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Kaiser GPS

Is this worth it: http://www.negrielectronics.com/product_info.php?currency=USD&products_id=715

SuperMiguel said:
Is this worth it: http://www.negrielectronics.com/product_info.php?currency=USD&products_id=715
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IMHO, I would not purchase that thing. I think I got my GPS working perfectly, a little testy at times to catch a fix, but once it starts it works great.

redbandana said:
IMHO, I would not purchase that thing. I think I got my GPS working perfectly, a little testy at times to catch a fix, but once it starts it works great.
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Exactly my point. Maybe its worthy for someone who has problems with the gps signal.

Mikulec said:
Exactly my point. Maybe its worthy for someone who has problems with the gps signal.
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Agreed, but many people have no idea just how difficult it is to figure out how to get a gps fix. I am not too sure how the Kaiser acts but with the Tilt it can be a hassle, especially after flashing a new rom.
I get better GPS reception from my house than phone reception

ok thanks =) saved me $30

Almost needed at times
I have almost considered the external antenna at times but then I would replace the phone first too. I guess not many people rely on GPS that much with this phone. I cannot upgrade to any newer 6.1 roms because I lose my very fast cold fix times for satellites. I really enjoy the gps and the newer roms but had to choose functionality first. Try different radios and roms if you have the patience to see what works best for you. Ive heard some users say this is more of a tilt problem than a TYTNII problem but I have a tilt so I cannot say for sure, but my gps just doesnt work as well with the newer roms. Hope this helps

[Confirmed] Fix to battery life

Since battery life has been a long term issue for most people with the Diamond, I found this:
It seems that one of the major issues is that the battery amount is polled so often that it actually drains the battery a LOT.
There is a registry edit you can perform that is confirmed working on CDMA(being tested on GSM) phones, and battery life is really great now!
What you have to do:
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Battery in a Registry Editor.
Change the value of the "PollInterval" to HEX 4E20(or use decimal 20000)
Soft reset your device
Juicy said:
Dear Chefs/Users,
I wanted to share with you, what I believe to be the source to the better battery life on my 2.4.X Roms.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Battery]
"PollInterval"=dword:4E20
I've shared the fix with Ghetto, and he has confirmed, and will likely incorporate the reg into future iterations of the kitchen.
Original credit goes to DCD (XDA) as I noticed this was a registry from his old Titan Kitchen.
-Juicy
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Original thread: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=39966

I don't even have PollInterval. Added it and rebooting the device now. It's worth a try at least

Didn't have it either. I added it as a new DWORD, hope is right. I will post any difference. Thanks.

Would this help the battery life on the Titan too?
dwizzy130

dwizzy130 said:
Would this help the battery life on the Titan too?
dwizzy130
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Not exactly sure, this is my first HTC device. However, I'm 90 percent sure(read thru the original thread) that this was first found on the Titan, so it should work.
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To those who didn't have PollInterval, Juicy has had it in his rom, and so have a few others. I have a Sprint CDMA original rom, and it was in my registry.
However, the general consensus is that it's working great

I think this might only be for CDMA phones. I think I have seen this hint before in another forum and it was only for CDMA phones. I did apply it and it did no harm although I am not sure that it made any difference.
I think I will be addng it to my newly flashed ROM again.

The Jones said:
I think this might only be for CDMA phones. I think I have seen this hint before in another forum and it was only for CDMA phones. I did apply it and it did no harm although I am not sure that it made any difference.
I think I will be addng it to my newly flashed ROM again.
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I might have been incorrect when I said it works for GSM, it may not.
However, it is worth a try!

i don't believe the diamond has any battery life issues. it just has a small battery.

Blazeitup123 said:
i don't believe the diamond has any battery life issues. it just has a small battery.
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You said it maaan. Agreed.
The Jones said:
I think this might only be for CDMA phones. I think I have seen this hint before in another forum and it was only for CDMA phones. I did apply it and it did no harm although I am not sure that it made any difference.
I think I will be addng it to my newly flashed ROM again.
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I have been using this tweak for a while and havent really noticed any big diff. Maybe 5min more of batt? if so. But every little bit helps
Greets to all.

I have the Key, but when I try to edit it (hex or decimal) I get.
"Write Error: Access Denied"
"Cannot Write Value Data. Try Again"
Anyone run into this issue before?
I am on a Stock ROM editing with CERegistyEditor.

well it doesnt seem to work for me this.
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 900 mAh
Stand-by Up to 285 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min
What i want to know is how HTC managed to get this type of life out of the diamond.

Small battery...
Blazeitup123 said:
i don't believe the diamond has any battery life issues. it just has a small battery.
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Finally, someone with a brain in their head! I've been saying this for the last six months... everytime someone winges about the 'battery life' issue! Why do you think the device is so small and sexy? You can have your precious Diamond last for a week on one charge if you'd prefer it to look like a brick (or even worse... that Steve Jobs phone!!)

Well this has been confirmed to be CDMA only =/.
But however running grooveROM I can get an insane amount of stuff done:
tons of data
tons of music, videos
etc.
and have plenty of life

Regedit
I know how to edit the registry on XP.. where do I start on WM 6.1? Thank you...
Lifelift

Lifelift said:
I know how to edit the registry on XP.. where do I start on WM 6.1? Thank you...
Lifelift
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Look around for PHM Regedit in which you install to the phone itself, or download CeRegEditor, which installs on your pc and accesses your phone's registry via USB.

The battery is fine. Mine will easily go for 2 days (unplugged at 8am on day 1 and charged at 10pm on day 2) with moderate use.
This includes:
+3hrs TOTAL talk time
send & receive about 30 texts
5-10min TOTAL on EDGE/wifi
If I didn't mention other things, then I didn't use them.

Well mine lasts only till evening with only usage of talkin on the phone few sms's here and there and maybe a few mins at the most on wifi and tht's it!!!! the only way i feel u can really save on the battery is to manually dim ur screen way down and when it is night time reduce it compelety then I manage to make the phone last till the nite where I can recharge it .....
But all in all I agree the battery is jus too small fer the Diamond and I don't think a registry edit will make any major difference....

Admittedly I don't make many calls, but I get at least a couple hours of talk time or about 4 days without charging.
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no wifi, 1 or 2 messages a day, much of the day with no or little signal

intx said:
Since battery life has been a long term issue for most people with the Diamond, I found this:
It seems that one of the major issues is that the battery amount is polled so often that it actually drains the battery a LOT.
There is a registry edit you can perform that is confirmed working on CDMA(being tested on GSM) phones, and battery life is really great now!
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Thank you!
I've just added the key in my Diamond GSM.
I hope it works...

Lifelift said:
I know how to edit the registry on XP.. where do I start on WM 6.1? Thank you...
Lifelift
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Here u go.......
Yes, I agree with the battery being underpowered. A second battery is almost an absolute must for heavier users. It's difficult to not be a heavy user on this Powerful phone.
This post marks my "Senior Member" status....(100 post) I would like to take the time to say I'm proud to be part of this special community of professions sharing a common interest. I would like to give a special thanks to all the hard working chefs and developers out there. ...........I know, I feel like at the the Oscars. But seriously, everyone coming from different countries all around the world and uniting to share the knowledge is awesone. Cudos x100 to the xda forum.

[Issue] New Radio 2.42.01.04.27

I am using the new Sprint radio 2.42.01.04.27 along with Damagecontrol v2.08 ROM and having issues with my battery life especially where I work! I have very poor signal at work and the battery seems to drain faster than it used to with the earlier version of the radio. But where I live I have full signal and the battery seems to hold well!!!
I just want to make sure it is not something I am assuming or if there is something I can do to keep the same radio and improve the batter life???
Anyone else on here experience similar issues please feel free to share.
Thank you!
Edit: I just realized I should have posted in Q&A section, is there a way I can change it?

probably because where you work the signal is low( like you said) and the radio looks for the HOME network, and because it keeps going and going, and switching from ROaming to HOME , this will eat your battery fast.
I have the same problem

I have this problem too. It annoys the crap out of me

I have this same problem. -99 and lower dbm at work. What I do is put it in airplane mode unless I need to make a call. If that's not a viable option, I would suggest getting an extra charger. But I even had this problem when my phone was still stock, so it's not ROM specific.

You could also try differents radio from this page. http://geekfor.me/category/radio/

This has always been an issue for me for just about all of the phones I have owned for the past decade. Low/weak signal causes your phone to constantly try to get a better signal, which in turns eats your battery. Don't think this has anything to do with the radio version whatsoever.

Pyr0TeK said:
This has always been an issue for me for just about all of the phones I have owned for the past decade. Low/weak signal causes your phone to constantly try to get a better signal, which in turns eats your battery. Don't think this has anything to do with the radio version whatsoever.
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I believe if a Radio increases your signal...that means you get better signal in places where before you could not, which means less roaming right?
just my 2cents

So far none of the 2.1 radios are that great on my hero. I have since gone back to the 1.5 stock radio and all seems really good.

markus_del_marko said:
So far none of the 2.1 radios are that great on my hero. I have since gone back to the 1.5 stock radio and all seems really good.
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So you are saying 1.5 stock radio if not improved at least didn't diminish your radio as quicker?

heroid007 said:
So you are saying 1.5 stock radio if not improved at least didn't diminish your radio as quicker?
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Ive had a perfect signal and great battery life with it.

markus_del_marko said:
Ive had a perfect signal and great battery life with it.
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Great! Then I will try it out!!! Thanks!

heroid007 said:
I am using the new Sprint radio 2.42.01.04.27 along with Damagecontrol v2.08 ROM and having issues with my battery life especially where I work! I have very poor signal at work and the battery seems to drain faster than it used to with the earlier version of the radio. But where I live I have full signal and the battery seems to hold well!!!
I just want to make sure it is not something I am assuming or if there is something I can do to keep the same radio and improve the batter life???
Anyone else on here experience similar issues please feel free to share.
Thank you!
Edit: I just realized I should have posted in Q&A section, is there a way I can change it?
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I have the same issue at my house I would recomend that you turn off the mobile network while your at work unless you need it. I keep a toggle on my primary screen for easy on and off. It helps my battery last when I have no need for the mobile data I just turn it off but it still allows you to make and receive calls and will help improve your battery life. Hope that helps you out.

Forgive me for my noobiness. I searched on wikipedia and other places and isn't a lower -dBm better than a higher -dBM?
So -62dBM is better than -100dBm or am I wrong here?
Thanks for not flaming!

rsbenedict said:
Forgive me for my noobiness. I searched on wikipedia and other places and isn't a lower -dBm better than a higher -dBM?
So -62dBM is better than -100dBm or am I wrong here?
Thanks for not flaming!
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Lower is better. I stole this from a non android phone related blog but I'm sure it applies to all phones:
Full Signal:-70 or lower
Optimal Signal:-70 to -75
Fair Signal:-75 to -85
Poor Signal: -85 or higher
The values may not directly reflect the quality referenced but it clearly shows that you want a lower -dbm.

rsbenedict said:
Forgive me for my noobiness. I searched on wikipedia and other places and isn't a lower -dBm better than a higher -dBM?
So -62dBM is better than -100dBm or am I wrong here?
Thanks for not flaming!
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That's correct numbers closer to 0 are better therefore -62 is better than -100

Also for future reference. Every radio will give every person in a different location different signal strength. Duh I know they are obviously on different towers. What I mean is, if i switch radios, one will give me a better strength compared to another. For some the original 1.5 radio worked best, for others (like myself) a 2.1 radio worked better. Its really a trial and error thing. But be careful, flashing radios is the one thing that will brick your phone if not done right.
One question the OP could of asked is.. What radio does someone in "his location" use and get a better signal with?

Dang... I currently have -48dBm... but still not at full bars... At work though, at home I think I get -90dBm and about a bar or none at all...

A "Roam Only" option might help here. Is there such an app for Android 2.1 yet? There was one for Blackberrys and it works a charm in weak signal areas.
(When used, your phone will roam on the Verizon network only. The data is slower when roaming, but the battery draining issue is solved.)

wjason said:
Lower is better. I stole this from a non android phone related blog but I'm sure it applies to all phones:
Full Signal:-70 or lower
Optimal Signal:-70 to -75
Fair Signal:-75 to -85
Poor Signal: -85 or higher
The values may not directly reflect the quality referenced but it clearly shows that you want a lower -dbm.
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Thanks! That's what I thought, but the in one of the posts it implied that larger was better, so I just wanted to clarify.

Thread Moved to Q&A as per OP's request.

[Q] New Captivate; update worth it?

I Just recieved my new captivate (sent the other one in for warranty issues) in the mail, and am wondering if it's worth it to upgrade this 100% stock captivate to JH7, or if I should wait for 2.2?

Another suggestion
Upgrade to the Cognition ROM...you get JH7 with a lot of other goodies... http://cognition.theidiotshideout.net/phpmyfaq/index.php?action=show&cat=1
The GPS issue appears to have been resolved with this ROM, and the whole phone seems quite a bit snappier.

ag4vr said:
Upgrade to the Cognition ROM...you get JH7 with a lot of other goodies... http://cognition.theidiotshideout.net/phpmyfaq/index.php?action=show&cat=1
The GPS issue appears to have been resolved with this ROM, and the whole phone seems quite a bit snappier.
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That's awesome; I'm gone for a week-ish and THIS pops up?
Major thanks.

+1 for the Cognition ROM... I have had my device 2 days now and the first thing I did on night #1 was blow away all that ATT and Samsung [email protected] and load Cog.... this ROM rocks... super fast for me. No telling when 2.2 will be baked enough on our devices for me to use it as my daily driver.... weeks maybe....

Flashed Cognition 2.1; Works wonderfully, sans GPS... This phone is turning out to be a real debbie downer in that department.

My GPS has been somewhat OK.... for the 3 times I used it, it was pretty darn close. It drifted a little when driving highway speeds, but crap, close enough for me most times. I think my phone is a late build... I waited for a while to pick one up due to the glass shortage that occurred earlier... curious, can we tell when our units left the factory, and if so, I wonder if they are coming out with different GPS chips on them?
One last thought - did you do a batt pull once your new ROM was in place? Just shooting off ideas... I hope it starts working better for you... I am really liking this phone compared to my Bold 9000.

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My GPS has been somewhat OK.... for the 3 times I used it, it was pretty darn close. It drifted a little when driving highway speeds, but crap, close enough for me most times. I think my phone is a late build... I waited for a while to pick one up due to the glass shortage that occurred earlier... curious, can we tell when our units left the factory, and if so, I wonder if they are coming out with different GPS chips on them?
One last thought - did you do a batt pull once your new ROM was in place? Just shooting off ideas... I hope it starts working better for you... I am really liking this phone compared to my Bold 9000.
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I've never gotten a lock with either of my Captivates; What do you mean by a battery pull? Just lug the battery out of the phone while it's running and put it back in? I'm curious as to how that would be beneficial to GPS. (I've done a reset, but that's about it)

snapplefish said:
I've never gotten a lock with either of my Captivates; What do you mean by a battery pull? Just lug the battery out of the phone while it's running and put it back in? I'm curious as to how that would be beneficial to GPS. (I've done a reset, but that's about it)
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Yes, exactly. Pull the battery out, wait for a minute, put it back in and reboot. In many cases, this has (for me) fixed weird little issues after ROM updates etc. I have no evidence that this would affect the GPS in your case, but I thought I'd mention any tips/methods that have helped me in the past.

Yeah a battery pull usually solves a lot of issues when upgrading roms...I've had t so that twice.
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Leaked Roms Stopped... is Official on the way ?

Well after some busy days where are always leaked a new fw, in the last days that stopped.
It's an indicator that the official rom should be on Kies at any moment ?
What's the leakers oppinion ?
Until now several one appeared, and in my point of view there are a couple questions:
- Radio is still mono
- Lag is terrible! In other part of the forum someone had answered me that Galaxy Tab still continues using RFS filesystem, so i think it will not change
- Battery drain is awesome...last two days battery didn't survive from 8AM to 11PM ... ouch
- TwLauncher in JPK still in sometimes stopps.
When the official froyo? What will change ?

The official release should be really close to JPK, so don't expect miracles

edgardurao said:
Well after some busy days where are always leaked a new fw, in the last days that stopped.
It's an indicator that the official rom should be on Kies at any moment ?
What's the leakers oppinion ?
Until now several one appeared, and in my point of view there are a couple questions:
- Radio is still mono
- Lag is terrible! In other part of the forum someone had answered me that Galaxy Tab still continues using RFS filesystem, so i think it will not change
- Battery drain is awesome...last two days battery didn't survive from 8AM to 11PM ... ouch
- TwLauncher in JPK still in sometimes stopps.
When the official froyo? What will change ?
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Ask Samsung or ask God.
We are waiting, too.

Let me look in my crystal ball.... OH NOES! The world will end in 2012!!!!! ..... nothing on froyo for sgs....
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Your battery drain sounds like a nasty program or widget.

i must admit, if this were happening....
this is my biggest regret to buy this phone....i should choose another one

Razer(x) said:
The official release should be really close to JPK, so don't expect miracles
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People over at the Captivate forums are reporting pretty good GPS reception with the leaked Froyo they got today. Maybe there's something to it after all.

xmonkee said:
People over at the Captivate forums are reporting pretty good GPS reception with the leaked Froyo they got today. Maybe there's something to it after all.
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That's what happens all the time - at first everybody are so excited they get a lock in 10-15 seconds, when they start using it they realize it's still a piece of worthless junk - you'll see lots who already realized it in that forum.
I'll bet the GPS just can't be fixed, it's a hardware problem.

facepalm. WHY no one reads before posting?

MoWa22 said:
That's what happens all the time - at first everybody are so excited they get a lock in 10-15 seconds, when they start using it they realize it's still a piece of worthless junk - you'll see lots who already realized it in that forum.
I'll bet the GPS just can't be fixed, it's a hardware problem.
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Stop complaining about GPS. It is already fix from XWJM7 FW. i am using JM8 and GPS locks good and stable without jumping.
Relax.

MoWa22 said:
That's what happens all the time - at first everybody are so excited they get a lock in 10-15 seconds, when they start using it they realize it's still a piece of worthless junk - you'll see lots who already realized it in that forum.
I'll bet the GPS just can't be fixed, it's a hardware problem.
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Hah if you're gonna buy a phone based on GPS you've already lost the battle. Get a real gps device already! They're dirt cheap and will get much better reception than a cell phone. I don't get people buying a cell phone based on GPS... call quality sure, but GPS?! Hahah stoooopid!

MoWa22 said:
That's what happens all the time - at first everybody are so excited they get a lock in 10-15 seconds, when they start using it they realize it's still a piece of worthless junk - you'll see lots who already realized it in that forum.
I'll bet the GPS just can't be fixed, it's a hardware problem.
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I have been using JPK for days already and the GPS works fine. Only battery drain is a bit high, last night after some quite intensive usage my battery died on me after 5 hours :O. This was with eBuddy, latitude, internet radio for about an half hour and some internet browsing. I don't know if I really asked too much of the battery but I think the Eclair firmwares are indeed better in battery life.

Denizzje said:
I have been using JPK for days already and the GPS works fine. Only battery drain is a bit high, last night after some quite intensive usage my battery died on me after 5 hours :O. This was with eBuddy, latitude, internet radio for about an half hour and some internet browsing. I don't know if I really asked too much of the battery but I think the Eclair firmwares are indeed better in battery life.
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eBuddy is a battery murder! Try Trillian.
If i'm at work
- 8 Hours Trillian
- Checking Mails
- Short Calls
- Little bit Surfing
= 75% left

I Love imo.im because of Skype Support!

Aery said:
eBuddy is a battery murder! Try Trillian.
If i'm at work
- 8 Hours Trillian
- Checking Mails
- Short Calls
- Little bit Surfing
= 75% left
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Thanks for the advice, I shall give it a try . I already noticed that eBuddy can indeed be quite a battery eater indeed, but not that bad as last night.

Currently about 90% of the variants have been given an official JM -level release.
This was the goal so far.
Froyos will start popping like mushrooms at rain.
Soon

cba1986 said:
Stop complaining about GPS. It is already fix from XWJM7 FW. i am using JM8 and GPS locks good and stable without jumping.
Relax.
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I have JPK, and gps does not work

Razer(x) said:
The official release should be really close to JPK, so don't expect miracles
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Yes... i feel that way too. Or else the released will be more like an older one, not the bleeding edge.

no jm variant for the i9000m

lgkahn said:
no jm variant for the i9000m
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I9000M is not a variant, it is a different phone (even the hardware is identical).

Razer(x) said:
I have JPK, and gps does not work
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I have JPK and GPS does work. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie...95272957205427.000490a10b58cd60875c3&t=h&z=11 with JPH (JPK same GPS performance)
It has been fixed since JM1 new for me though. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie...95272957205427.00048e90cbfdaa5645684&t=h&z=13
I've never seen a JMx GPS track that didn't look fine.