- High-Sensitivity, Watch-Like GPS Receiver That Provides Exceptional Signal Reception
- 1 Piece Training Assistant That Provides Athletes With Precise Speed, Distance & Pace Data
- Includes Training Center Software, Which Allows Users To Download Workout Data For A Detailed Analysis
- Used For Multiple Sports Such As Cycling, Cross- Country Skiing & Windsurfing
- Data Acquired May Also Be Analyzed With Motionbased, Which Provides Online Mapping & Route Sharing
Product Description
Package Includes: Forerunner 305, Heart rate monitor, docking cradle, expander strap, AC charger, PC/USB interface cable, Quick start guide, Garmin Training Center CD & owner’s manual The Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS System combines form and function. This combination running partner and personal trainer is designed for athletes of all levels. It features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, new courses feature, and robust ANT wireless heart rate monitor for opti… More >>
I love the 305 GPS receiver and heart rate monitor. It does everything I wanted plus more. If you are thinking about an item like this, give it a try I’m sure you won’t be disapointed.
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought the Garmin Forerunner 305 as a gift for my wife on Christmas; but it didn’t work. I then went to the site to return it for an exchange. Amazon could only refund as they had no more in stock. I sent them [Amazon] an email describing my problem and requested the same pricing on another one. The response was that they had no stock, but, I could purchase from another vendor listed on their site. I told them that the price had gone up dramatically since my purchase. They told me that they couldn’t control vendor pricing. I communicated my disappointment to them and they agreed that should they receive more inventory, I could purchase at the same price, As this was a gift, the next question was; when would they receive more? They didn’t know, but, I should keep on checking the site daily.
Sooooo, as this was a gift -and couldn’t be delayed indefinitely,I bought it elsewhere and paid significantly more.
Even though this is the first problem I’ve had with Amazon, it couldn’t have come at a worse time; or with a more important purchase.
Rating: 1 / 5
I purchased a Garmin Forerunner 305 about two months ago, and while I really liked the idea of having the GPS and HRM and tracking data, my experience with Garmin and this particular product has not been good.
When I first got it, I followed the instructions, got it plugged in and went out for my first ride with it. When I got home and plugged it in to my computer USB bus, the computer froze and required a reset to reboot. Once the computer came up again, the USB bus didn’t work. I realized that the likely problem was too much current draw on the USB bus, and was going to need to get a new motherboard
Darned disappointing, but being a computer and electronics person, I went and purchased the new motherboard and a powered external USB hub and about 12 hours later I was up and running again.
So, this time I plugged the Garmin Forerunner 305 into the powered USB hub instead of the computer. As soon as I did this, my computer blue screened (crashed) and it did so nearly every time I plugged the Garmin in. At this point I decided it must have been a problem with the Garmin Forerunner and got on their support system. Here is where the real problems happened.
Their support person told me:
1. Check for chipset names that are INTEL, NEC, etc. These are compatible chipsets with our devices.
2. If you have a chipset name that contains SiS, Via, OpenHCD, Ali, or Alr,
these chipsets are not compatible with our devices and may not allow the USB Card Programmer to function.
That wasn’t on the package, or in the instructions, but regardless I learned that I had a compatible chipset from the manufacturer. So after letting them know that and that I now expected some compensation for my loss and that something definitely caused my motherboard’s USB bus to go bad they asked that I send the unit, cable, charger, etc back to them so they could determine what might have caused the problem, which I did. After a week or so I asked if anything had been determined about what had happened but they didn’t have any answers. I told them at this point that I expected some compensation for my damaged motherboard – another unit maybe? Something. They offered to send me a new unit and a cadence unit (for my bike) but I indicated that I already purchased the $60.00 cadence unit and that it didn’t work on my bicycle due to the frame/pedal design and that a new unit would help since I really wanted to start using the new toy I bought.
After getting the replacement unit which didn’t cause any blue screens (after about a week) and seems to be functioning as well as the rest of them, Garmin refused to compensate me for my motherboard – I offered to accept the unit that I sent in back as payment – Garmin’s response:
“Unfortunately, it appears as if we are unable to determine why the failure occurred given the information you provided. Thus we question whether the Forerunner 305 had anything to do with the failure on your PC. The device you provided does meet all specification standards. I apologize we could not provide a more conclusive answer.”.
Unfortunately, I had already sent the bad Forerunner 305 back to Garmin along with the crash dump files from my PC and offered to send them the motherboard several times as well – they were never interested in what brand/make/model of motherboard I had – so I was no longer able to determine if a component had failed in the charging circuit of the Garmin and was out of luck.
And that has been my experience with Garmin. Great idea, but a bad company. There are a lot of problems with Garmin’s products, unlike many better manufacturers like Canon and Apple computer, they don’t deal with the problems in an equitable manner.
Be ForeWARNED!
Rating: 1 / 5
Garmin Forerunner 305 Wrist-Mounted GPS Fitness Computer with Heart Rate Monitor
Amazon shipping process is very poor. After waiting the required 8 days for delivery and it didn’t show up, I was asked to wait an additional 3 days before they could send me another item with maybe 1 day shipping free.
The amazon shipping system still shows awaiting USPS to pick up. This is what it said 8 days ago right after I ordered the garmin 305.
Now I have been on hold for a long time waiting to talk with a manager. I think they are hoping that I hang up!
VERY POOR SERVICE AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT! I will never order from amazon again.
By the way, the product is now $30 more. I believe they are shipping them all to others that are paying more for the item.
Rating: 1 / 5
The mere fact that Garmin now offers support for Macs* is enough to merit five stars. I’ll be returning my utterly useless Magellan eXplorist 400 soon. I never could get it to work at all with my PowerBook. Way to go Garmin! I’ll post a full review once I receive my Garmin Forerunner 305 and have put it through its paces.
* http://www.garmin.com/pressroom/corporate/011006.html
Rating: 5 / 5