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Comment on Canmore GT-740FL Review by AdminPete

AdminPete — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:29:59 +0000

Hi David,
Sorry for the lateness in my reply.
I very rarely use my Canmore these days, but when I do use I have this problem way too often. Here’s what I do.
Plug in Canmore. USB is detected.
Try to download route in Canway. Nothing happens.
Run up Device Manager. Under Ports, there is a warning icon on STMicroelectronics Virtual COM Port (COMx). Right click this and uninstall.
Re-install Canmore driver. I keep this on my hard disk so I don’t have to find the CD-ROM.
It should now work.
Regards,
Pete

Comment on Canmore GT-740FL Review by David Rose

David Rose — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 07:30:22 +0000

Hi Pete I really enjoyed reading your gps reviews. I’m having a problem downloading the tracks on the GT 740FL. I was using the logger and it was working perfectly. However, the computer I accessed it on died and even though I loaded the CanWay software and driver on my new computer, It hasn’t allowed me to access the tracks.

I can plug the logger in and the computer recognizes the USB, which tells me the driver is on properly, yet when I attempt to download trips nothing happens. If I go to logger configuration it shows the logger at COM3 but when i click connect nothing happens and it does not allow me to access the log mode box.

This is troubling, as I enjoy so much use with this device only to be stopped by a computer malfunction. If you have any advice for troubleshooting this it would be much appreciated. Thank you very much for your time.

David

Comment on Canmore GT-740FL Review by bruno

bruno — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:02:01 +0000

Thanks for replying. If the gps is under the level of the water would it get signal from satellite?
I bought also a plastic/waterproof bag, the kinds of one used for mobilephone to go inside the water. In case it fell of of my hands in the ocean.
Im just waiting to receive it, and try it.

I will share what happend.

Thanks again man!

Comment on Canmore GT-740FL Review by AdminPete

AdminPete — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:10:26 +0000

Hi Bruno,
I have no experience with tow-floats, but if they provide a guaranteed dry environment I see no reason why it wouldn’t work. The GPS will usually record inside a house and certainly inside a car, so a bit of plastic will be no obstacle at all – and you’re unlikely to have trees in the way either, which is a bonus
The device only meets the IPX-6 standard, which means it is OK in rain only, so you’d need to be careful with it around water.
Cheers,
Pete

Comment on Canmore GT-740FL Review by bruno

bruno — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 12:38:28 +0000

Thank you for sharing!
Im thinking about buying an GT-740FL for my open water swimming to track distance and mark points.
Im thinking about put it in my tow-float to keep it dry.
Do you think the gps can still record data inside the tow-float?

Thank you!

Comment on Making Activity Tracking pay with Bounts by AdminPete

AdminPete — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:20:56 +0000

A very late update to this:
I claimed my £15 back plus another £20, but Bounts stopped making any items available for purchase, so my 10,000 points I had accrued with a great deal of effort (probably about £50’s worth) was made valueless. Bounts started getting nasty, claiming all these bad people were trying to make money off them. Of course they were. Premium members were paying for the privilege and being pulled in by Bounts’ claim to “Earn up to £200 a year by just exercising”. All paid premium membership was effectively cancelled with no refund (I had about 9 months remaining).
They then changed the whole model, so that you used a few points (generally 25) to enter a draw, rarely for anything you wanted. As there are just a few draws each month, if you do any activity you accrue points way faster than you can ever use, so there is no incentive to exercise at all, which was supposedly the whole point of Bounts.
In short, this site/scheme is now completely redundant. RIP Bounts.

Comment on Canmore GT-730FL-S GPS data logger review by AdminPete

AdminPete — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:05:29 +0000

Hi microflyer,
It sounds like it’s a faulty device. You should contact the retailer and get it replaced if it’s under warranty.
Good luck,
Pete

Comment on Canmore GT-730FL-S GPS data logger review by microflyer

microflyer — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:31:06 +0000

Hi, Thanks for the very informative page. I have used the logger for a few months now and have a problem. When I press the button to log my position it does not always record the location. I made sure the Blue LED flashes fast so it seems it knows I pressed the button. Sometimes the points are logged, other times not during the same test. I have updated the firmware but no change. Any ideas? Thanks.

Comment on Get fit and beat asthma by AndyZE

AndyZE — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 18:37:00 +0000

Smiling at the thought of aural steroids!

I have asthma, mine is exercise induced, so I try to get out and cycle as much as possible, but I have been laid low by what is probably a viral chest infection that has been coming and going for a couple of months.

I need to lose a similar amount of weight. Too much temptation over xmas though!

Andy
Shetland

Comment on Canmore GT-730FL-S GPS data logger review by AdminPete

AdminPete — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 18:28:09 +0000

That was close. I’m glad you were saved the hassle and thanks for taking the time to let me know.
Pete.