So I just purchased this watch through amazon and I can't tell if I need to have the Garmin software installed on my Mac to activate the watch or if the watch will work out of the box. I won't be able to download the software on deployment so trying to see if anyone has this and if you do does it require software to activate it initially?

Thanks!

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Posted by MrSmith

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Posted on 12/19/15 at 10:33 pm to jivy26

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If your smartphone has Bluetooth® Smart wireless technology, you can use the Garmin Connect Mobile app to set up and sync your device.

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Posted by jivy26

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Posted on 12/19/15 at 11:29 pm to MrSmith

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Posted by usc6158

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Posted on 12/20/15 at 6:31 am to jivy26

It should come with a USB cable for charging and syncing to your computer. You can download Garmin Express to have it sync automatically or just go to Garmin Connect and download your data. That will also allow you to update firmware etc. It's extremely easy. The watch still should work perfectly fine out of the box.

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Posted by TigerRob20

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Posted on 12/21/15 at 11:13 am to usc6158

I've had a vivosmart for about a year. The app has really come along way since I purchased it, however, it really sucks that you cant link it to facebook or something similar to add friends. The search function is about as great as the TD search.

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Posted by Pedro

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Member since Jul 2008

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Posted on 12/21/15 at 8:34 pm to jivy26

play with these things all the time at teh store i work at. itll work out the box but having the garmin software on our desk/laptop is still a good idea.

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