How do I get my own phone number?

2010-03-17 Thread Wolf Geldmacher
Hi list, For an application I want to write (theft prevention) I need to know the current phone number of the device (or - if that is not possible - some other means to uniquely identify the SIM currently inserted). Is there a way to get this information? I've searched the docs the website

Re: How do I get my own phone number?

2010-03-17 Thread Geordie Millar
So if someone changes phone provider, phone number, or just swaps their friend's SIM in, they have to re-register? I think the number you really want as a unique identifier is the IMEI - see here for some sample code. http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=371496postcount=45 On 17/03/2010, at

Download statistics

2010-03-17 Thread Cornelius Hald
Hi, it's great to have nicely working download statistics now! I'm just wondering, what they are counting? Only downloads from Extras or also from Extras-testing and Extras-devel? I assume it's only Extras, but I'm a bit unsure because downloads are spiking during the last days and I've only

Re: How do I get my own phone number?

2010-03-17 Thread Frédéric Ledain
You won't be able to retrieve the SIM phone number, but rather the IMSI code. This can be used to detect SIM swap. IMEI will only identify the device. Regards, Frederic On Wed, Mar 17 2010, Geordie Millar wrote: So if someone changes phone provider, phone number, or just swaps their

Re: How do I get my own phone number?

2010-03-17 Thread Cláudio Sampaio
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 6:21 AM, Frédéric Ledain frederic.led...@onmobile.com wrote: You won't be able to retrieve the SIM phone number, but rather the IMSI code. This can be used to detect SIM swap. IMEI will only identify the device. Is this a software or hardware limitation? My previous

Re: How do I get my own phone number?

2010-03-17 Thread Frédéric Ledain
On Wed, Mar 17 2010, Cláudio Sampaio wrote: On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 6:21 AM, Frédéric Ledain frederic.led...@onmobile.com wrote: You won't be able to retrieve the SIM phone number, but rather the IMSI code. This can be used to detect SIM swap. IMEI will only identify the

Re: Download statistics

2010-03-17 Thread Niels Breet
On Wed, March 17, 2010 10:01, Cornelius Hald wrote: Hi, it's great to have nicely working download statistics now! I'm just wondering, what they are counting? Only downloads from Extras or also from Extras-testing and Extras-devel? I assume it's only Extras, but I'm a bit unsure because

Re: How do I get my own phone number?

2010-03-17 Thread Cláudio Sampaio
2010/3/17 Frédéric Ledain frederic.led...@onmobile.com Is this a software or hardware limitation? My previous mobile phones showed me the number correctly when I inserted a new chip. AFAIK, no API gives the SIM phone number, as this is an information which belongs to the mobile operator.

Re: How do I get my own phone number?

2010-03-17 Thread Martin Grimme
You can retrieve the phone number via a CUSD request *135#. /usr/bin/pnatd provides a tool for sending CUSD requests and AT commands in general. This may not be supported by all operators, though. Regards, Martin 2010/3/17, Cláudio Sampaio pat...@gmail.com: 2010/3/17 Frédéric Ledain

Re: Download statistics

2010-03-17 Thread Cornelius Hald
On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 10:43 +0100, Niels Breet wrote: It combines data for your package from all repositories. Ok, this explains the spikes I'm currently seeing. Check omweather for instance, there you see data every day. Although the numbers are low. Ok, I see. Thanks for explaining. Would

Re: How do I get my own phone number?

2010-03-17 Thread Geordie Millar
Yeah, just tested that CUSD code here in Australia on '3', and it doesn't work. Also some SIMs have multiple incoming numbers. I've never personally owned one, but I've seen it done, and the GSM standard allows for it. I don't actually think the phone knows it's own number. I'm pretty sure only

Re: How do I get my own phone number?

2010-03-17 Thread Faheem Pervez
Hello, On 3/17/10, Wolf Geldmacher w...@womaro.ch wrote: Hi list, For an application I want to write (theft prevention) I need to know the current phone number of the device (or - if that is not possible - some other means to uniquely identify the SIM currently inserted). If the SIM

Re: Download statistics

2010-03-17 Thread Cornelius Hald
Alberto Mardegan wrote: Cornelius Hald wrote: Also using the current download count for the Popular section of Downloads seems a bit unfair then. Shouldn't it be at least downloads/num_of_releases? Or better downloads_from_extras/num_of_releases? I don't think it's possible to know whether it

Re: Download statistics

2010-03-17 Thread Niels Breet
On Wed, March 17, 2010 12:58, Cornelius Hald wrote: Alberto Mardegan wrote: Cornelius Hald wrote: Also using the current download count for the Popular section of Downloads seems a bit unfair then. Shouldn't it be at least downloads/num_of_releases? Or better

Re: Download statistics

2010-03-17 Thread Cornelius Hald
Niels Breet wrote: Lot of work, there are other more important things to fix first. Statistics are nice to look at every once in a while, other than that.. There is this saying about lies. When I was starting with maemo development, I also found it a source of motivation. This is why we

N900 USB Networking

2010-03-17 Thread van Porten, Oliver
Hi list, I've tried following this guide to setup USB networking with my Windows PC: http://wiki.maemo.org/N900_USB_networking#Windows_XP Windows asked for a driver for the RNDIS gadget once and I installed it. I'm using the Mad-Developer Application to load g_ether. When I do that, the N900

Re: N900 USB Networking

2010-03-17 Thread Dave Neary
Hi, van Porten, Oliver wrote: I've tried following this guide to setup USB networking with my Windows PC: http://wiki.maemo.org/N900_USB_networking#Windows_XP Have you also looked at the more generic http://wiki.maemo.org/USB_networking page also? I'm afraid since I'm not a Windows user I

FM Transmitter/Receiver as Walkie-Talkie

2010-03-17 Thread fluke box
Do we have an application where we can use nokia n900 FM transmitter/receiver as Walkie-Talkie(Short range communication 10-20m). If not, what is the feasibility of making such an application ? What are the require skill sets ? I am interested in making such application if feasible. Thanks,

Re: Download statistics

2010-03-17 Thread Thomas Waelti
Ok, that sounds good. Is app karma documented somewhere? I can only find this: http://wiki.maemo.org/Task:Karma_for_applications Yes, http://wiki.maemo.org/Karma In fact, it's even nicely linked from your profile page Karma :-) Happy hacking -Tom

Re: Download statistics

2010-03-17 Thread Cornelius Hald
On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 19:58 +0100, Thomas Waelti wrote: Ok, that sounds good. Is app karma documented somewhere? I can only find this: http://wiki.maemo.org/Task:Karma_for_applications Yes, http://wiki.maemo.org/Karma In fact, it's even nicely linked from your profile page Karma :-)

How to remove a package from repositories

2010-03-17 Thread David Hautbois
Hello I'm the maintainer of qypy : http://maemo.org/packages/view/qypy/ I'm not allowed to use this name. How to remove a package from devel and extras-testing repositories ? Thanks. David. ___ maemo-developers mailing list

Re: How to remove a package from repositories

2010-03-17 Thread David Greaves
David Hautbois wrote: Hello I'm the maintainer of qypy : http://maemo.org/packages/view/qypy/ I'm not allowed to use this name. Interesting. Says who? How to remove a package from devel and extras-testing repositories ? Talk to Neils, cc'ed David -- Don't worry, you'll be fine; I saw