Is yours the 305? Thinking of upgrading ... though I'm sorry to hear of your experience. Garmin is fantastic though, when it comes to problems ...

Anyway, love my Edge 205. Never paid attention to the calorie counter ... I guess I don' t care if it's accurate or not (and I wouldn't know either way!). I don't pay attention to the calories on my HRM either, now that I think about it ... I KNOW I'm burning plenty because I can feel it! I've never had it black out. I download and save my ride data, I can even map it on Google Earth ... very motivating to see your little track all over the planet! I'm a slave to mileage counters too ... I need to do that countdown in my head ... halfway there, only a third to go ... three-quarters done ... 11/12ths of the way (maybe doing the math in my head distracts me enough from the total distance.)

Love it as a GPS unit as well ... very nice to be able to go down those roads you don't know where they lead to, and know you can find your way back!