Comments on: Review: Garmin FR60 Sport Watch http://girlgetstrong.com/2010/01/27/review-garmin-fr60-sport-watch/ Fitness fuel for the fearless female Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sherie Roder http://girlgetstrong.com/2010/01/27/review-garmin-fr60-sport-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-20898 Sherie Roder Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:48:02 +0000 http://girlgetstrong.com/?p=10307#comment-20898 This is a terrible watch, I was excited as a marathon runner. Really not sure who this is for. Purchased at Sams and now have to find a watch I can use and dump this one. aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Too many settings and it can't even keep the date and time correct. Starts counting backward and told me I ran 15 miles and it was only 6 This is a terrible watch, I was excited as a marathon runner. Really not sure who this is for. Purchased at Sams and now have to find a watch I can use and dump this one. aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Too many settings and it can’t even keep the date and time correct. Starts counting backward and told me I ran 15 miles and it was only 6

]]> By: Mike012003 http://girlgetstrong.com/2010/01/27/review-garmin-fr60-sport-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-20295 Mike012003 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:27:12 +0000 http://girlgetstrong.com/?p=10307#comment-20295 Garmin FR60 .....THIS PRODUCT REALLY IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY! I bought this product yesterday from Sam's Club. Setting the time was easy, but that was the only thing, setting up this device is rediculously complex and unintuitive. There are many more than a few things you have to do before you are ready to go. This device does not make your workout simple.... and you will hate the complexity of this device, the discomfort, and the quick setup guide is anything but quick and it refers you to a manual which you have to access on the web. It is clear that this is a quick to market device to steal money from impulive buyers who will put it in a drawer never to be used again. The setup video on the Garmin site is misleading, this device is not simple. After following Garmin instructions, I strapped on the heart rate monitor, and started thru the screen menus trying to get it to work, after about 30 minutes of back and forth, screen to screen, I finally got the heart rate to showup, but I don't know how I got it to work, as as soon as I changed screens it quit working. The screen menu is complex and unintuitive. Next I tried the virtual partner, it was just as confusing and frustrating. Ok I moved on the footpod. It was easier to setup but still complex. I went running with the footpod and it measured time and distance, but I could never monitor heart rate at the same time. Afer comming back from running, I downloaded the GarminConnect which is required to get information into your computer. The download took too much time but finally came through. Next.. get the Ant+ stick to pair with the FR60...after an hour of loading, reloading, rebooting...etc.... the ANT stick could not find the FR60 for pairing. I returned the device to SAM'S FOR A REFUND. SAVE YOUR MONEY, YOUR TIME, AND FRUSTRATION, FORGET THE FR60 WITH ANT+ communiction. Garmin FR60 …..THIS PRODUCT REALLY IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!
I bought this product yesterday from Sam’s Club.
Setting the time was easy, but that was the only thing, setting up this device is rediculously complex and unintuitive.
There are many more than a few things you have to do before you are ready to go.
This device does not make your workout simple…. and you will hate the complexity of this device, the discomfort, and the quick setup guide is anything but quick and it refers you to a manual which you have to access on the web. It is clear that this is a quick to market device to steal money from impulive buyers who will put it in a drawer never to be used again.
The setup video on the Garmin site is misleading, this device is not simple.
After following Garmin instructions, I strapped on the heart rate monitor, and started thru the screen menus trying to get it to work,
after about 30 minutes of back and forth, screen to screen, I finally got the heart rate to showup, but I don’t know how I got it to work, as as soon as I changed screens it quit working.
The screen menu is complex and unintuitive.
Next I tried the virtual partner, it was just as confusing and frustrating.
Ok I moved on the footpod. It was easier to setup but still complex.
I went running with the footpod and it measured time and distance, but I could never monitor heart rate at the same time.
Afer comming back from running, I downloaded the GarminConnect which is required to get information into your computer. The download took too much time but finally came through.
Next.. get the Ant+ stick to pair with the FR60…after an hour of loading, reloading, rebooting…etc…. the ANT stick could not find the FR60 for pairing.
I returned the device to SAM’S FOR A REFUND.

SAVE YOUR MONEY, YOUR TIME, AND FRUSTRATION, FORGET THE
FR60 WITH ANT+ communiction.

]]> By: Lauren @ Team Giles http://girlgetstrong.com/2010/01/27/review-garmin-fr60-sport-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-11520 Lauren @ Team Giles Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:44:10 +0000 http://girlgetstrong.com/?p=10307#comment-11520 Great review! I'm in the market for a garmin :) Great review! I’m in the market for a garmin :)

]]> By: Crazy Legs http://girlgetstrong.com/2010/01/27/review-garmin-fr60-sport-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-11466 Crazy Legs Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:32:39 +0000 http://girlgetstrong.com/?p=10307#comment-11466 Thanks for the comments, ladies! Gwen, no I've not named the 405...yet. I haven't quite worked out it's personality yet. It's kind of the strong, silent type, lol. Suggestions? Thanks for the comments, ladies! Gwen, no I’ve not named the 405…yet. I haven’t quite worked out it’s personality yet. It’s kind of the strong, silent type, lol.

Suggestions?

]]> By: Gwen http://girlgetstrong.com/2010/01/27/review-garmin-fr60-sport-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-11409 Gwen Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:01:09 +0000 http://girlgetstrong.com/?p=10307#comment-11409 Love that you named your watch! Did you name the new one? Love that you named your watch! Did you name the new one?

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