I've got a pair of Garmin Rino 110 that we use when outdoors. Recently, with full batteries and clear skies in the desert, not surrounded by trees, mountains, buildings, etc... both of the Rino 110s are reporting weak satellite signal and often losing the signals altogether. Often times it will not recover the signal for hours, even with new batteries and reboots. I emailed Garmin and was told basically that the Rinos **** and I'm out of luck. Email from Garmin is Below. My question is: Is there a known issue with the Rino GPS receiver/antenna that can be fixed in order to prevent the weak/lost signal? Perhaps a bad connection type within the unit that can be repaired, much like the battery contact issue that is often reported on the Rinos? Or, does anyone know if it's possible to solder a new, more sensitive internal or external GPS antenna onto the RINO board? ************************ Email response from Garmin: Thank you for contacting Garmin International. It is my pleasure to assist you. I'm sorry to hear you are having trouble with the devices losing satellite signal. Your devices do not have high sensitivity receivers. For best results, you will want to make sure the firmware is up to date. The current version is 3.90. As noted in your message, your devices are up to date. I apologize for any inconvenience. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to contact us. With Best Regards, Terry M Product Support Specialist Outdoor/Fitness Team Garmin International

I have experienced recent problems with my Garmin Rino 130. First, it was working well with the Garmin website, and allowed me to upload my tracks to their site on several occasions. However, recently I went to the Garmin website, and it no longer recognizes my Rino 130, which is interesting considering that Garmin just introduced the new Rino's. I talked with one of the techs at Cabellas, and he told me that I was the second person to tell him that their Garmin had suddenly lost the ability to be recognized.
I wondered if anyone else is having the same troubles, and if, perhaps, Garmin has shut down the older units to pressure their customers into buying the newer Rinos... I have experienced recent problems with my Garmin Rino 130. First, it was working well with the Garmin website, and allowed me to upload my tracks to their site on several occasions. However, recently I went to the Garmin website, and it no longer recognizes my Rino 130, which is interesting considering that Garmin just introduced the new Rino's. I talked with one of the techs at Cabellas, and he told me that I was the second person to tell him that their Garmin had suddenly lost the ability to be recognized. I wondered if anyone else is having the same troubles, and if, perhaps, Garmin has shut down the older units to pressure their customers into buying the newer Rinos...

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Have you updated your Plug-In? http://www8.garmin.com/products/communic...


Here is the 5.9 Garmin 130 update. Have you installed this one yet? It's important to keep up with the software as sometimes things will start messing up if you don't https://www8.garmin.com/support/download...


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