then it synced a 2888 hour bike ride.. WTF

lol, well not really funny, but you have to laugh

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Same here. Sync, using blue tooth and the garmin connect android app, has failed to work for most of 2015. I have to use the garmin express app and usb cable to download my rides. Not a big deal, but Garmin needs to get their shit together on the "it just works" side of their software.

sucks! been just waiting for it to start working again, maybe if we are lucky by summer. Sucks i feel like garmin has this market cornered and no one else really competing with them to push them for better service.

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It is a shame there is no viable alternatives in the market. I am eagerly awaiting (and saving for) a full review of the SRM pc8 to see how it works. The pc8 ticks every single box aside from price for me.

The pc8. Sure does look promising, but we need a watch or tag of sorts that can ride in your pocket during the swim and run

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Took out the Garmin 510 for first outdoor ride of the new year. I used it all through 2014 and it was great. It wanted to update the software to 3.40 and I let it.

Huge mistake.

All settings wiped out. Cannot enter personal info (I am either 7'9" tall or 0'7" tall. There are no other choices. I shit you not). Cannot enter bike profile. Cannot find power meter or HRM, and on, and on, and on. Won't save any entered info at all.

Will now spend a good chunk of my Sunday that I will never get back finding fixes to rebuild my 510 and make it functional again.

Yeah, I know, "first world problems." Guilty as charged.

Not the way to build a fan base for our friends in Kansas.

welcome to the club. the 3.4 update is wreaking havoc.

I got the 510 to replace my 500 that died. I want my 500 back. No one told me I was going to have to wear reading glasses to see the stupid screen and I hate the touch screen. It seems much more difficult to use than the 500.

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Ha. What a coincidence. I took mine out yesterday as well (first time in 2015 w/ 3.40), and now have the exact same issues. Lost all my saved ride data too. I was going to come and post my experience, but you beat me to it :). Not only can I not enter height, weight, etc, but all system settings and device recognition isn't working either. It says that I'm a 7'9" 0-year old female that weighs 27520 pounds, haha (also says my bike weighs 453 pounds, and it won't let me change it). Tried a hard reset a couple times and nothing works.

Let me know if you get yours to work.

I'll gladly swap you my new 500 and some cash for your 510! :-)

the garmin forums are load with fix suggestions, but I'm convinced calling service is the only quick resolution

I learned the hard way not to update your Garmin firmware if it works fine.

ditto on this comment, once I finally get my current version fixed.

The fix on the Garmin site worked for me: find the Garmin drive on a Windows computer and reformat the drive. This allowed it to rebuild without the corrupted files that are supposedly gumming up the works. Figuring that out, doing it and recreating my bike profiles equals 30 minutes lost.

At my standard hourly Garmin now owes me a new unit. So there.

Good luck to all who have been screwed over by this misadventure.

They need to fix this. This is BS and worked find until about a month ago. Wonder how many people they lost as future customers because of this crap. Is there a better option?

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Well I have been isolated from the world again for the last two weeks.

Garmin needs to step it up...not a happy camper.

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