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GPS lock very slow

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over 3 years ago

Hi,

I've had a 245 music for a couple of years now and up until recently it's worked very well.  In the last couple of months I've had problems with getting a GPS lock.  I used to be that I'd walk out the door of my house and within a few seconds I'd have a green bar and I'd be ready to go.  Now I'll wait a few minutes with no lock and eventually give up and start my run anyway.  Looking at the recorded route after my run I'll find that GPS data started recording later, sometimes a few kms into my run.  I've updated firmware and restarted the watch countless times.  It's now at the point where the watch is not fit for purpose any more.

Is there anything else I should try before returning it?

Software version: 7.20

GPS: 4.80

Thanks

Andrew

  • +1 over 3 years ago

    Hi, a while back I had this problem too. I always only synced the watch over the phone and was advised to sync it, every now and then, over the PC. In this way the position of the satellites is passed on to the device, which helped me then. 

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    Hello, I agree with newcourt14, same issue, same solution.

  • 0 over 3 years ago

    I have same issue with FEnix 5S but synching with computer has not helped. Neither has removing the folder with GPS and reloading it via computer synch. My GPS just does not connect anymore and my run measurements wildly off.  Does it mean the watch is done?  It has gone on for a couple weeks now.