And according to their website, they are willing to write off the 5% (their number) of their current customer base who don't have/want an internet connection.įor the OS configuration issues, a cheap, older (relative), laptop may be a good answer for programs with particular configuration requirements. Ergo however says they require it to verify/unlock videos and probably for other stuff (tracking). Or periodically to 'phone home' to verify a subscription or check for updates. There are some programs which only require internet connections to complete registration.

I have no intention of changing anything on it. This computer is the only windows based computer I have that works properly. They told me to do a total reload of windows etc. Well, I have 4.0.1 something and it still doesn't work. The programs that I have downloaded work and they recognize all the bluetooth signals. The vexing part of all this is that Bluetooth is working beautifully on my cheap little android smartphone. And they don't seem to be available in this country. However, even if I find a program to work on windows 7, I still don't have an ant+ stick that works. So, now I am looking for a program that will load my gpx files of time trials that i have recorded and just use them as training rides. They insist that I accomodate their program.

Now the new Ergo program tells me on startup that it can't find an internet connection so I will have limited use and eventually it will shut down. I have several thousand dollars worth of language programs that I use to teach with. I chose Ergovideos because, at the time, you could download the program and buy a video or two and load them on your computer. And for the last four days here in Chiang Rai I have been without internet because of a connection failure that the landlord still hasn't fixed after weeks of reminding him. In Arizona I don't even get cell phone coverage let alone internet. If you are willing to pay someone for a service and then also give them the right to use any information they collect about you for whatever purpose they wish, then feel free to use those programs. Server side processing may make things faster or convenient for a few people, but the side effect is a lack of portability for you to do your work and the potential release of your information. In my view, the usual reason for a company wanting to force a connection is so that they can use some part of your information (often by selling an aspect of it to someone else). My time in Beijing illustrated to me the problems that can be encountered with both aspects I mention. In addition, if the program requires a connection to work, then you are trusting that program (and all the servers in between) to be 100% safe with respect to the information you are transmitting (knowingly or unknowingly) through the internet. Jimbo is likely one of those people as he splits his time between a very rural location in the US and Thailand which may or may not have service issues. In some locations, even in the USA, getting a reliable, fast enough connection is difficult to impossible. At the end of the day it's your choice, of course. Provided you're sensible and have protection installed that really shouldn't be a problem and, as you're finding out, you're giving up a lot of benefits by refusing to do it. When you say connected, do you mean on-line? I'm afraid that's the way of the world now. You have one of your fast ICE's with Stages Power meter and separate Cadence and Speed sensors on the Kickr trainer and are attempting to use one of your Windows 7 computers to receive power, speed, and cadence results on the Ergvideo graphical interface program for analysis? What combination are you trying to put together? Sensors = Power, Cadence, Speed, on an ICE | NET 4.5, ANT+ Drivers for Garmin ANT+ USB stick, type mĪnalysis Program = Ergvideo Head Display and ride emulator. Head Display / Recorder = Bontrager Nod 2.1 Head Display / Recorder = Garmin Edge 500 with GPS Power meter = Stages which senses Power and Cadence. In reviewing the workings of ANT+, it would be helpful to know your conglomeration of ANT+ devices. It works so well it went into my background mode. Ive been using ANT stuff since it first came out and was conversant with its technology. Garmin owns the company that produces and keys all the ANT+ USB sticks.

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