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Subject: Re: Since March 30
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:30:39 -0400
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On 4/13/2025 2:07 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I finally started riding again March 30 and since then have gotten in 120
>> miles. 20 of those miles were not recorded on the Garmin which had
>> something to so with the software update.
>>
>> In any case, that updatehad some funny actions. I did not turn on the
>> fall warning which was supposed to send an emergency message out through
>> your phone. But it never-the-less was operating from the strong
>> vibrations from the disc brakes. Yesterday I used the rim brake DeRosa
>> Merac and had no such messages. It did record the stop recording message
>> when I would come to a stop.
>>
>> With two months off of the bike my legs are getting really tired from
>> every ride. And my average speed is back up to 11 mph from the 8 it had
>> dropped to after the last software update.
>>
>> I know Roger doesn't think that the software is being updated and he is
>> quite correct that the software version number has not changed, but I
>> have noted that the operation of the Gatmin 830 has changed and version
>> numbers usually don't changer automatically (though I think that Microsoft Windows does.)
> 
> I have the same device so im well aware of any updates that come out, it’s
> only had date updates ie time zones.
> 
> Its system is still on 9.75 unless one is in the Beta program which seems
> unwise frankly! And has no updates for two years or so.
> 
> It’s Maps and Trailforks are 2024.20 so updates of the maps and trails last
> year.
> 
> Considering that the 850/550 is likely in the next year or so, the idea
> that they are still changing the interface on the xx30 generation when the
> xx40 generation is out, the 830 has some love due to being “old” and stable
> if one can find one being sold, they aren’t sold by Garmin any more though
> where until recently though the 130 does still remain.
> 
> In short you’re confused and just plain wrong about this.
> 
> Roger Merriman

Did tommy really just claim that garmin is updating the firmware without 
changing the the version?