Review on 🔌 USB ANT+ Stick for Garmin Forerunner 310XT 405 405CX 410 610 910: Perfect for Garmin Products and Cycling Games by Dan Bobbert

Purchased for Zwift/TR setup. I have a Revain TV stand with a laptop tray that sits in front of the bike, the trainer is an Elite Direto and I use a Polar H10 HRM belt. At first I tried using the dongle plugged directly into the laptop's USB port and had some dropouts. Bought an extension cord then added a USB base that keeps the dongle upright for better signal dissipation. It worked better this way, but still had occasional TR drops. There are no problems with Zwift. Just bought a much more expensive Garmin ANT+ dongle, haven't ridden it yet, but noticed something right away. When you log into Zwift, the first thing you see is the Devices page. With this key the page was initially blank even if I had the trainer and waited to pair, then after about 10-20 seconds the trainer and HRM belt would connect and Zwift would launch. When using a Garmin dongle, all devices paired instantly when viewing the page. Same behavior with TR. It seems Garmin's connectivity is excellent. I'll test it for a few weeks and see if it works better.