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I am happy I am still able to run, even with their services down. But I found no comments on the internet at all about the reason of the incident.
If you run, but you don’t post it to strava, did you even run? /s
Yeah, sure, I can manually downlod it (as I can also take a paper and a pen and write the data), but that’s not a fair expectation.
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It has a transactional guarantee of "maybe". I would _definitely_ not rely on this functionality for anything other than non-critical or time sensitive casual navigation on roadways. When I'm out in the bush, I need my device to be up and working locally. It seems that stuff designed in SV just assumes the lifestyle of 100% connectivity is universal.
Do you have any recommendations for digital mapping solutions that “just work” without connectivity?
Right now I've got 3 GB stored locally, some of that for the usual locations that I wander out of connectivity, and some for a trip next week.
Garmin (formerly Delorme) Earthmate despite their other issues is great for state or province wide vector maps. Not as great for fine navigation and tracking (as it's designed to be paired with and control an InReach), but good for point of interest exploration.
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It seems unlikely, Garmin is a very engineering led company. At least it was when I worked there 10 years ago! Part of that engineering focus is an insane attention to the BOM, and to support(call center) and warranty (returns & repairs) costs. I think both of these things make it unlikely that Garmin will add a cellular modem to start tracking otherwise unconnected devices.
Interesting. It surprises me how BAD most of Garmin's software is. They regularly break syncing functionality for weeks at a time. Sometimes watches need reboots to figure out how to sync to a phone. The sunrise/sunset graph on my $600 watch has NEVER been right. You can push activities to your Garmin account but they don't bother engineering in any additional functionality, eg, to show your last activity if uploaded…
I am happy I am still able to run, even with their services down. But I found no comments on the internet at all about the reason of the incident.
This is sorta interesting, my wife is doing a virtual race on Saturday where she'll need to push Garmin data to Runkeeper to validate times for top 100. Might need to test some things out. Though I guess if everyone's impacted, the event will need to figure out a workaround.
Really hope this isn't effecting their emergency service/emergency communication devices. Subscription management, at a minimum, was via the Garmin website.
Hm. I recently bought a Garmin Inreach Mini (satellite emergency communication device), intending to use it for some long backcountry hiking/backpacking trips I'm planning on taking. Really hope this isn't effecting their emergency service/emergency communication devices. Subscription management, at a minimum, was via the Garmin website.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=garmin+...
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My Forerunner 935 is basically the same story today. I can't do anything on it via the mobile apps. I guess I probably could do something with their desktop app and the USB cable, but it's really struck me how crippled the device seems today with their servers down, basically nothing is available or works at all through either Garmin Connect or ConnectIQ mobile apps. The apps don't appear to have any recent data cach…
> My Forerunner 935 is basically the same story today. I can't do anything on it via the mobile apps. I also have a 935. Today I've so far recorded two activities. I can see my heart rate, and RHR for the last 7 days, I can see my training status (including VO2 max, lactate threshold, etc), I can see footsteps taken today and over the last 7 days, I can see my calendar, I can see my calorie burn today and over the la…
That said, I don’t care too much. I only use the app to track my weight and look at historical data for runs. Honestly the watch doesn’t lose much value to me
Their products are designed to work offline. Despite the cloud being down I have full local functionality right now. (Though I can't see my history, surprised they don't cache that locally). Last year when I did a 9-day canoe trip with no cell phone reception, all of my Garmin gear worked flawlessly (wearables, navigation devices, and their offline map app). Can't say the same about my friends iWatches/fitbits or eve…
Do they? Last Garmin product I had was a Vivosmart HR: an internet connection and a Garmin connect account was required to change basic settings such as the display orientation. And there was no way to disable syncing.
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> My Forerunner 935 is basically the same story today. I can't do anything on it via the mobile apps. I also have a 935. Today I've so far recorded two activities. I can see my heart rate, and RHR for the last 7 days, I can see my training status (including VO2 max, lactate threshold, etc), I can see footsteps taken today and over the last 7 days, I can see my calendar, I can see my calorie burn today and over the la…
I could see all of that stuff (Garmin Instinct) until the app refreshed, and it all disappeared. Now only shows my steps and calories. That said, I don’t care too much. I only use the app to track my weight and look at historical data for runs. Honestly the watch doesn’t lose much value to me