If I hadn't gone through the pairing issues with the bike sensor thinking I had a bad unit and eventually figuring out it was a dead battery I could have had the same frustrating experience here

Granted, accessing the battery is easy, but removing the battery from the cover requires a prying tool and careful hands

drains the battery very fast, it works ok, no setup needed, works just out of the box

Secondly, the battery is a pain to replace

Garmin has all kinds of procedures for getting it to work after a battery change, such as putting the battery in backwards for a bit, but most people (according to the Garmin forums) still have problems with the battery change.

As for the footpod itself, I would give this 5 stars if it wasn't so hard to change the bloody battery...why Garmin, WHY?!!

It's a little expensive, but the battery is replaceable.

I cannibalized a battery from an older device, and popped it in, and the watch vibrated immediately, meaning that it sensed the foot pod

I did a search, and it seems these are often delivered with dead batteries since they turn on with movement

My battery died within 1 year of use.

Unlike Nike shoe sensors, it has a user-replaceable battery & fits well in a mid-sole pouch of Nike Plus shoes.

Anyway, replaced the battery - still no joy

I even went out and bought a battery like most and that still did not solve the problem

Once opened, there's no mechanism to release the dead battery

Compact, durable, battery lasts for a good time, helps improve measurements when running outdoors (will improve distance calculation when your GPS coverage is bad or non-existant), allows you to use your watch indoors

Figured the battery might be dead, as others have mentioned in their reviews.

While the dead battery was annoying and required a trip to the store the foot pod is otherwise fine and works as advertised.

Prior to purchase, I figured Garmin really got this right in that they had a replaceable battery pod (vs. the standard Nike+ pod which is a throw away).Upon initial reciept of the

Battery was dead and I can get it sink with compter at times

it's because of the ridiculous battery door and socket

Other than arriving with a dead battery the initial connection to my forerunner 35 was easy.

Very accurate and good battery life

Battery life is good with decent batteries.

I recieved this item in a plastic baggy and it seems to have a dead battery

Like several others, my unit was shipped in a plastic baggie (not retail packaging) and had a dead battery (0.16V)

It's a little expensive, but the battery is replaceable.

they work every time providing the battery is good.

Very unhappy, I've tried making contact with no response, the battery that came in the device is dead

Seems like the battery will last a long time.

The instructions for the foot pod indicate that changing the battery is easy, but you do have to twist the cover rather hard, but be gentle at the same time because the unit is plastic and feels like it can easily break

Disappointed battery was dead in something purchased new.

Works exactly as it is supposed to do

Fit perfectly in the special compartment of my MiCoach-compatible Adidas Marathon 10M running shoes, as well as on the shoelaces of my Adidas Kanadia all-terrain trainers.

Works as you expected!!

My Cadence as well as to do one-stop-shop when running on treadmills

Cons-Its a