This is an odd one...
There were two issues. #1 GPS reception sucked #2 Even when GPS reported high accuracy it wouldn't position on the map
#2 is fixed, but #1 is by design
I had to drive in the mountains this w/e and whenever I drove in the forest it would immediately lose signal. But the good thing is that once out of the forest it corrected the location right away.
Really strange about the 2016 system. My 2015 (although an inferior setup) really
LOCKS on Sats FAST!
On average it only takes a couple of minutes and once it locks, it seems to stay that way, baring a tunnel or something that completely blocks it. It is even better around Lake Tahoe ((even higher up). I live about 5000 feet above sea level which can't hurt!
I would say that it is even faster than my lm50 Garmin. It will also lock on (no idea as to how many Sats it gets though) in my wood framed typical garage!!! Not as fast as in a clear view of course, but still amazing.
On the 2016 Navtech setup, I presume the antenna is still the same, which leaves either receiver sensitivity (my guess) or perhaps another firmware optimizing. It was interesting that after my 2015 TomTom updates were installed, the speed of satellite acquisition definitely increased. Seem to recall reading a speed increase note in the installation faq, at the time.
Should I keep the CX-5 past the warranty period (seems likely at this point
), I will probably install a 3rd party solution!
Considering all the problems the TomTom setup had/has, I would have bet that the new setup in 2016 would have been tested and tuned prior to its release (losing I might add). Interesting that Subaru , to this date, has not been able to get a decent system.
Prior to buying the CX-5, I did check out the 2015 Outback Nice but I had had it with CVTs AND their Starlink infotainment system was only marginally better than that that was in my 2013 LTD! SUCKY (It will change again in the 2016 model)