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    S9B, bad new GPS version

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    • Matjaz CvetkoM Offline
      Matjaz Cvetko @nseslija
      last edited by

      @nseslija THX for tip.

      HNY 2021

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      • isaziI Offline
        isazi Moderator
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        So I restarted my watch yesterday evening, got the 1/1/2021 AGPS file. Today I didn’t get the update, went for a short hike (made short by a storm coming in), got GPS signal in a couple of seconds. Because I was following a route it was clear there were issues still.

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        In red the track (from Runalyze), in black the real path. After this initial mess the track was pretty good, and I could follow the route pretty easily.

        Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

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        • ? Offline
          A Former User
          last edited by

          Maybe it’s not entirely the Sony chips fault as yesterday I got strange GPS reading too with an Ambit3, but not 100% sure as here it was overcast all day long. And today my altitude reading went crazy and showed higher value then two days before in the same place, with FusedAlti on in both cases.

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          • freeheelerF Offline
            freeheeler @isazi
            last edited by freeheeler

            @isazi
            I just wanted to simulate this as one of my recent activities had a bad start but was to the spot accurate after a while.
            Then I discovered the following: I did the soft reset. Then put the watch static (!) on our uncovered balcony after GPS lock and started an activity. I expected to see a wild curve on the breadcrumb screen… but instead:
            duration: ~15min
            distance: ~0.01km
            ascent: 15m
            descent: 3m

            maybe this one is related: https://forum.suunto.com/topic/5682/suunto-9-gps-optimization-fail-wrong-altitude

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            living sideways

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            • N Offline
              nseslija Bronze Member
              last edited by

              Restarted the watch yesterday, no AGPS. Put the watch on the balcony for 30 min on pre-start screen. After that my ride was spot-on…

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              • stromdiddilyS Offline
                stromdiddily Gold Members @nseslija
                last edited by

                So long soak is the prescribed cure? Mine was 2020 funky this morning

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                User of pretty much every watch since the Ambit 3 Peak. Now back in the family w SV :)

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                • surfboomerangS Offline
                  surfboomerang
                  last edited by

                  I can confirm all of it.

                  Watch has AGPS of 01-01-2021, GPS optimizations are synced according to SA, but no new version.
                  Did a hike today and the start was horrible (quite a challenge if you try to follow a route) after a while it got better.

                  Also received a storm alert because the barometer spiked from 1016 to 1032 back to 1016 in minutes. Don’t know if this relates to bad GPS altitude

                  Suunto Vertical Titanium Solar
                  OnePlus Nord 4

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                  • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                    Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
                    last edited by Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

                    Hi all agps won’t sync. Sony has an issue.

                    It’s all over the new for Garmin and suunto etc. (5k runner etc)

                    Just reboot the watch to not have agps and let it soak to get signal.

                    That’s my recommendation.

                    Monday official communication will come. Till then enjoy your holidays and don’t worry. These things happen. They are minor in life. Enjoy your family and be healthy and happy.

                    Refs for now

                    https://the5krunner.com/2021/01/02/garmin-watches-global-gps-errors/?amp=1

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                    • Łukasz SzmigielŁ Offline
                      Łukasz Szmigiel @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                      @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in S9B, bad new GPS version:

                      (…) Till then enjoy your holidays and don’t worry. These things happen. They are minor in life. Enjoy your family and be healthy and happy.

                      This.

                      GPS works without AGPS, only the time for first fix is longer but in my experience no big deal (under 1 min).

                      S9PP 2.40.44

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                      • OktanO Offline
                        Oktan @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                        @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in S9B, bad new GPS version:

                        https://the5krunner.com/2021/01/02/garmin-watches-global-gps-errors/?amp=1

                        Yes!! i’m famous now 🙂

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                        • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                          Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Oktan
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                          @Oktan you are always famous if you wear a SUUNTO (and join our community)

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                          • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                            Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Łukasz Szmigiel
                            last edited by Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

                            @Łukasz-Szmigiel it can become bad if you don’t let it soak well. As it doesn’t have predictions. But if it has a clear view to the sky for a few time it should not be a problem. It should know all the data it needs for the next few hours.

                            Also your next start should be faster.

                            When new suunto models are tested (and that has been the case for s9/5) we testers never have agps. We test against the pure chip performance. We let the watch soak nearby the window or ie the balcony , for like 15mins , then we go run. It’s ok. 90% of the times. Agps gives the quick start, and a reassurance.

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                            • N Offline
                              nseslija Bronze Member @stromdiddily
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                              @stromdiddily after a restart, because there is no AGPS file provided by Sony…

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                              • isaziI Offline
                                isazi Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Also Ray’s post on the issue: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/gps-accuracy-impacting-devices.html

                                Watch: Suunto Vertical Ti

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                                • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                                  Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
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                                  Agps FYI is back.

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                                  • isaziI Offline
                                    isazi Moderator @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                                    @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos yes, this morning I noticed I’ve got the one for the 3rd of January.

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                                    • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                                      Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
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                                      • surfboomerangS Offline
                                        surfboomerang
                                        last edited by

                                        I received the new AGPS information, had almost instant fix and a clean track.

                                        Does this mean it’s solved or whas I just lucky today?

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                                        • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                                          Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @surfboomerang
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                                          @surfboomerang looks like solved

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                                          • M Offline
                                            Mi_chael Bronze Member
                                            last edited by

                                            For me between 27 December to 03 January, I’ve no issue with my S9 Baro, F6 pro solar and Vertix.

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