Some of the newer users may not have heard of Navizon. You can load onto your HD2 (and most other phones) and if you map cell masts and wifi points in the background you get paid!!
Navizon is a software-only wireless positioning system that triangulates signals broadcasted from Wi-Fi access points and Cellular towers to help the users find their way in most major metropolitan areas worldwide.
The Navizon network is based on a collaborative database. Members with a GPS device can use Navizon to map the Wi-Fi and cellular landscape in their neighborhoods. Once they synchronize their data, it is made available to all the other users of the network. This way, users who don't have a GPS device can benefit from a positioning system. And it's free for personal use
Have a look at their website at www.navizon.com.
If you register please use referral code: 5C5F5E5E5759
I have been using for a couple of years and always get paid when due.
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Just wondering is there any software or configuration available to restrict data access to 3G zones? The reason I ask is that my provider includes data inside 3G zones in my cap, but charges a fortune when I roam into GSM/Edge areas. I'd like to prevent data access when I wander into those areas, to avoid any nasty surprises!
Any ideas?
Thanks.
I'd be interested in this as well. I would want to poll for my non-push emails and other data updates ONLY within a 3G confined space.
My reasoning is because of the limitation on non-3G for receiving calls (and text) while a data "Call" is activated.
Is there a program available that when activated lists all networks available currently with their signal strengths, I would like to have this to judge which is the best network to subscribe to in my areas.
It would be great if such a software also shows a cumulative / average signal over a period, bcoz in some case signals can fluctuate rapidly between 0 and 100%
Sanjeev
I'm interest by this too. Idon't know if it exist. Maybe we need to create one. I think it could be i great soft. and we can have a better gestion of automatic switch mode than WM6 one.
Hi everybody,
I'm in the process of building an app, that will either be a live wallpaper or a real monitoring app.
Is there a way to do the equivalent of a tcpdump on a android device regarding all gsm operations, requests etc..
when you switch Node B, when you update your location the HLR, the UTRAN communication, when you call someone all the requests and acks sent, etc.
First, there must be something already made for this, if not is there a way to get these things?
Thanks!
P.S. I'm no pro with cellular network, but as a IT engineer student I got 4 hours on cellular networks, from 1G to 3G and 4G networks. And I would love to see this info, and I'm not the only one for sure
Hi all-
Can someone on Rogers in Canada please corroborate this info for me?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40906041#post40906041
Basically, it appears that LTE users who want to use wifi hotspot tethering have been kneecapped deliberately by the network; Rogers blocks tethered device traffic on the standard LTEmobile.apn. (except DNS calls, strangely) They tell me to switch to LTEInternet.apn if I want to use wifi tethering.
But when I ask technical support about this, the "LTE APN" they tell me is required doesn't appear to be LTE in anything except name. Two APNs side by side 2 minutes apart in the same physical location give network speeds 8-10x different, and my cellular monitor app shows them negotiating different connections - HSPA+ for one, LTE for the other- that can't just be congestion.
Is this just poor service in my area (seems unlikely) or is this a deliberate crippling of tethered devices by Rogers? I have a 6Gb data plan, and they're telling me I can't use it however I want, at speeds my phone is capable of running!
I'm looking to change my mobile provider (in the UK), but want to check the relative signal strengths of each network provider accessible from my house, to avoid choosing a provider that has poor reception when I'm at home. Can anyone recommend an app that will scan for all cell/3G signals in the area and show (a) who the provider is and (b) how strong the voice and data signals are?
I've got access to coverage maps but they seem to be notoriously inaccurate/unreliable, and also don't give specific information for an exact location (i.e. a specific premises).
itm said:
I'm looking to change my mobile provider (in the UK), but want to check the relative signal strengths of each network provider accessible from my house, to avoid choosing a provider that has poor reception when I'm at home. Can anyone recommend an app that will scan for all cell/3G signals in the area and show (a) who the provider is and (b) how strong the voice and data signals are?
I've got access to coverage maps but they seem to be notoriously inaccurate/unreliable, and also don't give specific information for an exact location (i.e. a specific premises).
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If your phone is unlocked you can go into network settings and scan for all available networks, this will at least give you an indication of who is available, however, I do not believe an app exists that can give you specifics about any network other than the one you are on.
If you look online, most of the operators are offering free PAYG sim cards, perhaps you could send off for these and try each one in your phone to see who gives best reception, they should all register on the network even if they have no credit on them, at least that's my understanding.