Now however Garmin have this fantasy that you walk into your house after a refreshing run, your Garmin GPS automatically pairs with your Garmin ANT stick and before you have taken more than a step across the threshold all your run data is uploaded, via your PC, to the internet.
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| An ANT USB Stick - Garmin Flavour |
Does not work. So does not work. I spent hours searching the web and this revealed many folks having no end of trouble with wireless transfer. "Leave it next to your PC go and have a shower and, hopefully, when you get back the upload will be complete". I tried all of the fixes, rebooting, uninstalling, reinstalling*, upgrading, forcing upload (start and stop and reset your GPS) - no luck - and then on an obscure site there was a mention of "interference". But surely not - ANT is designed to be robust and to laugh at interference...
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| 310XT - strong but silent. Data goes in but it doesn't come out |
According to the ANT website
"Reliability and Dependability
ANT has several mechanisms to protect against interference including the unique adaptive channel synchronization technique, as well as frequency agility. On a given frequency, more than 100 ANT channels can co-exist harmoniously within the vicinity."
Well Mr ANT my 2.4GHz wireless router, DECT phone and HP printer get along just fine but the only way I can get my ANT stick to discover my Garmin GPS (310XT) is to turn everything wireless off and then do something like this...
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| Yes - if I shield GPS and receiver inside my Trangia kettle and Cookset and put both lids on - the devices will pair and transfer data - but still VERY SLOWLY |
What was wrong with wires?
by the way - the 310XT is excellent - just let down by connectivity
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