Ive had the garmin forerunner 110 for like two weeks and i ran in the rain with it for the first time today and about 30 minutes after i was done, it started to really fog up and after that the lights started turning on and off and the numbers disappeared. Im pretty mad because i dropped 120 bucks on this thing that is marketed as being resistant to rain water. Has anyone had a similar experience with this watch and/or have any tips on resolving this?
Contact Garmin directly. I've had good experiences with their Customer Care. I bet they take care of you.
Yeah my Garmin 110 stopped finding satellites after like a month and a half or so... its just a crappy model. Garmin 405 is the best. 610 is supposed to be good too, but have never tried it.
I've had a 110 for about two years now and haven't had any problems with it. I've gotten it wet plenty of times with no fogging. You probably just got a lemon with a bad seal. I'm sure Garmin will take care of it.
I've had the 110 for a year+ and never had problems running in the rain.
The strap did break and they sent me a new one (known defect with a batch of them). Great customer service.
Regarding finding satellites, it was always annoying slow, but I just updated the firmware and it is now almost instantaneous to get a lock even inside my house (I used to have to leave it in the window sill for a few long minutes).
This change in firmware has totally changed my viewpoint of the watch -- I'm glad they are still making improvements. Literally, inside my house, I push the button and within 2 seconds it's locked on.
I have a 610. Bought it because I thought it would be kind of cool with a touchscreen and because it looked a bit more like a regular wristwatch. More money than common sense. To be honest, the touchscreen thing is more of a hassle than an advantage, and I very really bother with it on the run. I still have, and use, my old 305, which has proper buttons which are easy to find and push on the move. Sometimes there are good reasons for keeping things simple.
"rarely" even.
Does anyone have the garmin 210 or 220? Is it worth the extra $$ over the 110?