Garmin GPS takes FOREVER to find satellites?

Question

I have this GPS:

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=6385&locale=en_US

When I first got it, it found the satellites VERY quickly. I've had it almost 2 years, and now...it will take upwards of TEN MINUTES to find the satellites! VERY frustrating! I mean, by the time the dumb thing finds the satellites, I could have been there with google maps directions!

And the suction cup mount sucks! My gps unit keeps falling off the window, and landing either on the car floor or the dashboard. could a lot of drops on hard surfaces cause slowness in finding satellites?

Answer 1

Hi... Ever since you had it 2 years ago, have you ever returned to the shop you got it from and got them to help you UPGRADE the software? I suspect that the old software & maps you have are not able to cope with the GPS function now.

Hope this helps.

- Del