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I have a Garmin Edge 205 which has been great for over a year now, however, it has just started developing problems. I was wandering if anyone else has had similar and if the unit is ****ced.
Basically it really struggles to get a GPS signal - seemingly randomly. I can have perfect signal on my commute into work, but no signal on the way home. Battery life seems OK (it is still on 3 bars for the return journey).
I have had no problems with signal in the past, even in dense woodland. I do wander if the Transwales may have killed it last year. Maybe some moisture got in and it has some corrosion on the contacts. Or maybe it's software has become corrupt somehow?
Anyway, it is out of warrenty now. If it's a software glitch, is there anyway I can perform a hard reset on the unit?
If indeed it is broke, should I upgrade to an Edge 605? Is it worth it? I have found the 205 excellent for training and it is good to have no wires, recievers etc on multiple bikes. It appears the REALLY cheap 205's that were around in PC World have all gone now so I am loath to spend a lot more than I did originally on the same bit of kit!
If you really want a training tool, go for the 705, it collects more useless information than you could ever need, it's not cheap but mine's replaced my Polar HRM and my eTrex Vista, so when you add it up its not that bad.
Give Garmin a call, mate of mine's 205 died last week, he got it from the US a couple of years ago, Garmin UK fixed it no questions, got it back within 3 days.
Yes, give Garmin a ring and they will talk you through a master reset. They will then probably get you to log onto their website and update the software. They are very nice blokes and will answer all your questions. One of the best customer services ive dealt with.. 😀
From what I know about garmin they have great after sales suppurt - give them a ring
Hi,
try this reset your unit by pressing the "Mode"(reset/lap) and "Power" buttons at the same time, hold them in for 10 seconds.