Today, I got all my gear ready to go for a run and found that my trusted Garmin Forerunner 305 failed to turn on. I put it back in the charger and it went from Charging in Progress to Charging Completed. The device turned on when connected to the charger, but when I removed it, it died. So, the battery on it is toast.
My options are:
- Get a replacement battery by sending to to Garmin. Cost unknown.
- Get a new Forerunner 305
. About $150 from Amazon. - Get a Forerunner 405
. About $350 from Amazon (-$50 rebate). - Don’t use anything.
My Forerunner 305 lasted almost 4 years, so I’m pretty pleased with how long the battery lasted. While a replacement battery would probably be the cheapest option, I’ve been having problems with the speaker on it, so I have no idea when that will go out. A replacement is the second, least attractive option. As I’ve been wanting to get the 405 for a number of reasions, I’m using this as an excuse to upgrade (like I need an excuse)!
Once I get the device and start using it, I’ll write a review. I’m sure the review won’t be as popular as my Forerunner 305 review that still gets comments almost 4 years later, but I’ll write something.
Hey Garmin, if you want to send me something to review, I won’t send it back!
I found your blog when I was looking up some Garmin info. I had to send my 3 year old Garmin to Garmin Int’l last year for a similar problem. It took 2 tries, but they eventually sent me a brand new Garmin 305 and it’s worked great!
what did you ever do w/ the 305? i’ll pay for shipping if you want to give it a good home and I can deal with figuring out the cost to get a new battery.
stumbled onto your blog via the 205/305 review… good stuff!
Is there no way of replacing the battery? How much would it cost??
I no longer use it as I use my iPhone for running these days. I haven’t looked into replacing the battery and think I already disposed of it.