On Sep 12, 2007, at 6:20 PM, Beau Gunderson wrote:
The Nokia Symbian OS phones can run an app that shows cell
reception as a percentage (with graphs) and show Cell ID
information as well.
I think that it may be possible to use one of the USB data cables
to connect to a Nokia phone and view that data on a laptop. I
definitely remember reading something like this at one point.
I've written apps that do exactly that on Nokia Series 60 (in
Python), as have some others (e.g. Christopher Schmidt). If anybody
is interested, I'd be happy to share. Unfortunately only one cell
tower (the currently active one) can be determined using this API.
Concerning laptop connectivity, the easy option is Bluetooth. With
the apps that I wrote, no laptop connectivity was necessary...it used
a Bluetooth GPS to correlate cell towers to locations, recorded
everything temporarily on the phone, and could then upload it to a
server for storage.
Martin
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Beau
On 9/12/07, Martin May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ian,
In case you are considering starting an effort to build coverage
area maps, we should talk. If you are doing the driving, you might
as well collect cell ID information which we can then use to geo-
locate handsets.
Martin
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On Sep 12, 2007, at 4:54 PM, Ian White wrote:
Unlikely question of the day....
Anybody know of a device that indicates which network(s) provide
reception in a given area? Call it a 'cellular sniffer' if you
like...
My hack to get this done is to carry 4 cellphones bound with duct
tape. When I'm done using it, it will be the perfect mobile for a
baby's crib!!
But I'd prefer a slightly more, er, elegant hack.
i
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