Re: Getting location info from cell tower

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Re: Getting location info from cell tower

On 8/22/09, c_c cchan...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, Sebastian Krzyszkowiak wrote: Except cell broadcast channel there is also something like Cell info (it was exposed in settings in my Nokia and Motorola phones), and it in some networks provide info about location and doesn't have such

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

On Friday 21 August 2009, c_c wrote: Hi, Going to a different geographical location gives me the location string of the new cell for the first time. But, re-starting launcher doesn't. Something to do with the calypso? Or the cell tower. Have you tried unregistering then reregistering, or

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

the location info in a db and resotore on startup. And update only on new data. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3493910.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

On Wednesday 19 August 2009 06:35:39 c_c wrote: Just to confirm - would SetCellBroadcastSubscriptions for channel 50 correspond to something like AT+CSCB=0,50,1 ? I'm Not too clued up on AT commands for GSM. Well, that's what the FSO API is for... anyways, if you prefer to do it via AT,

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

Hi, Michael 'Mickey' Lauer-2 wrote: AT+CSCB=1,, (this allows everything) I want to use the FSO API. How do I do AT+CSCB=1,, through the API? Thanks. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3479603.html Sent from the Openmoko

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

On Thursday 20 August 2009 16:57:07 c_c wrote: Michael 'Mickey' Lauer-2 wrote: AT+CSCB=1,, (this allows everything) I want to use the FSO API. How do I do AT+CSCB=1,, through the API? SetCellBroadcastSubscriptions( all ) -- according to

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

if thats OK though? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3480033.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

Hi, Just got the location once. Noting thereafter. SetCellBroadcastSubscriptions( none ) followed by SetCellBroadcastSubscriptions( all ) doesn't help either. Any ideas? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3480235.html Sent

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

Hi, Going to a different geographical location gives me the location string of the new cell for the first time. But, re-starting launcher doesn't. Something to do with the calypso? -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3484485

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

Did you try the FSO CellBroadcast API to enable the channel your provider sends this on? Cheers, :M: ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

that and post back. Thanks -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3469948.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:18:08 pm c_c wrote: I did SetCellBroadcastSubscriptions for channel 50 and got nothing. Got a vague memory that it's channel 11 here in Australia, I'm no longer running QtMoko so I can't check I'm afraid. :-( -- Chris Samuel : http://www.csamuel.org/ : Melbourne,

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

Hi, Just to confirm - would SetCellBroadcastSubscriptions for channel 50 correspond to something like AT+CSCB=0,50,1 ? I'm Not too clued up on AT commands for GSM. Thanks -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3470382.html

Getting location info from cell tower

any other method? An how do I obtain this? I'm looking at showing this info on launcher's homescreen. Thanks -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3458613.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

On 8/17/09, c_c cchan...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I have noticed that in a lot of networks across the globe, GSM towers transmit their location as a string indicating a locality. I believe this is a cell broadcast service - though I'm not too sure about that. Can anyone tell me whether this

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

and UnreadMesages. CAn you sonfirm they're triggered in the latest SHR-U (just updated today). -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3458789.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

On 8/17/09, c_c cchan...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, Sebastian Krzyszkowiak wrote: On other phones it's something like cell info, the same data is also broadcasted on channel 50 (but i couldn't get cell broadcast messages with my neo when i tried last time) Yup. I tried getting it from channel

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:42:06 pm c_c wrote: An how do I obtain this? I'm looking at showing this info on launcher's homescreen. Qtopia/QTEI/QtMoko can extract that info, so a look at the source for that should give away how it's done. FWIW I don't think Android can display it yet either. ;-)

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

On 8/17/09, Chris Samuel ch...@csamuel.org wrote: On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:42:06 pm c_c wrote: An how do I obtain this? I'm looking at showing this info on launcher's homescreen. Qtopia/QTEI/QtMoko can extract that info, so a look at the source for that should give away how it's done. FWIW

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

Sebastian Krzyszkowiak wrote: On 8/17/09, Chris Samuel ch...@csamuel.org wrote: On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:42:06 pm c_c wrote: An how do I obtain this? I'm looking at showing this info on launcher's homescreen. Qtopia/QTEI/QtMoko can extract that info, so a look at the source for that should

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

. Then there are times when you really don't want the exact location - but would like to know the area you're in (in a bus / train). It does have its uses - at very little cost. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3463487.html Sent

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

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