So since CDMA is a separate radio = good luck, is there code to talk to
T-Mobile's BIS server for email or is that not going to happen anytime
soon?
--
Everett Batey,
Cell 1 (805) 340-6471
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:09
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: iPhone signal strength, debug, field
> test mode - Lookit numbers instead of bars
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>
> Hmm - I have a V3 (GSM) and I cant seem to get the
> instructions to work for me.
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> Thanks for the info!
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> --- On Mon 07/09, Mike Outmesguine < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
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> From: Mike Outmesguine [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> To: [email protected]
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> Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 23:49:57 -0700
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> Subject: [SOCALWUG] iPhone signal strength, debug, field test
> mode - Lookit numbers instead of bars
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> <P><SPAN class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff>For
> those of you who sat
>
> in line (or hired someone, or bought one on ebay, or just
> went to the store on
>
> your lunch break) for an iPhone, this little tip might come
> in handy. It's
>
> called Field Test Mode, and it shows you a BUNCH of info
> about the cellular
>
> connections around you. Most cellular phones have this little
> feature and
>
> it comes in handy when you are troubleshooting connections
> and/or hacking your
>
> signal. The mode lets you track </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
>
> class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff>signal strength
> with more detail
>
> than a "bar."</FONT></SPAN></P>
>
> <P><SPAN class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff>To
> access the iPhone Field
>
> Test Mode (aka Debug) type this into the dial pad:
> *3001#12345#* then hit
>
> [Call]</FONT></SPAN></P>
>
> <P><SPAN class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
>
> class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff>You will be
> presented with a menu.
>
> <SPAN class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
>
> class=453493006-09072007>Strength is shown next to the RX
> header under the
>
> Cellular menu. And it looks like strength is shown as -dBm.
> For example,
>
> -80 is a good signal, while -110 is poor. The higher the
> number (negative
>
> number, closer to zero) the better the signal. A strength of
> -1 means you
>
> are sitting on the tower and need to move away before you or
> your phone
>
> melts.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN>
>
> <P><SPAN class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
>
> class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff>On the iPhone,
> Field Test Mode also
>
> shows you something like 100 other parameters (I didn't
> actually count).
>
> And I don't know what a lot of it means... yet. The neat part
> is how it
>
> shows you the cell towers to which the phone is connected...
> the highest signal
>
> strength is listed on top (and hopefully that's the one you
> are using).
>
> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
>
> <DIV><SPAN class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff>If
> you don't have an
>
> iPhone, here's a list of field test modes for your
> phone:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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> <DIV><SPAN class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff><A
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> href="http://wilsonelectronics.com/Files/PDF/PhoneTestModes.sw
> f">http://wilsonelectronics.com/Files/PDF/PhoneTestModes.swf</
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> <DIV><SPAN class=453493006-09072007><FONT color=#0000ff>Fun
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> stuff!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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> color=#0000ff>-Mike</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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