Automatic Elevation Correction: How?

PascalMariany All Garmin devices with barometric altimeters have elevation correction disabled by default. Many find elevation gain/loss more precise with the barometric altimeter then using GPS elevation surveys. That being said, I think it would be a great idea if the user had a setting choice on the watch. Your best bet is to use the product suggestion site and see if Garmin will implement it .

No one else an answer? Maybe Garmin support? Come on! I would volunteer myself to develop this for Garmin. Give me one hour and it will work.

How is Garmin going to sell you a VA4 if your VA3 makes you happy? Having been in the Garmin universe for many years, the only thing they haven't broken with updates is my depth/fish finder. There's no way to update it so it still works without issues. I see a pattern here.

My experience is that they're very helpful when I contact them.

Please post the the positive help you've received from Garmin on any of the issues that are endlessly discussed on these forums. That would be most imformative.

bikedorian You can't think of any positive help you've received from Garmin yourself? You've been a member of this forum since December 2014 and there's not one time you can remember getting assistance? Four years is quite a long time for someone to stick with a company with such a bad track record wouldn't you agree?

bikedorian You can't think of any positive help you've received from Garmin yourself? You've been a member of this forum since December 2014 and there's not one time you can remember getting assistance? Four years is quite a long time for someone to stick with a company with such a bad track record wouldn't you agree?

I've been with Garmin a heck of lot more than four years and I gave up on their "help" a long time ago. Being on this forum demonstrates that things haven't changed much when it comes to customer service. And you still haven't answered my question.
"Please post the the positive help you've received from Garmin on any of the issues that are endlessly discussed on these forums. That would be most imformative."

I've been with Garmin a heck of lot more than four years and I gave up on their "help" a long time ago. And you still haven't answered my question.

1. I wasn't aware the question was directed at me. Anyway, it isn't necessary for me to post when Garmin has helped me out; or others for that matter. You can look at the history of my post. Or you can simply read the hundreds of threads where people have been assisted by Garmin. A third option is to continue to pretend you've never read a post where Garmin has assisted anyone.

2. I've read your post you've made in the past. It speaks volumes about a person who has been "with Garmin a heck of a lot more than four years" and only has negative things to say. So, maybe you can answer me a question? Why are you still using Garmin products and posting on this forum if you've had no support from "any of the issues that are endlessly discussed" for a lot more than four years? It's kind of like pissing in a headwind and getting it all over yourself every time you have to go when could simply turn around and go downwind.

If you've read my previous posts like you stated, you'd already have the answer to your question. And, as I suspected, you can't answer mine.

As this is primarily a user-to-user forum (and has been all along), the best ways to contact Garmin is by way of support or for some things, Suggest an idea.

When there's a limited number of support request or suggestions of an idea, it's likely that it gets a lower priority than if there are a large number, so you may want to encourage others here to submit the same support request/idea.

When device teams release beta FW (the fenix devices do this often), there's an email to submit problems with that beta, and while posting an issue in the thread is fine, it's suggested you also do the email. For 3rd party app development (Connect IQ) there is a bug report forum that's watched by the Garmin CIQ people (as well as other 3rd party devs who may have seen it or have a work-around alternative method)

With 3rd party (CIQ) apps, each one has a "contact developer" link, where a email gets sent to the developer. Problems/suggests with those catch a dev's attention, while just posting things in a review may not, specifically if more info is needed ("what device are you using and what firmware is it running?"). That's handled with the "contact developer" emails.

I've seen and used all of the above with success. But as I said, if one person suggests something, I doubt it gets the same attention as if 1000 people suggest it.

Please post the the positive help you've received from Garmin on any of the issues that are endlessly discussed on these forums. That would be most imformative.

I've purchased at least 15 Garmin devices -- some car GPS devices, several backpacking GPS devices, and five watches -- over many years. I've almost always found Garmin support to be knowledgeable and apparently genuinely desiring to help. On at least three occasions the company has replaced my device to resolve issues. One of those was beyond the end of the warranty period, and I was offered a replacement at a substantially reduced price. This exemplary customer support, and the fact that the company continues to provide firmware updates long beyond when other consumer device manufacturers would have abandoned the device, are key reasons that I continue to buy Garmin.

I've found that it's best to contact Garmin support directly. Issues raised in this user-to-user forum are rarely addressed directly by Garmin staff. (It wouldn't surprise me if most Garmin employees avoid reading this forum, given the vitriol frequently released here.) I live in the USA, which admittedly may help, and usually contact them by making a live telephone call during business hours at the company's Olathe, Kansas headquarters.

-- Pete