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    • florin2528F Offline
      florin2528 Bronze Member @Mff73
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      @Mff73 the conditions were not perfect, a couple of thin clouds. Regarding the houses around I attached a picture.

      google coordinates where it lost signal:
      https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7875149,24.1385937,3a,75y,200.91h,97.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sTKMNfv5IRzW3JO-Yg_GOWA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
      Screenshot from 2019-06-13 09-56-11.png

      I still have two weeks for returning the product back. Any chances of getting a software update until then?

      Thanks,
      Florin

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      • zhang965Z Offline
        zhang965
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        I don’t think my S9 has a good GPS track accuracy but I think mine has not same as worst as yours.

        You have to do several tests to make sure where is the problem.

        Do a 12s reboot and update AGPS.

        Try once in same route.
        Try another route (another country)
        Try another day. (sunny day without thin cloud)
        Try with Glonass(sometime/some countries Glonass is better than GPS)

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          florin2528 Bronze Member @zhang965
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          @zhang965

          Do a 12s reboot and update AGPS. - Already did that and the calibration step.

          Try once in same route. - I already did that and the track was decent.
          Try another route (another country) - don’t see the relevance.
          Try another day. (sunny day without thin cloud) - don’t see the relevance. If my phone works in cloudy day, suunto should also.
          Try with Glonass(sometime/some countries Glonass is better than GPS) - I will and get back on this thread.


          Here i was in the mountains:
          Screenshot_20190613-100905_Suunto_Stanisoara.jpg

          but this watch is used for tracking of the rebullXalps athletes. It should work also in the mountains.

          Florin

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          • florin2528F Offline
            florin2528 Bronze Member @zhang965
            last edited by

            @zhang965
            Try once in same route.

            an example from another run, same place.
            Screenshot_20190613-102708_Suunto.jpg

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            • zhang965Z Offline
              zhang965 @florin2528
              last edited by zhang965

              Do a 12s reboot and update AGPS. - Already did that and the calibration step.

              Try once in same route. - I already did that and the track was decent. so it means your S9’s GPS could work well
              Try another route (another country) - don’t see the relevance. We’d know if the bad signal relevant the route, for example another route has good GPS signal, it means on your first route, it has some unsure factors
              Try another day. (sunny day without thin cloud) - don’t see the relevance. If my phone works in cloudy day, suunto should also. Yes and no, GPS watch normally has not the same accuracy as phone
              Try with Glonass(sometime/some countries Glonass is better than GPS) - I will and get back on this thread.

              but this watch is used for tracking of the rebullXalps athletes. It should work also in the mountains.

              Florin

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              • freeheelerF Offline
                freeheeler @florin2528
                last edited by

                @florin2528 said in Suunto 9 baro - GPS track not accurate:

                I still have two weeks for returning the product back. Any chances of getting a software update until then?

                what product would you choose if you return your S9?
                I can show you here my record of an Ambit3 Peak Sapphire on a roadbike tour in a mountian zone where there are rock faces right next to the road and during that activity there was no blue sky… it was pouring down rain like out of buckets…

                2019-06-13 09_33_42-Skiingones 2_01 Std. Radfahren Move.png

                living sideways

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                • zhang965Z Offline
                  zhang965
                  last edited by

                  https://forum.suunto.com/topic/2647/précision-gps/

                  They get bad track as well, due to weather factors

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                  • freeheelerF Offline
                    freeheeler @zhang965
                    last edited by

                    @zhang965
                    the S9 is weather sensitive and the A3 isn’t?

                    living sideways

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                    • zhang965Z Offline
                      zhang965 @freeheeler
                      last edited by

                      @TELE-HO said in Suunto 9 baro - GPS track not accurate:

                      @zhang965
                      the S9 is weather sensitive and the A3 isn’t?

                      I don’t know, maybe? my A3peak works greater than S9/Spartan ultra

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                      • freeheelerF Offline
                        freeheeler @zhang965
                        last edited by

                        @zhang965
                        it’s really strange… especially since Suunto says “thousands hours of testing in the toughest conditions”…
                        ok, it’s a new product. I believe “thousands of hours”… but A3 has proofed millions of hours…

                        living sideways

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                        • v.sacreV Offline
                          v.sacre Silver Members
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                          Bad accuracy can always happen. It depends a lot of parameters such as GPS itself, weather, obstacles, speed… With my S9, I have maybe an issue 1 times out of 10 activites. Don’t forget that you are wearing a watch. Not a big GPS device with bigger antennae.

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                          • florin2528F Offline
                            florin2528 Bronze Member @freeheeler
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                            @TELE-HO - that looks nice 🙂

                            First I wanted to buy Suunto Ambit 3, a friend of mine has an Ambit 2 and never has issues with the tracks. But it’s still expensive for a 6 year old watch, which means was a very good one.

                            I tried Xiaomi stratos 2, good tracks - not such a good application, was too much of a smartwatch than sport watch.
                            I tried then Fenix 5, good tracks, problems with software/battery, even with no run and WHR stopped the battery was out in 2 days.
                            So I was looking at suunto spartan and suunto 9.

                            …and seems i have to get back to ambit 3. 😞

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                            • freeheelerF Offline
                              freeheeler @v.sacre
                              last edited by

                              @v-sacre
                              I have once in 1.5 years had an issue where the gps signal was totally crazy for half of the activity. After that, no bad signals ever again. Not one out of 10… never.

                              living sideways

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                              • freeheelerF Offline
                                freeheeler @florin2528
                                last edited by

                                @florin2528
                                I will receive my brand new A3 Peak Sapphire tomorrow 🙂

                                living sideways

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                                  florin2528 Bronze Member @freeheeler
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                                  @TELE-HO said in Suunto 9 baro - GPS track not accurate:

                                  brand new A3 Peak

                                  what do you mean by brand new?

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                                  • freeheelerF Offline
                                    freeheeler @florin2528
                                    last edited by

                                    @florin2528
                                    I used to buy second hand watches and they were always quite good. But now I have decided to order a new one from a shop.

                                    living sideways

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                                    • sartoricS Offline
                                      sartoric Moderator
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                                      @florin2528
                                      Maybe I’ve missed it, but did you already try a different path ?

                                      Back to that “faulty” track, Is there any kind of electric stuff along that road (plant, pillar etc)?
                                      Do you wear any kind of magnetic stuff near your watch.
                                      You can’t imagine the mess … 🙂

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                                      • zhang965Z Offline
                                        zhang965
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                                        I don’t know the true factors, there are some rumors:

                                        • A3P has more simple components then new products, this makes its GPS has less interference.
                                        • A3P has a GPS not under screen, it makes its GPS has less interference, (well let’s see S5?)
                                        • A3P’s GPS (Sirfstar V) has better tune

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                                        • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                                          Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi, these drops in GPS looks like you have a power saving enabled. I am here to help on this.

                                          How does the prestart screen look like?

                                          Also very soon comes a new GPS FW so I would encourage you to wait a TINY bit for it.

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                                          • florin2528F Offline
                                            florin2528 Bronze Member @sartoric
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                                            @sartoric

                                            I tried different paths and sometimes the tracks are decent. But 1 from 5 had accuracy issues.

                                            not really, but along the road there are some 380v cables.
                                            Screenshot from 2019-06-13 11-04-41.png

                                            No magnetic stuff. I was thinking to buy this watch in order to get rid of phone.

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