Bad GPS on latest runs

Former Member over 7 years ago

I have a problem my gps is almost all over the place in my latest 3 runs and i dont know what i can do . I tried restarting it but it didnt help .I never experienced this bad gps before and i have my watch since release and i have run this same route a lot of times and its perfectly accurate. Any solution ? Look at the activities below
Here is one of the good ones : https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2408323614
And the latest bad runs:https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2410291989
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2410291457
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2415730393
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2417926393

0 Sergey_NY over 7 years ago

records is not public. Can't see it

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

records is not public. Can't see it

I dont know why I have set privacy to everyone and i can see them fine in incognito mode

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

I can see them fine no problem.
but I can’t help sorry hopefully some one can .
mick

0 Sam201176 over 7 years ago

Hi,
I can see them to,but I don't know enough to help either.
I can see that in certain places like the running track area, the GPS( interference?) has a similar problematic pattern,on your links.
Its also a bad area for GPS with the buildings and trees,and other factors.
Its an awful GPS trace for sure!
Have you tried using the gps in an open area?

0 AllanOlesen67 over 7 years ago

Have the watch recently started using longer time to get a GPS fix when you start an activity?

I got that problem with my F3 after 4 months and also started getting worse GPS accuracy at the same time. Garmin gave me a new (refurbished) watch. Since then I have not seen the problem.

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

Hi,
I can see them to,but I don't know enough to help either.
I can see that in certain places like the running track area, the GPS( interference?) has a similar problematic pattern,on your links.
Its also a bad area for GPS with the buildings and trees,and other factors.
Its an awful GPS trace for sure!
Have you tried using the gps in an open area?

I know its a bad area but i have run this route over 30 times with spot on gps signal . I will try a different open place today and see if it will give me bad signal again

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

Just returned from a run in an open area and the gps is worse . It locks instanlty and distance seems accurate but on the map its very bad . I guess i have to give it to garmin but i dont hear the best from the service in my country and i hate being left without gps for weeks during my marathon training

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

I have found doing a factory reset has fixed problem for me before not gps as I did not have that problem you could try that before sending it back you would loose all your saved data.

But might be worth trying

Mick

0 Former Member over 7 years ago

I have a problem my gps is almost all over the place in my latest 3 runs and i dont know what i can do . I tried restarting it but it didnt help .I never experienced this bad gps before and i have my watch since release and i have run this same route a lot of times and its perfectly accurate. Any solution ? Look at the activities below
Here is one of the good ones : https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2408323614
And the latest bad runs:https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2410291989
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2410291457
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2415730393
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2417926393

When is the last time you synced using Garmin Express?

Is your EPO current?

Also, are you using GLONASS and 1 second recording?

0 chunkywizard over 7 years ago

Try a hard reset or master reset and then a GPS soak. See if that helps

CW