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HOG & DOGS => GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Mpbarrs on July 22, 2013, 08:53:02 pm



Title: Garmin alpha
Post by: Mpbarrs on July 22, 2013, 08:53:02 pm
Y'all chime in on who all has an alpha or know of anyone and if they have had any issues. Had mine almost two months and its been great until this week.


Title: Re: Garmin alpha
Post by: SnF bucking bulls on July 22, 2013, 08:57:13 pm
what happened to yours? I want to get one but I figured id wait and see how everyone is working for them


Title: Re: Garmin alpha
Post by: Mpbarrs on July 22, 2013, 09:02:26 pm
It's been real good, but I ran em last night. Put them on the dogs and it was reading fine then went to 27 miles and a ? Mark.


Title: Re: Garmin alpha
Post by: SnF bucking bulls on July 22, 2013, 09:07:10 pm
can you update them like the 220s and 320s ? cuz that same thing happens to me and I just update it and it works fine after that. idk if the alpha has the update thing though??


Title: Re: Garmin alpha
Post by: Lacy man on July 22, 2013, 09:08:05 pm
Yes it does have the update


Title: Re: Garmin alpha
Post by: SnF bucking bulls on July 22, 2013, 09:09:58 pm
well then MP id try that and see if that works.


Title: Re: Garmin alpha
Post by: Mpbarrs on July 22, 2013, 09:10:44 pm
Alright had a buddy up at garmin wipe it clean put the original update and BINGO were good to go. Thanks to Paul. Yea I check it every month and you can update. Just a LiL FYI . Try to do your updates off your PC instead of your Mac


Title: Re: Garmin alpha
Post by: Mike on July 22, 2013, 09:13:08 pm
Update your new ones as soon as you get them out of the box... no telling how long they've been on the shelf.

I really like mine so far.


Title: Re: Garmin alpha
Post by: Mpbarrs on July 22, 2013, 09:13:27 pm
I keep doing the updates off my Mac laptop and he said that was the problem. So I went to my desktop which is a Pc and it worked like a charm