Great deal on a Garmin 405

[DVCBELLE]

I decided to get my DH a Garmin 405 for Father's day and I found a great deal on it and wanted to pass it on in case anyone is thinking about it.

REI has a Garmin Forerunner 405 Heart Rate Monitor (in Green or Black) on sale from $350 to $259 - then Garmin has a $50 rebate on them bringing the total down to $209! Shipping is $13 but if you live near REI you can do free store pick up. I think the sale is for 3 more days.

http://www.rei.com/product/767423

Includes: 405 wrist unit, HRM chest strap, USB ANT stick, AC adapter, charging clip, owner's manual and quick reference guide

[SamSam]

That's a great deal! Thanks for posting the link.

[mkymsehi]

I checked on Craigslist, and ran across an add for a Garmin 405 charger, antenna USBus stick, and heartrate monitor & strap. $20.

The guy worked just down the street from my office. He said he lost his 405 during a recent move, and no longer needed the accessories.

What a steal! LOL.

[mkymsehi]

I'm on the brink of sending my Garmin 405 back. I've had it almost 2 years, but the battery is crapping out on me. I called them, and they said upgrade the new software that was released today 6/24/09. And if it still gives me problems, to ship it back.

Connect your Ant stick to your computer, and then go to this link.

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/downloadsAgree.jsp?product=010-00658-10&cID=142&pID=11039

[JoanneNC]

wow - great deal - much cheaper than I paid for mine

[mkymsehi]

Attention Garmin 405 users. There is a software problem with the latest upgrade for the ANT+ stick. If you haven't already upgraded, don't.

It caused my 405 to not be able to upload workouts to Garmin Connect website. Also causing battery drain problems.

So I contacted Garmin, and they responded with telling me to delete the software I have now, and re-install a previous version. They sent me the file by email. So if anyone needs it, shoot me a email.

[mkymsehi]

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3743