Garmin Forerunner 405 Question
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ccabrales posted 18 weeks ago.
Thread hijack! What's better the 305? or 405?
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beniger posted 18 weeks ago.
Thank you for saying something, I hate when people do this.
theShiba wrote:
NO! Let's keep things organized instead.
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theShiba posted 18 weeks ago.
yeah... I mean... a threadjack is one thing, but not on the first post... there is so much information that gets lost in a threadjack. We're going to have this whole discussion about 305 vs. 405, and nobody will ever be able to find it.
In response to your question, the Garmin Manual says:
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- Go to www.garmin.com/products/webupdater and download the latest software to your computer.
- Confirm that you want to perform the update. ANT Agent transfers the update to your Forerunner.
- Make sure your device stays in range of the computer during the update process.
I hope that helps.
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wickedfast1 posted 18 weeks ago.
dose anyone know if the 405 works w/ apple computers? ive heard that they don't. just curious if the rumor is true.
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theShiba posted 18 weeks ago.
I have also heard that they don't, but if they work anywhere as well as the 205 "works" with my MacBook, then I'd say it's not even worth trying.
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kylie posted 18 weeks ago.
I believe Mac support for the 405 is something that is "coming soon" -- right now the Garmin Training Center info does say that the Forerunner 405 is supported on PC only.
However, I have heard that there is non-garmin software out there that does work with it and on a Mac. But as a PC person I didn't pay attention to the details.
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beniger posted 18 weeks ago.
I tried it again using the Ant Stick and it worked just fine updating the firmware. It also loaded my workouts no problem.
Thanks everyone for your replies.
theShiba wrote:
yeah... I mean... a threadjack is one thing, but not on the first post... there is so much information that gets lost in a threadjack. We're going to have this whole discussion about 305 vs. 405, and nobody will ever be able to find it.In response to your question, the Garmin Manual says:
Quote:
- Go to www.garmin.com/products/webupdater and download the latest software to your computer.
- Confirm that you want to perform the update. ANT Agent transfers the update to your Forerunner.
- Make sure your device stays in range of the computer during the update process.
I hope that helps.
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theShiba posted 18 weeks ago.
kylie wrote:
I believe Mac support for the 405 is something that is "coming soon" -- right now the Garmin Training Center info does say that the Forerunner 405 is supported on PC only.However, I have heard that there is non-garmin software out there that does work with it and on a Mac. But as a PC person I didn't pay attention to the details.
Unfortunately, most of the software solutions for Mac cost money... :\
My biggest problem is that the Garmin Software for Mac doesn't import map files from mapmyrun, but it works on PC... strange. For whatever reason it just crashes the Garmin Mac stuff...
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wickedfast1 posted 18 weeks ago.
well, i guess that i'll wait for the "Coming soon." It seem like simple thing for the people at Garmin to do, but what ever, this isn't the first time i've ran into this problem. thanks for the info guys.
I just got my new Garmin 405. Love it so far. But I've found a few update pages:
http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4099
Do you download these updates via the Ant or via the USB cable and the charging clip?
I downloaded the Garmin Connect software, but couldn't get it to find my 405.
Any help is appreciated, I called Garmin Customer Service and they had over 30 min wait time.
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