Garmin

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chunkywizard May 2020 8:13pm, 3 May 2020 7,586 posts	chunkywizard oumaumau, try another battery just in case the same one was dud. They should wear out. I haven’t tried any third party ones, mine is Garmin and it’s rock solid.
Wazelle May 2020 12:04am, 4 May 2020 2,013 posts	Wazelle Yes oumaumau, can login in to Connect. I have now ordered a Suunto. Looked like better performance for less money. I've only ever had Garmins, so let's hope I can learn to use it.
flanker May 2020 2:00am, 4 May 2020 19,119 posts	flanker that seems like a case of throwing money at a problem that doesn't need it! If you think the infrastructure surrounding Garmin is dodgy, wait 'til you try Suunto :-/
oumaumau May 2020 3:17pm, 5 May 2020 1,590 posts	oumaumau The only downside I've seen with Suunto is that you need to do everything on the site, rather than the watch itself - otherwise they are more or less as bad as each other...
flanker May 2020 3:21pm, 5 May 2020 19,121 posts	flanker and unless it's changed recently, the need to use different sites for different things?
RunningRonnie May 2020 7:44pm, 5 May 2020 1,849 posts	RunningRonnie Anyone know why my training sometimes updates from watch directly to wifi but other times it must connect to phone via bluetooth first?
chunkywizard May 2020 9:59pm, 5 May 2020 7,607 posts	chunkywizard Which watch do you have?
Wazelle the Gazelle May 2020 10:34pm, 5 May 2020 2,021 posts	Wazelle the Gazelle Uh oh! Now thinking the Suunto might not be the Holy Grail.
flanker May 2020 1:47am, 6 May 2020 19,124 posts	flanker RR, assuming you have a recent Garmin like a Fenix, its preference is always for Bluetooth, so if it can see its bluetooth connection to the phone it will always use that. Even if the phone has no internet connection at the time! It will only use wifi if the phone isn't visible over BT. It will be far faster over wifi than BT!
chunkywizard May 2020 7:29am, 6 May 2020 7,609 posts	chunkywizard You can force a sync over Wifi on some watches by using th sync on the control wheel then pressing Arrow down to select Wifi.