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My Dog Ate My Garmin

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    #2
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,517 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Did your dog have the runs after eating it? :)


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    petermijackson
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭petermijackson


    At least you'll be able to track where he has been :D


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    Eilswen1
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Eilswen1


    I know...and to think I was using it to bring her on long runs. Sometimes I think she doesn't think before chewing.


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    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users Posts: 19,520 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    You should have bought the 308, which is dog-proof to DPX7 (can remain in a dog's mouth for up to 15 minutes). There is a known issue with the heart rate monitor though, which acts erratically due to static electricity caused by the dog's fur. Garmin recommends that you should shave your dog, and apply washing up liquid to his/her skin before fitting the heart rate monitor.
    :)


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    devotional1993
    Closed Accounts Posts: 586 ✭✭✭devotional1993


    thats bizzare-happened to me too!! although didn't actually eat it-just chewed to bits........


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    --amadeus--
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,096 ✭✭✭--amadeus--


    It may just be a cracked screen - have you tried sending it back to see if it can be fixed?


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    devotional1993
    Closed Accounts Posts: 586 ✭✭✭devotional1993


    --amadeus-- wrote: »
    It may just be a cracked screen - have you tried sending it back to see if it can be fixed?

    yeah got it replaced for free off a "decent skin" within the garmin fratrrnity:)


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    Eilswen1
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Eilswen1


    I'll try sending it back and see how I go. :)


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    Eilswen1
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Eilswen1


    The lovely people at Garmin have replaced my watch. I had to pay €50 but got a whole new/reconditioned unit in perfect working order. Thanks Garmin.

    Garmin 1: Lex the Dog 0
    :)


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    yungwan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 765 ✭✭✭yungwan


    Lol so sorry to hear about your Garmin!!

    Thats so irritating!!

    I was actually just wondering if you all would recommend the Garmin?!

    I have just recently got into jogging, and I hear the Garmin is a great tool to have for everything from measuring distance to measuring your presise speed etc.

    It does come with a hefty price tag though, so I wonder if it is worth it for the novice like me?

    Does anyone know of somewhere I can buy it cheaply (in west) or online?


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    RayCun
    Registered Users Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    I have a 305 and I like it, but it is pricy.
    The main thing I like about it is that I can go for a run with only a vague idea of where I'm going, and know how far I've run. Last weekend I ran to Phoenix Park, not sure of the exact route, and took a couple of wrong turns. A couple of weeks before, I ran around my local park (Tymon), wanering around different paths, with no real plan of where I'd go, just the distance I wanted to cover.
    If I'd had to come home and plot out the distances on mapmyrun, it would have been a pain in the arse, and I'd have stuck more to plain and simple routes that were easy to map afterwards. (And then might have had a nasty surprise when I calculated my pace) With the Garmin on, I could just run.


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    HardyEustace
    Registered Users Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭HardyEustace


    Love my garmin. I think it's great. There's a good few threads on them if you do a search.


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    Eilswen1
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Eilswen1


    I think it's definitely worth it - for exactly the same reasons as Raycun
    The main thing I like about it is that I can go for a run with only a vague idea of where I'm going, and know how far I've run. Last weekend I ran to Phoenix Park, not sure of the exact route, and took a couple of wrong turns.

    You can get a 305 on Pixmania for about 150 Euros.

    My advice is what you get keep it on a shelf!


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