Just a couple of days ago, my Garmin Forerunner 50 had a very sad thing pop up where the date used to be. It said, "LoBatt." I initially wasn't too panicked because I figured - like most other watches - I could buy a new battery and be up and running again in no time. However, after numerous Google searches left me empty handed about where I could purchase a new battery, I was forced to call Garmin's help line.
After waiting just about 23 minutes on the customer helpline, a kind fellow picked up. However, he was not the bearer of good news because he told me I had to send in the watch for a replacement. Although I would get a new free Forerunner 50, the process usually takes about 2 weeks, meaning that I'll have to figure out how I'm going to keep track of my runs and times through another mechanism. I might have to switch back to the sporadically functioning Nike + iPod system...we'll see how that goes.
1 comment:
Did you mail it in?
Mine has just popped the LoBatt message, but it's a readily available battery at Walmart...followed by 2 minutes to install.
Pete
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