I've seen as many as 8 neighboring cells at times. Usually I get anywhere from none to 3.
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 1:27 AM, 3D <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I'm curious to know approximately how many neighboring cells you > typically detect Obviously this will vary with location but are we > talking 1-2 neighboring cells or are there many more? Thanks. > > > On Jan 5, 11:38 pm, Doughy <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm writing an android application that collects cellsignal >> strengths. I am having trouble getting the "current" cellsignalstrength, >> but I don't have any problem getting the "neighboring" cellsignalstrengths. >> >> To get the current cellsignalstrength, I created a >> PhoneStateListener and implemented the onSignalStrengthChanged >> callback. It works, but not very well. It seems like >> thesignalstrengthhardly ever changes, and resolution jumps to only a few >> numbers. I would accept the answer that the resolution of >> thesignalstrengthhardware is coarse, but when I use the TelephonyManager's >> getNeighboringCellInfo() method, it works much better. >> Thesignalstrengthreadings from neighboring cells change frequently, and they >> have much better resolution. >> >> So, how can I get the current cellsignalstrengthin the same way >> that I am getting the neighboring cell strengths? It seems odd to me >> that the functionality of the neighboring cells is better than the >> current cell. Am I missing something here? >> >> I would also like to directly call a method from the telephony manager >> to get current cellstrength, as opposed to a listener, if possible. >> If anyone knows how, please let me know. Thanks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
