Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-22 Thread Sebastian Krzyszkowiak
On 8/22/09, c_c 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 >> limitation

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-22 Thread c_c
ot;. You'll get a string with the location. HTH -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Getting-location-info-from-cell-tower-tp3458613p3494729.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Openmoko

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-22 Thread Sebastian Krzyszkowiak
On 8/22/09, c_c wrote: > > Hi, > > Al Johnson wrote: >> >> On Friday 21 August 2009, c_c wrote: >> Have you tried unregistering then reregistering, or >> shutting down then restarting the GSM module? >> > Both do the trick. It seems as if this service is really optimised. Data > is sent only on

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-21 Thread c_c
ss I'll have to keep 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 a

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-21 Thread Al Johnson
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

2009-08-20 Thread c_c
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-tp3458613p34

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-20 Thread c_c
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-tow

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-20 Thread c_c
t;all". Its working now with "all". I wonder 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. _

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-20 Thread Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
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 http://git.freesmartphone.org/?p=specs

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-20 Thread c_c
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-loc

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-20 Thread Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
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

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-18 Thread c_c
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-tow

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-18 Thread Chris Samuel
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

2009-08-18 Thread c_c
on here. Will try 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 commu

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-18 Thread Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
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

2009-08-17 Thread c_c
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Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-17 Thread c_c
s aren't mapped yet. 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-cel

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-17 Thread Onen
Sebastian Krzyszkowiak wrote: > On 8/17/09, Chris Samuel 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

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-17 Thread Sebastian Krzyszkowiak
On 8/17/09, Chris Samuel 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 I don't

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-17 Thread Chris Samuel
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

2009-08-17 Thread Sebastian Krzyszkowiak
On 8/17/09, c_c 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 5

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-17 Thread c_c
still not getting messages from signals NewMissedCalls 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 fr

Re: Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-17 Thread Sebastian Krzyszkowiak
On 8/17/09, c_c 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 information can

Getting location info from cell tower

2009-08-17 Thread c_c
rough 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 archiv