With the window of opportunity for a refund quickly closing I didn't want to risk waiting to see if Garmin could resolve the problems I was having

Then again Garmin slapped a 1.2" screen on there and called it

Bluetooth is not "line-of-site" technology and which arm you wear your watch on should not affect the quality of reception in a device that cost almost 500 dollars and from a company as reputable as Garmin.

Oh, don't worry, that just gives them room to slap a "Garmin" on there.

I realize Garmin probably has to shake out the

However, I think Garmin could’ve made it better.

So, do not blame Garmin, any watch would suffer from this symptom.

Yes, that means I turned the other cheek, bent over, put down red carpet, had music playing, champagne on ice, and rose petals on the bed to welcome Garmin to even more of my money.

Despite Garmin’s handy table recommending better performance for Backbeat Fit headphones with the watch on the right hand (bizarre) I did not switch my watch to my right hand because I am right handed.

I am a long time happy Garmin customer.

I love this Garmin

Outside of the core running features, the watch is a little above average and definitely needs work, but theoretically Garmin could fix these problems with software updates

Well, Garmin did really well here.

I briefly owned a cheaper Garmin before (230 i think?) but exchanged it for the 645

You could easily wear this to work (I often do) and not look like a dork with a big, honking GPS on your wrist.- the legendary Garmin accuracy: Quite simply, Garmins are the most accurate GPS watches that I have ever used.- the screen: It’s highly readable, with color, and customizable

This is not the case, essentially the Garmin 645 Music is a mp3 player from the early 2000s, like the original IPods

Garmin Pay is still pretty limited, but hopefully that will be expanded through the year, like Garmin has promised

Coupled with the fact that Garmin is not available for support outside of normal business hours, I have decided to return the watch and go with my second choice the fitbit.

If you consider yourself a serious runner, I definitely recommend the garmin 645

Best Garmin GPS running

I had still been using my trusty old Garmin 205 on runs until just about a year ago, and tried running with phone apps over the last year.

I've been wearing the Garmin Forerunner 645M for about a week now and love it