Garmin Fenix 3 in BM store in Ireland ?

BeepBeep67

supersplit wrote: »

Anyone got any discount codes for the fenix 3 hr? I find it very hard to find the fenix 3 hr (hr monitor built into the watch itself) in general which is strange as most advertise the fenix 3 without the wrist hr function and the garmin site itself doesn't have it for sale

AFAIK the Fenix3 with optical HR is only on preorder and will begin shipping the first orders later this month.

supersplit

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

AFAIK the Fenix3 with optical HR is only on preorder and will begin shipping the first orders later this month.

Where can I pre-order do you know?

BeepBeep67

supersplit wrote: »

Where can I pre-order do you know?

Garmin US site and REI I think, not sure when the European release is, probably 2mths after US orders start to ship.

supersplit

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Garmin US site and REI I think, not sure when the European release is, probably 2mths after US orders start to ship.

Yeah I noticed you can leave your email as an expression of interest! but the irish site has no mention of the fenix 3 hr! thanks for your help

Krusty_Clown

I've added 'performance condition' as a data field, but have never managed to get it to actually show anything (wearing the HRM-run). Does it work for anyone else? The watch is running firmware 6.80.

adrian522

It should show up after a mile or so running. I've added it but is not on the main screen so I've never gone looking for it during a run.

It usually pops up as an alert early in the run. I'll check it out on my next run though.

By the way I'm on 6.90 as of this morning.

https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=7623

Krusty_Clown

I get an occasional pop-up - usually too brief to read, but nothing on the data field. My watch updated last night (presumably to 6.80). Firmware updates seem to be fast and furious.

adrian522

Yeah, mine updated to 6.8 this morning, then again to 6.90 about an hour later.

Only change of note for me is the ability to set Wifi as a Hotkey.

I'm having some problems with custom workouts and intervals.

This is from yesterday:

Intervals of 1 min each with 1 min recovery. But no laps were recorded and it didn't seem to do the intervals at all while doing the session:

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1080037644

EDIT: Ignore that, I'm stupid, had warmup setup to last until I press the lap button. I'm an idiot.

sconhome

supersplit wrote: »

Where can I pre-order do you know?

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Garmin US site and REI I think, not sure when the European release is, probably 2mths after US orders start to ship.

Fenix 3 HR is available to order now from Irish retailers with delivery promised in the next few weeks (no confirmed date yet).

The only option currently listed is the Fenix 3 Sapphire HR with black silicon strap at €615. Performer bundle is €666. (AFAIK the HRM Run is included with this as well as the optical)

BeepBeep67

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

I've added 'performance condition' as a data field, but have never managed to get it to actually show anything (wearing the HRM-run). Does it work for anyone else? The watch is running firmware 6.80.

It should do, at least on the 620 and from reading the forums previously should change during a run as it receives more data I presume.

Have just added to my HR data screen, so will check this evening.

ThisRegard

Tried it myself this evening, also added it to the HR screen and it showed up a figure for me.

As an aside, is it possible to flag a segment on any of the mobile apps, can't see it on Android anyway. Bloody cyclists again.

Krusty_Clown

ThisRegard wrote: »

As an aside, is it possible to flag a segment on any of the mobile apps, can't see it on Android anyway. Bloody cyclists again.

You mean a Garmin Connect segment or Strava?

ThisRegard

Sorry, should have clarified, Strava, and I meant somebodys activity on a given segment, not the segment itself.

adrian522

Worked for me this evening too, showed up shortly after a mile, seemed to change a bit as the run went on but not sure what it tells me really.

BeepBeep67

I have a theory (could be wrong).
I added performance condition as a data field for yesterday evening's run (post installing v6.9) and wearing the HRM-run obviously. I got neither the pop up alert or any data populating the field.
I repeating the exercise at lunch time today and received both the alert and the data field populating.
So I'm thinking you may have to wear the HRM-run for 2 consecutive activities to activate the performance condition calculation?

[Noting on Thursday that KC didn't use his HRM on Thursday's morning recovery run, but did for the workout later that day, so I'm going off a sample size of 2 ]

adrian522

When in doubt restart the device and try again.

ThisRegard

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

I have a theory (could be wrong).
I added performance condition as a data field for yesterday evening's run (post installing v6.9) and wearing the HRM-run obviously. I got neither the pop up alert or any data populating the field.
I repeating the exercise at lunch time today and received both the alert and the data field populating.
So I'm thinking you may have to wear the HRM-run for 2 consecutive activities to activate the performance condition calculation?

[Noting on Thursday that KC didn't use his HRM on Thursday's morning recovery run, but did for the workout later that day, so I'm going off a sample size of 2 ]

I think that's correct. I was messing around with the HR one day and started and stopped an activity within a minute so never got any performance stats as I didn't let it run long enough. That same evening on a run I didn't get them either and I figured it was because there were no stats from my previous activity to measure against.

Krusty_Clown

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

So I'm thinking you may have to wear the HRM-run for 2 consecutive activities to activate the performance condition calculation?

I didn't wear my HRM strap yesterday, but did today and had the Performance condition figure showing (+3 ), so go figure. I did update to 6.9, which rebooted the watch, so perhaps the old adage of 'turning it off and turning it on again'?

honreal

Anyone have a discount code for cotswold that is greater than 10%??

Also anyone have any irish retailers of the fenix 3 hrm?

sconhome

honreal wrote: »

Also anyone have any irish retailers of the fenix 3 hrm?

They are not in the stores yet. All Irish Garmin retailers will have pre-orders in or can order when stock is landed. Usually 1 or 2 days behind general release.

honreal

sconhome wrote: »

They are not in the stores yet. All Irish Garmin retailers will have pre-orders in or can order when stock is landed. Usually 1 or 2 days behind general release.

I can get the sapphire fenix 3 hrm from cotswold but I can't figure out what the difference is between this and the regular fenix 3? Is it the sapphire design?

sconhome

Sapphire glass coating.

The F3 HR is only available in the sapphire format which really jacks the price up over the regular F3 watch. I've the F3 and have put it through a lot of roughness over the last 12 months and no issues with scratching glass or anything like that so I struggle to see the value of the extra cost.

ThisRegard

And as was suggested to me here, you can pick up screen protectors for it cheap enough anyway. I think you also get, or did get, two straps with the sapphire, the rubber one and the metal one.

ThisRegard

I got a very small update this morning, software version remains at 6.90 though and I see nothing on the Garmin s/w release page or their forum. Anyone else?

BeepBeep67

ThisRegard wrote: »

I got a very small update this morning, software version remains at 6.90 though and I see nothing on the Garmin s/w release page or their forum. Anyone else?

Here: https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?345520-fenix-3-tactix-Bravo-quatix-3-software-version-6-90

• Added support for Elevation Plot navigation data screen (Settings > Navigation > Data Screens > Elevation Plot). Note: this screen should give a 'glanceable' indication of effort remaining along the course being navigated. It shows completed (in green) and future (in blue, if available in the course) altitude data plotted over the distance of the navigation. Ascent fields are also displayed for current accumulation and the amount remaining to destination. Plan your next adventure using the Course creation tool at garminconnect.com!
• Added support for reviewing elevation history for an activity. (History > Activities > Choose an activity > Elevation Plot. The data field represents total ascent for the activity.)
• Added support for Auto Lock. (Settings > System > Auto Lock)
• Added support for configuring Wi-Fi as a Hot Key option. (Settings > System > Hot Keys > Choose a key > Wi-Fi)
• Improved the colors used for sensor bar status icons.
• Improved the accuracy of floors climbed data.
• Fixed an issue where paddle sport activities could not be used for workouts that were classified as 'Other' on Garmin Connect.
• Fixed a potential issue where one could not change the crank length of a third party power meter.
• Fixed a potential issue where the device could fail to calculate HARP for a HALO jump.
• Fixed a potential issue where par and bogey information on golf summary could be incorrect.
• Fixed a potential issue where a users current CIQ watch face could change, if they had multiple CIQ watch faces and were upgrading from a software version before 6.50.
• Fixed a potential issue where certain widgets could disappear from the widget loop after a software update.
• Fixed a potential issue where Foot Pod was being used as a distance source in Bike Indoor activities.

ThisRegard

But that's for 6.9, I was already on that.

It might have been a software push to my watch but as it was already on 6.9 it didn't install anything further, hence the brevity of the update.

BeepBeep67

ThisRegard wrote: »

But that's for 6.9, I was already on that.

It might have been a software push to my watch but as it was already on 6.9 it didn't install anything further, hence the brevity of the update.

there's 6.91 in beta, unless it's some advance prep, mine only had the 6.9 push, but had a corrupt file on this morning's run so will do a hard reset later.

adrian522

Is anyone using this with a Vodafone smart ultra 6? VF seef to have fecked up the Bluetooth connectivity with the recent update.

BeepBeep67

Haven't been price tracking on this, but €307 seems like a decent price.
I have used the site to order several times, only callout would be that they don't ship until their sale ends, so not great if you need something in a hurry.
NB: This is NOH and doesn't include the HRM transmitter.
http://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/product/view/id/819500

Abhainn

The strap for my Fenix 3 HRM is starting to come apart after only 7 months.
I've searched hard but can't seem to find anywhere that supplies it without the transmitter. Any ideas? Cheers

BeepBeep67

Abhainn wrote: »

The strap for my Fenix 3 HRM is starting to come apart after only 7 months.
I've searched hard but can't seem to find anywhere that supplies it without the transmitter. Any ideas? Cheers

I've a Polar you can have, works perfect.

vigos

Abhainn wrote: »

The strap for my Fenix 3 HRM is starting to come apart after only 7 months.
I've searched hard but can't seem to find anywhere that supplies it without the transmitter. Any ideas? Cheers

Have you tried contacting Garmin support, maybe you can get a replacement under warranty if its only 7 months old?

BobbyT28

Hi,

Well I did lots of research over the last few weeks and decided to bite the bullet and go for the Fenix 3 (Grey) last night on amazon. I had a £20 gift voucher so brought it down to £293 (€374) delivered. I was considering the 750xt and the forerunner 235, but after researching I decided to pay the extra for a better watch.

Found a few websites mentioned on this thread had them for €10 cheaper but stayed with amazon because of there customer service.

I couldn't afford the sapphire (built in HR) which is a pity but I really don't think i will miss the HR monitor as i've never had a tracker watch

Really looking forward to getting it now. Ordered a screen protector and a few bands off aliexpress

One thing,

Is this watch OTT for me, I run approx 20-30k a week, walk with wife and dog daily? The functionalty of notifications and daily tracking and the other stuff really appeals to me. The likes of apple watch and moto 360 sport seem like they will be out of date sooner than the fenix and obviously the fenix is a better daily and sports tracker. Not really that interested in apps.

How have you all found the watch? Any regret?

Thanks again,
BobbyT28

TheBazman

BobbyT28 wrote: »

Hi,

Well I did lots of research over the last few weeks and decided to bite the bullet and go for the Fenix 3 (Grey) last night on amazon. I had a £20 gift voucher so brought it down to £293 (€374) delivered. I was considering the 750xt and the forerunner 235, but after researching I decided to pay the extra for a better watch.

Found a few websites mentioned on this thread had them for €10 cheaper but stayed with amazon because of there customer service.

I couldn't afford the sapphire (built in HR) which is a pity but I really don't think i will miss the HR monitor as i've never had a tracker watch

Really looking forward to getting it now. Ordered a screen protector and a few bands off aliexpress

One thing,

Is this watch OTT for me, I run approx 20-30k a week, walk with wife and dog daily? The functionalty of notifications and daily tracking and the other stuff really appeals to me. The likes of apple watch and moto 360 sport seem like they will be out of date sooner than the fenix and obviously the fenix is a better daily and sports tracker. Not really that interested in apps.

How have you all found the watch? Any regret?

Thanks again,
BobbyT28

I love the watch - does me perfectly for running, triathlons, everyday watch. Battery life is still excellent after around a year. Condition is perfect - no scratches/wear even wearing it all the time.

Krusty_Clown

+1. Love the watch. Best Garmin I've owned (and I've had a few good uns). I use it primarily for running and telling the time (with some light use of cycling/navigation features/altimeter etc.). I wouldn't buy it for the 'smart-watch' features alone, though the battery will long outlast any of the smart-watch solutions. If you need a GPS running watch, and would also feel you will actively use the smart-watch features (including having Bluetooth enabled on a number of devices), then this could be for you.

It's a pity the watch doesn't connect to audio Bluetooth devices to provide additional audio feedback, though I suspect that Garmin will line that functionality up with a future device.

ThisRegard

I've never used it but is it an advanced type of this stuff you mean Kristy?
http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/forerunner630/EN-US/GUID-6A3A1403-F519-4990-B5C7-718E9352006D.html

Krusty_Clown

ThisRegard wrote: »

I've never used it but is it an advanced type of this stuff you mean Kristy?
http://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/forerunner630/EN-US/GUID-6A3A1403-F519-4990-B5C7-718E9352006D.html

Yep, exactly that type of thing, but without the need to be paired through a mobile phone, using the Garmin Connect app.

BobbyT28

Hi,

Thanks for the replies. Did a 9KM run today with it in the pouring rain (Definitly waterproof, got absolutly saturated!) was great not having to bring the phone with me.

GPS took about 1min to lock on, realised that glonass was switched off so not sure if that was the reason for it.

Having issues with endomondo, i've connected with garmin via the website but it doesn't show up on 3rd party apps. I'm sure it's something simple that i'll figure out soon.

Smart features are perfect for what I want. So glad I went for it in the end. Much lighter than I expected. Have order a couple of bands from Aliexpress and also a Gorilla glass screen protector.

I never really wanted to be looking at facebook etc on a watch so the basic notifications i.e calls texxt email alerts are perfect.

All in all i am delighted.

So any tips re setting up what to have on or off? Nice watch faces??

Regards,
BobbyT28

PaulieC

On battery life. I did a cycle yesterday and started out using the Garmin edge 25, which has a supposed battery life of 8 hours. It was fully charged, but I got the Low Battery life warning after ~70 miles. I saved the activity and switched over to the Fenix. Another 57 miles and still 80% of battery left.

BobbyT28

Anyone buy screen protectors for the Fenix 3?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Membrane-Screen-Protectors-Garmin-Fenix/dp/B00WU7OM1Y/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1469000123&sr=8-3&keywords=fenix+3+screen+protector

Was looking at the above but they are not fulfilled by amazon so extra delivery cost.

Anyone know of a place in IReland (Dublin/Kildare) where I could buy some screen protectors??

Thanks,
BObbyT28

ThisRegard

They're the ones I bought back in December, from the same company. I'm looking at my order confirmation and there is no P&P charge, and they were only £1.99 at the time.

Northern Monkey

Blacks currently have the optical HR version for 405. Presume if you know/are a student you could get another 10% off this.

https://m.blacks.co.uk/product/garmin-fenix-3-sapphire-hr-watch/215015

ThisRegard

A new version of the Fenix being replaced, sure it's only pocket change starting at $900, up to $1,500.

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/08/garmin-fenix-chronos-details.html

Northern Monkey

I ordered mine off the net without trying it on and didn't realise it was a plastic case (the fact it said 316 stainless on the back made me assume it was steel) so was disappointed when it arrived. The new model addresses that, but I'm not sure the price premium would justify it.

BeepBeep67

BobbyT28 wrote: »

Anyone buy screen protectors for the Fenix 3?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Membrane-Screen-Protectors-Garmin-Fenix/dp/B00WU7OM1Y/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1469000123&sr=8-3&keywords=fenix+3+screen+protector

Was looking at the above but they are not fulfilled by amazon so extra delivery cost.

Anyone know of a place in IReland (Dublin/Kildare) where I could buy some screen protectors??

Thanks,
BObbyT28

I did get these before but then found I didn't really need them, have been using the watch daily for more than a year with no issue.
There's also a prime option for the ones you've listed above.

Krusty_Clown

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

I did get these before but then found I didn't really need them, have been using the watch daily for more than a year with no issue.
There's also a prime option for the ones you've listed above.

Mine has convered nearly 6,000 miles, and apart from some minor wear on the pointy part of the bezel, there are no signs of wear and tear.

So... Has anyone uploaded a photo to their watch? I do kind of like the irony of this one. Must have another browse of the Connect IQ apps at some stage to see if there's anything useful yet.

ThisRegard

I added one just to see how it looks. Obviously there's limits with the resolution but if you've a simple enough pic it's adequate, it's not like you'll be looking at it all the time anyway.

Bugsy2000

So is everyone ready to ditch their watches & upgrade to the Fenix Chronos?

Only $1500 for the top model!

BobbyT28

Bugsy2000 wrote: »

So is everyone ready to ditch their watches & upgrade to the Fenix Chronos?

Only $1500 for the top model!

Haha no chance. Apart from the cost I just can't imagine going for a 10k run with that on my arm!

Major Dad

My Fenix 3 won't sync with Garmin Connect, and it's driving me nuts. I use the USB cable to connect it to my home PC, and then open Garmin Express. That side all works fine - my activities all appear, but I keep getting this message that says "Error syncing with Garmin Connect". It all worked fine until about a month ago, and then last week I somehow managed to reset the watch to factory settings, so now I have no apps or decent watch faces. Where am I going wrong ? Cheers.