Reading the message boards, I notice a couple of people have had the same problem I have had. I purchased a Timex speed and distance and few months-I had no problems (no signal loss, weak signal,etc). Recently, the I started getting lost signals almost all the time on the same route I run when it worked perfectly. I returned the watch for a new one and have had the same problem. I also bought the garmin forerunner and I think thats even worse. I noticed others have had the same problem of it first working and then not. I thought it might be leafy trees but it seems to happen in with no cover. Curious what people experiences are and how the solved them.
Reading the message boards, I notice a couple of people have had the same problem I have had. I purchased a Timex speed and distance and few months-I had no problems (no signal loss, weak signal,etc). Recently, the I started getting lost signals almost all the time on the same route I run when it worked perfectly. I returned the watch for a new one and have had the same problem. I also bought the garmin forerunner and I think thats even worse.
Which Forerunner did you get? I've been using the 201 up until a few weeks ago. I've had some issues with it, but that was almost always due to tree cover on trails. On the roads I had no problems. I recently started using the 305, which includes a heart rate monitor. The x05 series of forerunners use a SiRFstarIII chip set, so they acquire satellites faster and stay locked on better than the x01 series (even under tree canopy or "urban canyons"😉. It does seem odd to me that your device would work, but then suddenly stop working, even with 2 different types of technology. I'd call Garmin support and see if they have any ideas. I once had a problem with my 201. Garmin support was very quick to replace my device with a new one, since it was under their 6-month warranty. That's one reason I stayed with Garmin rather than Polar.
