Windscreen suction mounts,is it just me or ?

Windscreen suction mounts,is it just me or ?

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wildone63

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211 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Do these things ever,ever work properley and permanentley or am i just unlucky or what? rolleyes
Ive had many gps and phone windscreen suction mounts used on many different vehicles over the years but its just a never ending routine having to stick them back onto the windscreen after they repeatedley drop off without warning.
Today was a typical example,i was trying out a new sat nav,i cleaned a small area of the windscreen thouroughly,cleaned the suction cup and mounted it to the windscreen,it seemed to have a good hold when i tried tugging at it with my hand,but within a mile it had dropped off three times.
After reaching my destination and removing the sat nav from the holder and putting it in the glove box,i returned a short while later and sure enough the suction mount was lying on top of the dashboard yet again.
Does anyone here mount their holders by fastners to the top of the dashboard or can anyone reccomend a good adhesive that will stick well to both the windscreen and the suction cup material?