tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024729.post6883915119296642427..comments2023-05-05T19:39:34.669+10:00Comments on Successlessness: Magellan Switch Up GPS watch accuracy comparison [UPDATED]Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694547908603725128noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024729.post-17120552325618530892014-07-08T22:12:11.486+10:002014-07-08T22:12:11.486+10:00i bought it on April 18th,2014 and i used it for 1...i bought it on April 18th,2014 and i used it for 1 month. after that the switch up can't get satelite signal. i tried to find a solution via customer support but guess what: after 15 emails they don't care about customers who buing their products. I'm going to buy a garmin gps watch or a suunto.konstantinos Michalopoulosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024729.post-67807094034299893892014-06-20T23:47:07.867+10:002014-06-20T23:47:07.867+10:00I have the Magellan Switch Up. I use a Foot pod f...I have the Magellan Switch Up. I use a Foot pod for distance and the Elevation looks good. The map does look bad close up but most of the time looks OK if I don't zoom in. When the map shows close to correct distance it is because the GPS got lost and the map took a different route than I did. In those cases I think the watch got which satellites it was tracking mixed up. When the map looks good the distance is two to five percent long but since I use the footpod as the distance source my actual recorded distance is usually within a half a percent. I can't use the footpod with all my shoes though becase Magellan does not provide a calibration factor. Some shoes don't have laces in the correct location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024729.post-90711788239607676612013-02-04T10:01:10.054+11:002013-02-04T10:01:10.054+11:00I already sold mine. Maybe Switch up will be more ...I already sold mine. Maybe Switch up will be more accurate, but I have not time to wait.<br /><br />I used mine first with 19.48 then with 20.58.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024729.post-69031179967180079182013-01-27T12:34:50.678+11:002013-01-27T12:34:50.678+11:00I just got a switch, and I noticed that my little ...I just got a switch, and I noticed that my little tried and true 4.9 mile run was clocked at 5.2. I ran it again and got similar results. After looking at the tracks a little closer, I saw all of those little wobbles too. Disappointing, but I think I'm going to take it back. At that rate, my half marathon run will about a mile too long :-)Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024729.post-81416456645374707632013-01-08T09:13:18.698+11:002013-01-08T09:13:18.698+11:00I'm not really sure where I'd find a measu...I'm not really sure where I'd find a measured and marked running track that's open to the public... I vaguely remember seeing one in Huntingdale.<br /><br />DC Rainmaker noted the AGPS issue in his <a href="http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/2011-sport-device-gps-accuracy-in-depth.html" rel="nofollow">2011 accuracy test</a>, so it's likely to be skewing the results a bit. I must have a few logs where I had wifi off to increase battery life, it would be interesting to compare them.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694547908603725128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024729.post-91039161483529520292013-01-08T01:23:17.171+11:002013-01-08T01:23:17.171+11:00Interesting results! Have you tried running aroun...Interesting results! Have you tried running around an athletics track? <br /><br />The assisted GPS on my iPhone 5 is so much faster than that of Garmin Forerunner 110. (To get the initial lock, at least.) I guess I should try turning of wifi to see if it's the assisted-ness that's making the difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com