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How long does your Ionic take to acquire a GPS signal?

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‎03-08-2018 10:35

‎03-08-2018 10:35

Today I went for a run and my Ionic took more than 6 minutes (estimated) to acquire the GPS signal.

 

I find this unacceptably long. I have noticed that after the previous firmware upgrade acquiring the GPS lock took longer (150-200m of running vs. 30-50m), but haven't noticed a difference with the latest firmware update, until today.

 

Have others had the same problem also, and of course what could be the reason for this? And a solution? 

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‎03-08-2018 10:51

‎03-08-2018 10:51

I tend to let mine lock before starting my run...

 

But, if I am in the same place each run, the lock is about 30 to 45 seconds.  

New places, they take about double that.  

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‎03-08-2018 18:30

In response to VandyCWG

‎03-08-2018 18:30

I have the same behavior of @VandyCWG.

I'm currently running always with both Polar m600 and Fitbit Ionic (for HR and GPS comparison) and the Ionic is always faster to lock the signal

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