The OFFICIAL Garmin Connect Update

UPDATE 5 March 2009: We have posted an update to the Garmin Connect Status Page. We are very sorry that we missed this latest deadline and we hesitate to give further updates with promises of release dates. We realize that we have not handled the updates properly and we are sorry for missed release dates and sloppy updates. You the customer deserve better. We do hope to provide better with the migration and release planned for mid-April.  Thank you for bearing with us, and we hope you accept our apologies.

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You've waited a long time.  And, for the most part, you've been really patient.  So here it is, the official count down to the Garmin Connect release dates.

26 February 2008 - Garmin Connect released for use with the new Edge series.  The new Edge will be in the hands of customers sometime this weekend.  Three days ago we opened up support for the Edge 605 and 705.  Edge 605 & 705 users will be able to upload to Garmin Connect after recording their first activity.  Those with the new Edge will also be able to upload to MotionBased.  You are more than welcome to upload to both sites, just keep in mind that you'll duplicate activities to manage once the final migration of MotionBased to Garmin Connect takes place in the coming months.

9 April 2008 - Garmin Connect to support the new Forerunner 405.  The next phase of Garmin Connect support will include the new Forerunner 405.  Those using this device will only be able to upload to Garmin Connect; MotionBased will NOT support the FR405.  Mac users will also need to wait a little longer for Garmin Connect support with their 405's.  The Forerunner 405 uses the ANT Agent for uploads.  Mac support for the ANT Agent is scheduled for late 2008. 

21 May 2008 - Garmin Connect to support all of Garmin's GPS USB devices.  All customers will upload to Garmin Connect.  All uploads to MotionBased will cease.  You will login to Garmin Connect with the same username and password you used for MotionBased.  All of your old activities will have been migrated form MotionBased to Garmin Connect by our team. 

Migration of MotionBased to Garmin Connect

• We migrate all of your history to the new site; you need to do nothing.
• Login to Garmin Connect with the same username and password you've used with MotionBased.
• All MB links will be redirected to Garmin Connect.
• All MB Viewports will be redirected to Garmin Connect.
• Garmin Connect will support all Garmin Fitness devices, most handheld USB devices, and all ANT Agent devices (with the exception of the ANT Agent on the Mac until late 2008).

Subscriptions

• We will remove the "Most recent 10 activities" and open up your entire history.  All customers will have access to their entire history.
• Garmin Connect Plus will be offered for those customers wanting access to premium features (features TBD).
• The annual subscription for Garmin Connect Plus will be US$40.00.  We will not offer a monthly subscription.
• For MotionBased subscribers with an Annual Standard Subscription (not monthly), we will convert your account to Garmin Connect Plus and extend your subscription for one year past the expiration date of your current account for FREE.

For status updates on the new Garmin Connect site, please refer to the Garmin Connect Status Page.

Comments

[Bill]

Will this snazzy new service support workouts while using the Forerunner 305 Footpod?

--Bill

[Kathryn Krieger]

Yes, we will be supporting non-GPS activities recorded with other devices.

kk

[Janus]

Thanks for the update. What about Linux support for ANT+, Garmin Connect and the FR405?

Janus

[Clark Weber]

The ANT Agent software used to communicate with the Forerunner 405 and send data to Garmin Connect only runs in Windows 2000/XP/Vista. It will support the Mac operating system in the Fall of 2008. We don't have any plans for Linux support at this time.

The Garmin Connect website is designed and tested to support the three major browsers -- IE, Firefox and Safari -- for Windows and Mac. While we do not officially support browsers running on Linux, the site should be functional with that OS.

[SLB]

Do you have any inkling of what the "Plus" features will be?

[Clark Weber]

SLB,

The Analyzer feature will be a "Plus" feature. It will be much more robust and configurable than the one found at MotionBased today. Over time, we will add more features to Garmin Connect Plus.

[RickB]

Hmmm...first experience was not a good one.

Set up my 705, installed software, did a ride, attempted to upload to Garmin Connect, and a techie-style error message box pops up...ouch.

Went back to try again, and the connect.garmin.com site was EXCRUCIATINGLY slow (much like MB can be at times).

As the saying goes, "you never get a second chance to make a first impression"...

[James Artis]

When will I be able to see the public activities that have been uploaded? --james

[Paolo]

Will gamin connect still support forerunner 305? There is no mention to it...

[Kathryn Krieger]

Hi Jim,

Public activities are on the way.

kk

[Kathryn Krieger]

Hi Paolo,

From above:

"21 May 2008 - Garmin Connect to support all of Garmin's GPS USB devices. All customers will upload to Garmin Connect. All uploads to MotionBased will cease. You will login to Garmin Connect with the same username and password you used for MotionBased. All of your old activities will have been migrated form MotionBased to Garmin Connect by our team."

kk

The MotionBased standard subscription is $95.40 per year. As my renewal is imminent I'll be paying $95.40 for $80 (2x40) worth of Garmin Connect. That's not a good deal.

[Kathryn Krieger]

Hi,

You do have the option of cancelling your account at MotionBased and then resubscribing once the full version of Garmin Connect is launched. We will still store all of your data and it will be available at Garmin Connect.

kk

I've just recently learned about Garmin Connect. I would like to be able to use Garmin Connect for all my activities, including those not related to GPS devices. For example, an indoor racquetball game. I currently enter that information, distance calories etc, into Training Center, but Training Center does often lose it. I would like to be able to enter basic information about those activities and have everything in one place, which I hope can be Garmin Connect. What I would want to do is add into existing fields on a new activity that I could manually create information about time, comments, distance, calories. It would not require any additional fields. Just a thought.

[Tim]

The same team? No offence, but I really hope the new site isn't as buggy/user unfriendly as the current one. To be honest, I am a massive fan of Garmin - the watches are best example of embedded computing, ever. How did the site end up so buggy and difficult to use?

[bime]

is there any particular reason why motionbased won't be supporting the forerunner 405?

[Kathryn Krieger]

Hi Bime,

We've never said we would not support the 405. The FR405 is currently supported on the PC on Garmin Connect. We will have Mac compatibility later this year. MotionBased will be replaced by Garmin Connect, so there is no reason to support the FR405 on MB.

kk

[jay]

I bought my Real Time GPS Tracker for teen tracking at www.gpsteentracking.com. I noticed that a similar product is at www.ggppss.com. They seem to be close in features and price. I bought mine to monitor my teens driving speeds. They are also good for monitoring the whereabouts of a teens vehicle via a home computer....how cool. There seems to be several teen gps sites arount. The one at www.teenlocating.com has a Real Time auto gps that is only 15.00 per month. Quite reasonable I think.

[jay]

I bought my Real Time GPS Tracker for teen tracking at www.gpsteentracking.com. I noticed that a similar product is at www.ggppss.com. They seem to be close in features and price. I bought mine to monitor my teens driving speeds. They are also good for monitoring the whereabouts of a teens vehicle via a home computer....how cool. There seems to be several teen gps sites arount. The one at www.teenlocating.com has a Real Time auto gps that is only 15.00 per month. Quite reasonable I think.

[mike]

Any update on when Garmin Connect and ANT Agent will be supported on MAC? Frustrating that only update I find is fall 08 or late 08. This is keeping me from using GC at all. Home computer is a MAC and work computer is locked down and will not allow installation of any software.

[Zack]

Is the software for the forerunner 405 available for Mac yet??

[Laurent Dominique]

J'ai acheté des gamrmin 405 HR et je suis sur mac; je ne peux récupérer les données via la clé ANT .
J'aimerai savoir quand garmin produira le logiciel permerttant le transfert; quand ANT agent sera pris en charge sur MAC?
Existe t'il des solutions de remplacement ou faut-il faire de la pub pour d'autres marques de cadio gps?

[Kathryn Krieger]

We just made the update for ANT support for the Mac:

http://blog.motionbased.com/2008/11/ant-agent-support-for-mac-users.html

kk

[Stephan Robitaille]

Any idea when Garmin connect will support forerunner 305? It's been a while...

[Rich]

Exactly, Stephan. Buy a Suunto or Polar or any other competitor. I'm selling my Garmin and giving up. The company is completely untrustworthy.