If somebody is interested to see tracks
GLONASS is on
http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/628879822
GPS is on, GLONASS is off
http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/628241507
you mean Glonass makes you 40s faster each 1h ! We NEED it !!! 
you mean Glonass makes you 40s faster each 1h ! We NEED it !!!
Can you imagine how fast we will be if USA will let Russia to put GLONASS station on it’s territory? ))))
Yup or think about what it would cost to do something else. Up here in Canada the Grey Cup game is next weekend. Even though I’m from Calgary and the Stampeders are playing I have no intention of going. But I was thinking. A ticket is likely close to $400, then there is a hotel room or two plus the flight plus other stuff and it would be running over $2,000. I’d MUCH rather have a 920.
I’ve moved up from a combination of a 310XT and Garmin Swim. And so far really liking the 920. It does everything that my Gamin Swim does except the screen and thus the numbers are larger. That’s a plus for me. I’ve gone on 2 runs (just picked it up last Thursday) and used the new HRM strap. I’m impressed with the strap. I use gel on the 3 contact points and both times I’ve used it there has not been any spiking of any kind. On that same route with my previous HRM strap I would get spikes for the first Km and then it settled down. This time, no spiking.
The activity monitor is something that I’m using that I didn’t think I would. Plus, when the watch connects to Garmin Connect, I have it automatically syncing to myfitnesspal where you can enter your food and thus your calories. This all in turn has me looking at the food that I eat MUCH more closely than I ever did before. I’ve never really tracked food / calories before but I think this capability will have me doing it. The myfitnesspal lets you put in the food and it looks it up, supplying calories, sugar, protein etc. and then you can get a breakdown on a daily basis. Far more than I thought it would. You start with putting in your height, weight, age and if you wish to gain or loose weight and how much over what length of time. Then it figures out the calories you can have per day. But, it adds in any workouts.
I have the activity tracking set up so that the watch tells me to MOVE! if I’m sitting too long although with a job in front of a computer it does keep telling me to Move. Even though I go out for a run at noon and exceed my step requirements, if I sit for more than an hour it tells me to get active.
So far no rides or other activities and lots to figure out. Oh and my VO2 max calculation is interesting. Plus, the projected 5Km, 10Km and other race times are interesting and, I may add, very ambitious. I’ll have to see if they are achievable or not. Anyway, more information to keep me amused and doing workouts.
Do any of you use speed and cadence sensors with your Garmin 920xt (or 910 and even other Garmin devices). If using the speed sensor does the speed/distance calculation come from the satellites or from the sensors on the bike? Or, is it a combination of both?
In the 910xt and Edge devices, the speed sensor is used for the instant speed (which responds much faster then GPS) and will take over if you lose GPS signal. Otherwise GPS is used for average speed and distance. Cadence will come from the sensor unless you have a power-meter which supersedes the cadence sensor.
Thank you for the info.
from another thread:
Order of speed data priority:
- Power meter sending torque and speed (e.g. PowerTap). In this case wheel speed is needed to compute power.
- Speed sensor
- GPS
Order of cadence data priority:
- Power meter sending torque and cadence (e.g. Vector, SRM, Quarq)
- Standalone cadence sensor (or combo speed/cadence sensor)
- Power meter sending power values and cadence (e.g. Power2Max, Rotor)
Source: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/05/garmins-spd-cad-magnetless-sensors.html
Yes, I’m not a big fan of “what do you mean I’ve got another half mile to go!” Did you have GLONASS turned on? While it consumes 20% more power it is also supposed to me more accurate. As I generally only do distances less than 10 Km (but with some up to a half Mary), it seems pretty close for me. I have a 10Km on Saturday so I’ll see how that compares.
Have not yet begun to explore all the capabilities of the watch yet, so no. Will definitely check it out to see any difference.
Yes, sounds right, but speed is instant speed. In older Garmin units, GPS calculates distance, so average speed over your ride will be based on GPS.
The unit paired up with my iPhone the first time within seconds. No pairing issues at all.
I have issues with my Android phone (Xperia Z1 Compact running 4.4.4)… often during a day it will lose connection (usually as the phone and watch are separated from each other)… then I need to re-pair using the pin
PITA!!
Occassionally but not often it does take a few attempts for the re-pairing to hold
Also… GCM crashes or stutters on me which compounds the issue.
However… so far for my run and rides I haven’t had a disconnect after Live Tracking started (so when it is up and running it seems fine). I use Live Tracking for each activity so have had quite a few already (but only up to 2.5hrs in duration)
Ordered a black/blue 920XT w/ heart rate from Heart Rate Monitor USA on Sunday evening. Shipped yesterday despite being recorded as backordered.
Zero issues, synched to phone and mac air super easy. Man this is a great watch!
Just got off the phone with heartratemonitors.com (same company as heartratemonitorsusa.com as far as I can tell) and they got in over 100 black/blue units today. They now have bundles in both colors readily available (and discounts DO apply).
Thanks so much for this. I just cancelled my order through Amazon and went through HRM USA. Seems to be expected to ship today. Really appreciate the post!
What discount?
Someone earlier said you can usually just google it and find a hit. I just tried RUN10 and it seems like it worked for 10% off.
There’s a few posts over in the Garmin Forum about problems with various Android phones with differing versions of Android. I can’t help but think the problems lie with all the different versions of Androids and hardware in the phones, and that is really the crux of the problems.
No consolation of course, and hopefully the connections can be made to work properly. Just might take Garmin a wee while to work through.
Say what you like against Apple, at least the hardware and software are known entities and far easier for Garmin, and any other company, to work with.
Thanks for the info!
I ordered the Garmin 920xt bundle yesterday from heartratemonitorsusa using the 10% off coupon (run10). They honored the discount code and provided free shipping. I got a call from them today informing me that the monitor shipped! I saved $50 using them. Couldn’t be happier.
thetrishop.com, blue/black with hrm - join their elite club at checkout for 9.99 and save 50 on the watch bundle, free shipping and no tax in CA. good deal if you ask me.