disagree with critics The main review complaints, on other websites, is about prolonged satellite acquisition time. Maybe it's just the "Big Sky" of Montana, but instead of the several minute wait I read about about, my acquisition time is 10 seconds and less. Quite acceptable. I just wish that there was a way to use this for swimming, in regard to being waterproof, picking up heartrate and having a pace measurement that goes all the way down to meters/minute. MPH or KPH just are not small enough units to fine tun...
[Garmin 305 Forerunner GPS Personal Trainer review by Mark B. Rabold can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | Mark B. Rabold | | Review Date: | 08/17/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
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Garmin Forerunner 305 perfect
Easy to buy and easy to use. 5 min and I was out running with my new watch. Perfect
[Garmin 305 Forerunner GPS Personal Trainer review by Jan Angels? can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Jan Angels? | | Review Date: | 09/15/2007 | | User Location: | Denmark | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Garmin Forerunner 305 I've found the 305 to be highly accurate with no issue of signal degradation from trees or other objects. The manual is clear and easy to understand. I found the training software to be useful to me for comparative purposes. Overall, I am very pleased with the Forerunner 305. I also like the idea that I'm supporting Garmin, whose headquarters is located not too far away.
[Garmin 305 Forerunner GPS Personal Trainer review by A Customer can be read at buy.com] | | buy.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | A Customer | | Review Date: | 09/12/2006 | | User Location: | Kansas City, MO | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
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Garmin GPS Forerunner is the perfect running companion This product is perfect for those training for marathons, or other long distance running events. I've been able to chart my progress leading up to the NYC Marathon, and will use it during the race to set my pace. This product is super-easy to use. It synchs up to the satellites very quickly, and it rarely fades out of contact with the satellites (even in NYC with all the buildings, etc). I bought one of these for myself, and bought another as a gift.
[Garmin 305 Forerunner GPS Personal Trainer review by Lance B. Bloomberg can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Lance B. Bloomberg | | Review Date: | 10/31/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Great hardware, lame software The Garmin Forerunner 305 works very well as a heart monitor, distance measuring device, and timer. It is easy to use and easy to configure the display to show your desired parameters. The screen is large enough to easily read any of the values while jogging. You can download your workout to a computer for analysis via the prvoided software. This download works well, but the software is fairly limited in its flexibility. There are only a few ways to view the data and I haven't yet figured out an...
[Garmin 305 Forerunner GPS Personal Trainer review by A Customer can be read at buy.com] | | buy.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | A Customer | | Review Date: | 07/20/2008 | | User Location: | Ann Arbor, MI | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Garmin 305 This is a wonderful training gadget. The convergence with the Mac or PC computer makes it a tool that any level athlete can love.
[Garmin 305 Forerunner GPS Personal Trainer review by A Customer can be read at buy.com] | | buy.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | A Customer | | Review Date: | 12/05/2007 | | User Location: | Clinton Twp, Mi | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Garmin Forerunner is for runners! Have been using my new Garmin Forerunner 305 for a couple of weeks now and it's one of the best training tools I've ever used. Distance measurement is extremely accurate (wore it during a 1/2 marathon last weekend, and it tracked the mileage perfectly). Heartrate monitor and pace functions are very useful and accurate. Set up is straightforward, even for a non-geek, old guy like me! I download after every run into our iMac, and it only takes a few seconds; great way to record all your runs an...
[Garmin 305 Forerunner GPS Personal Trainer review by rickellis@brookshires.com can be read at buy.com] | | buy.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | rickellis@brookshires.com | | Review Date: | 11/29/2007 | | User Location: | Tyler, Texas | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Garmin GPS Watch....a great experience! I recently purchased a Garmin GPS watch for use when I run. The experience was delightful and satisfying. The price was already below competitors, but when added to the $30 Buy.com Visa instant rebate, it was awesome. The shipping was quick and the item arrived undamaged.
[Garmin 305 Forerunner GPS Personal Trainer review by A Customer can be read at buy.com] | | buy.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | A Customer | | Review Date: | 11/29/2007 | | User Location: | Westerville, Ohio | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Garmin Wrist GPS a useful tool I recently purchased the wrist GPS with HR monitor. I believe that the HR monitor is an essential part of the device for training. You get immediate feedback on your HR and pace you can recalibrate your mind or your technique to change and become more efficient on the fly. It is hard to figure out how to make the HR display large but a call to customer support fixed that, the instruction book is a bit lame in that area. It is not totally waterproof so using it for triathlons is problematic. ...
[Garmin 305 Forerunner GPS Personal Trainer review by City Dave can be read at buy.com] | | buy.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | City Dave | | Review Date: | 11/29/2007 | | User Location: | Las Vegas, NV | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Best running purchase I have made. I knocked almost a full minute off my average mile by using the 305. Your mileage may vary, of course, but I use mine ever time I go out and couldn't imaging training without it now. I've also started incorporating it into my bicycle crosstraining as well.
[Garmin 305 Forerunner GPS Personal Trainer review by A Customer can be read at buy.com] | | buy.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | A Customer | | Review Date: | 09/24/2007 | | User Location: | Brooklyn, NY | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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