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    • freeheelerF Offline
      freeheeler @florin2528
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      @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
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        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
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          @zhang965
          the S9 is weather sensitive and the A3 isn’t?

          living sideways

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          • zhang965Z Offline
            zhang965 @freeheeler
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            @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
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              @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…

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

                      living sideways

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                      • florin2528F Offline
                        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
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                          @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.

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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
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                                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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                                  • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                                    Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @florin2528
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                                    @florin2528 Lets solve this. Check my message above.
                                    S9 has a good GPS reception I am sure, something is going not well with your setup

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                                    • v.sacreV Offline
                                      v.sacre Silver Members @freeheeler
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                                      @TELE-HO When I talk of bad accuracy 1/10 times, I don’t talk about crazy things, just small off track problem like @florin2528 has reported.

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                                      • florin2528F Offline
                                        florin2528 Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                                        @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos

                                        Power saving is off, I didn’t consider using that option since i’m not an ultra runner.
                                        the watch has now 71% of battery, yesterday could have like 80%.

                                        I was waiting to get GPS signal before starting the run. I was running with phone(runtastic app, running for the oceans) and the distance between S9 and runtastic was getting bigger with every kilometer i made. I spend like 10 seconds on the finish before stopping the run, on an open space. Not visible on the track.

                                        I can share the GPX file if you would like.

                                        Screenshot_20190613-111605_Runtastic.jpg

                                        Screenshot_20190613-111730_Suunto.jpg

                                        I can wait till 29 of june, last day for retuning the product back.

                                        Thanks,
                                        Florin

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                                        • freeheelerF Offline
                                          freeheeler @v.sacre
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                                          @v-sacre
                                          yes that’s how I understood it 👍

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                                          • zhang965Z Offline
                                            zhang965 @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                                            @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in Suunto 9 baro - GPS track not accurate:

                                            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.

                                            hold on, that’s a tricky way to confirm the new FW comes within two weeks

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