Forerunner 245 Music

Garmin

Forerunner 245 Music

12 positive 1 neutral 5 negative

Based on 18 Reddit mentions

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GPS interference due to heavy tree cover

Any watch with all-system multiband would be better than your Venu 2s. My garmin FR955 with that is substantially better than my FR245, but I do still have some issues with instant pace not feeling right in heavy cover scenarios. Note that how bad trees are varies a bit - high humidity and rain also

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flibbble in r/trailrunning

July 17, 2025 12:04 PM

8

Abandoning polar ☹️

My first Polar was FT4 (2013) and then I've had M400, M430, A360, Vantage M, Pacer, Pacer Pro and now Ignite 3. I jumped to Garmin for a month few years ago (FR245) and then back to Polar. I guess I'm staying with Polar, I didn't like Garmin app and everything was soooo complicated. 😅

kuolevain3n in r/Polarfitness

November 11, 2025 6:51 PM

3

This brand really caught my interest. What made you switch?

Went from Garmin FR245 Music -> FR265 -> Coros Pace Pro (with their arm HRM and POD2). I started looking into Coros when Garmin started introducing stupid AI and locking some badges as part of their "premium" subscription. I don't want another subscription and have existing features slowly get locke

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doctorblowhole in r/Coros

October 26, 2025 9:39 PM

2

Help me select a watch

I’m thinking about replacing my 6yo garmin FR245, and am leaning towards coros but can’t figure out which one is best. For the maps, does it work well without cell signal? Have you used it with uploaded gpx corse maps? How do you find the elevation vs HR data - if you are in a mint ain’t/hilly area

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Sound_feelings in r/Ultramarathon

December 5, 2025 10:59 PM

1

Worth going from Garmin 265s -> Pace 4?

I switched from FR245 to Pace3 and deeply regret it. My main issues: 1) Smart notifications and find my phone only work if the Coros app is running (on iPhone). Assistance told me this is by design. Garmin Connect can be closed once the connection is established and everything works. 2) Altimeter co

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kajetanu in r/garminforerunner

March 3, 2026 8:52 PM

1

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