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hi
can anyone tell me in the tracelogview software where should i look to find the cell id and the location area code
thanx
Good question
We don't know either. Some promising stuff seems to be under GMM and RR layers.
Good luck!
Cell Id Found!
i think i found the cell id!
in the tracelogger software u should select the "RR+events".
You will get the output in the tracelogview something similar to:
C1[65]=32,rxlev=35,idx=0
C2[65]=32,At=1621
C1[72]=12,rxlev=30,idx=1
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C1[63]=55,rxlev=42,idx=6
C2[63]=55,at=...
00 00 75 00 00 00 00 41 00
00 00 52 00 00 00 00 41 00
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ok first of all , the current cell which the mobile uses is the one with idx=6,then the next cell is idx=0 ,then idx=1....
after idx=6 then number '41' is probably the current cell number(idx=6) and 75 is the cell with idx=0
so 52 is the next cell idx=1 and 41 is still the current cell id (idx=6)
please check my information and correct me if i am wrong. i draw these conclusions only by carefull observations :lol:
Problem is that GSM mobiles don't normally use the cellid for anything. They report back on the six strongest cells by ARFCN and BSIC in hte measurement reports to the network. The network know what ARFNC/BSIC combination refers to as they should be unique within the Location Area and can make handover decisions.
This was done to simplify MS design. It looks like you are watching the measurement report composition and that won't include cellid.
Basically all the critical information you need to access a cell is broadcast on System Information 1 messages which are very frequent. Cell Id is not ins SI1 messages (from memory), but are broadcast on a less frequent SI message.
cell id
i am trying to find something in the tracelogviewin order to approximate my location. if the cell id can't be displayed what can i do to find my location. please Help!!!!
You just can't using this device. Sorry.
Even mobiles with a (propper) engineering display will only tell you Cell-Id. you have to then have information about the network topology (from the network) in order to guess your position. Wap 2 can also do this by reporting the cellid to the WAP server (which then must have the topology informaiton).
LoCation based Services (LCS) is a standardised way to provide mobile position informaiton, usually to the internet or a fixed line provider. Unusually for GSM this standard isn't widly adopteds and several custom solutions exist. Each operators' is different, using different API's and access mechanisms all slowly converging to the LCS standard.
I hate this to sound like a free plug, but O2 has some good informaiton on this actually. Look at www.source02.com for information on O2's existing location based service API's SDK's and informaiton.
cell id
i managed to grab the location area ocde from the tracelogview(GMM).
so the LAC together with the measurement report composition can serve in locating the place with the help of network topology information
and i was wondering if i can find the network id?
thanks
So you have the LAC, and the ARFCN/BSIC combination.
Say you have a large network, like Vodafone, or O2, or SFR. they have at least 65000 cells, possibly more. They have to re-use Cell Id's across different Location Areas. So for each cell you need to know the following:
Cellid (5 bytes)
LAC (5 bytes)
ARFNC (4 bytes)
BSIC (2 bytes)
Lat (8 or 9 bytes)
Long (8 or 9 bytes)
So 32 bytes over 65000 cells is 2Mb. Per network. And when the network performs a frequency retune it is all useless. And a Pocket PC running an ARM processor is going to be able to search through this in realtime?
this falls into the catagory of too difficult. If you want your location then network knows it and already has commercial services to give your Lat Long to you on a regular basis or on request.
I have been reading a lot about people wanting Cell ID info displayed on their XDA just like every other "normal" phones. I think it can be done but why it wasn't I don't know. The tracelogger already detects the 6 strongest signals and according to some people, returns an ID.
Tracelogger is a software running on the PDA and that little phone icon at the top is also an App. How is it that they can display the signal strength and we can't write a software to do what they do but a bit more?
Yet alone why does my old nokia 3210 have cell info and this $1600 AUD
XDA doesn't?
I think someone got lazy.
can any one of you please upload tracelogview or tracelogger over here as the links provided on http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=TraceLogView are broken.....
thanks
copied the files to the wiki upload dir, and fixed the links.
thanks man....
How to get the cell id in G23?
Hi, I managed to retrieve the output data from L1 and G23 in the TraceLogView. But i don't understand what do those commands(RR,GMM+ALL,MMI...) stands for. Are they GSM query commands? I want to get the cell id from the G23 result. Can someone please tell me how to interpret the results(codes) coming back from G23? Pls HELP! Thanks!
Good morning!
I'm Portuguese studen´t and i have to do a gsm locator! In this project i need the power values, with your message i don't understand if with tracelogview i can save power values in a file and if is possible how can i monitoring this power values (i.e. have power values hour by hour for example).
If you can help me send a message for: [email protected]
Thank you!
I'm in Dallas, TX. After some experimentation, I have my 4G data speeds up to 8-11 Mbps down and 1 - 1.5 up. Here is what I have done:
Added a good old Linux sysctl.conf file to system/etc containing:
net.core.rmem_default = 524288
net.core.rmem_max = 524288
net.core.wmem_default = 524288
net.core.wmem_max = 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 524288 524288 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337 = 1
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0
net.ipv4.route.flush = 1
Obtained my MSL from Sprint and edited the ##3282# menu as follows:
Data Profile menu: deactivated Reverse Tunneling, pinged all the Home Agent IP's I could get my hands on and settled on 68.28.81.77 as primary and 68.28.89.77 as secondary.
Multimedia menu: Changed RTSP proxy address to 0.0.0.0 and port to 0, did the same with HTTP-PD address and port. Changed Buffer length to 20.
EVDO: Make sure DDTM is set to Off.
Went from struggling to hit 4 Mbps to constant 8 - 11Mbps. I hope this works for the other Photon users here, let me know how it goes!
djallen1 said:
I'm in Dallas, TX. After some experimentation, I have my 4G data speeds up to 8-11 Mbps down and 1 - 1.5 up. Here is what I have done:
Added a good old Linux sysctl.conf file to system/etc containing:
net.core.rmem_default = 524288
net.core.rmem_max = 524288
net.core.wmem_default = 524288
net.core.wmem_max = 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 524288 524288 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337 = 1
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0
net.ipv4.route.flush = 1
Obtained my MSL from Sprint and edited the ##3282# menu as follows:
Data Profile menu: deactivated Reverse Tunneling, pinged all the Home Agent IP's I could get my hands on and settled on 68.28.81.77 as primary and 68.28.89.77 as secondary.
Multimedia menu: Changed RTSP proxy address to 0.0.0.0 and port to 0, did the same with HTTP-PD address and port. Changed Buffer length to 20.
EVDO: Make sure DDTM is set to Off.
Went from struggling to hit 4 Mbps to constant 8 - 11Mbps. I hope this works for the other Photon users here, let me know how it goes!
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All I did was remove the proxy. Regardless, I still get up to 9-10Mbps on 4G in Wichita Falls, TX. Oh, and my phone is stock, but rooted.
15 in ft worth but not constant usually tops at 9
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I don't know why mine were so slow here in Richardson, you gents are both getting amazing speeds. I pared down the Sprint fluff as much as I could but still couldn't break 5 until performing the tweaks. I wonder if that sysctl.conf file would give you guys any increase?
Mine is stock and rooted too. I was thinking about unlocking the bootloader to see of I could get 3G to an acceptable level after the tweaks....
djallen1 said:
Mine is stock and rooted too. I was thinking about unlocking the bootloader to see of I could get 3G to an acceptable level after the tweaks....
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3G is a lost cause until Sprint finishes upgrading the backhaul network and adding more channels to the towers. I rarely get over 1Mbps on 3G, usually under 256Kbps.
Ive been getting 1 - 1.6 at night and 400 - 900 during day....but yeah till the upgrades done its gonna stay sucking.
Sent from my MB855 using xda premium
criptix said:
Ive been getting 1 - 1.6 at night and 400 - 900 during day....but yeah till the upgrades done its gonna stay sucking.
Sent from my MB855 using xda premium
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I can get 1-1.3Mbps outside, but in my house, its a range of around 20-128Kbps (I have metal siding on the house, and the house was built in 1940)
Its ok not great but yeah that metal is probably your speed killer
Sent from my MB855 using xda premium
Kind of neat digging a little more into your post I determined I am using a New Jersey based IP even though I am located in Boston. I found that out from the list posted on the evdo forums..
http://www.evdoforums.com/thread2001.html
I changed my Data and Multimedia settings, but I cannot test this out until I go into town. Does this affect the battery life in anyway? And is this only for 4G?
djallen1 said:
I'm in Dallas, TX. After some experimentation, I have my 4G data speeds up to 8-11 Mbps down and 1 - 1.5 up. Here is what I have done:
Added a good old Linux sysctl.conf file to system/etc containing:
net.core.rmem_default = 524288
net.core.rmem_max = 524288
net.core.wmem_default = 524288
net.core.wmem_max = 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 524288 524288 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337 = 1
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0
net.ipv4.route.flush = 1
Obtained my MSL from Sprint and edited the ##3282# menu as follows:
Data Profile menu: deactivated Reverse Tunneling, pinged all the Home Agent IP's I could get my hands on and settled on 68.28.81.77 as primary and 68.28.89.77 as secondary.
Multimedia menu: Changed RTSP proxy address to 0.0.0.0 and port to 0, did the same with HTTP-PD address and port. Changed Buffer length to 20.
EVDO: Make sure DDTM is set to Off.
Went from struggling to hit 4 Mbps to constant 8 - 11Mbps. I hope this works for the other Photon users here, let me know how it goes!
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I couldn't get the ##3282# menu to work because everytime i ckicked to edit something it asked for a password.. any ideas? Would love. To do this
TheChronicDroid said:
I couldn't get the ##3282# menu to work because everytime i ckicked to edit something it asked for a password.. any ideas? Would love. To do this
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That password is your MSL. Talk (or chat online) with sprint and get the MSL.
I am not sure if it was an auto push or a reboot reset the changes I made to the data profile section..?
Both the primary ha IP and secondary IP were reset to previous settings..
to bad i already unlocked ... this tweak might have made 4g surpass 3g in my area ( way to much wimax equipment out here to get any decent speeds )
Just ran the v6 supercharger script now getting 13mbps on 4g with a 85 ping used to get 8-9mbps with 100-110 ping.
Sent from my MoPho!
Wish I had 4g where I live. It's only in our downtown area. I picked it up once but never got beyond 3 mbs.
Sent from my MB855 using XDA App
Will be getting a Verizon Note 2 soon. Looks like 3G/4G could be enabled on ATT/TMO (where 1900 available), but not LTE yet because Verizon uses band 13 while ATT/TMO uses band 17.
So is the band thing fixed due to hardware capability (chipset type), or it's still at firmware (software) level? Is there any way to change band 13 to band 17?
It was said that TMO Note 2 is the most flexible version, but now since ATT Note 2 can get LTE on both as well and it's usually cheaper than TMO Note 2, in GSM Note 2 versions maybe ATT is better now?
If Verizon Note 2 can use ATT/TMO LTE, then it will become the King of the three. Anyone has any idea?
You will defiantly get 3.5G on AT&T, no idea about T-Mobile.
I have a VZW SCH-i605 Note II.
I recently switched to an AT&T GoPhone plan when they changed them last week. I get about 4 meg down and 1-1.5 meg up in H+ areas and about 2.5 meg down and 700kbs up in H areas.
3G will be showing when you are not using data. (standby to save battery)
H will show up once you start an app that uses data. (HSDPA) (3G)
H+ will show up when you are in an area that supports it. (HSPA+) (3.5G)
I do not have AT&T LTE in my area, but the rep told me that I 99% will not be able to use it due to hardware differences. (1% chance that the hardware does support it and someone releases a modem that has access to to band 13)
Better than anything VZW 3G could do as I live in an area that does not have VZW LTE yet and according to the CS rep, never will.
Milimbar said:
You will defiantly get 3.5G on AT&T, no idea about T-Mobile.
I have a VZW SCH-i605 Note II.
I recently switched to an AT&T GoPhone plan when they changed them last week. I get about 4 meg down and 1-1.5 meg up in H+ areas and about 2.5 meg down and 700kbs up in H areas.
3G will be showing when you are not using data. (standby to save battery)
H will show up once you start an app that uses data. (HSDPA) (3G)
H+ will show up when you are in an area that supports it. (HSPA+) (3.5G)
I do not have AT&T LTE in my area, but the rep told me that I 99% will not be able to use it due to hardware differences. (1% chance that the hardware does support it and someone releases a modem that has access to to band 13)
Better than anything VZW 3G could do as I live in an area that does not have VZW LTE yet and according to the CS rep, never will.
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I've been wondering about this myself, I've seen quite a few threads without definitive answers on how well the service is. Thank you, I'm going to save this for any future people who ask the same question.
Also what did you do to get AT&T service? Did you modify the APNs?
Sent from my SCH-I605 using XDA Premium HD app
shangrila500 said:
I've been wondering about this myself, I've seen quite a few threads without definitive answers on how well the service is. Thank you, I'm going to save this for any future people who ask the same question.
Also what did you do to get AT&T service? Did you modify the APNs?
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I went to a retail AT&T store to get my sim card with service so it was free and to quickly port my numbers (2 lines).
The guy there added in the APN info from a SGS4. I added in some other APNs also and am currently testing them. I will list them below, if I don't mention it, leave it blank.
From the S4
Name = AT&T TEST 6
APN = phone
MMSC = http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS port = 80
MCC = 310
MNC = 410
APN type = default, mms, supl, hipri
APN protocol = IPv4
Standard AT&T APN
Name = AT&T Phone
APN = phone
MMSC = http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy = proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port = 80
MCC = 310
MNC = 410
APN type = default, mms, supl
APN protocol = IPv4
Cingular AT&T APN
Name = ATT
APN = wap.cingular
User name = [email protected]
Password = CINGULAR1
Server = cingulargprs.com
MMSC = http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy = wireless.cingular.com
MCC = 310
MNC = 410
APN type = default,supl,mms
APN protocol = IPv4
The one from the S4 and the default AT&T ones both work about the same as far as everything is working and both get the same speeds with data.
The cingular APN works flawlessly for everything I tested it on but speeds were about 50% slower for data.
Milimbar said:
I went to a retail AT&T store to get my sim card with service so it was free and to quickly port my numbers (2 lines).
The guy there added in the APN info from a SGS4. I added in some other APNs also and am currently testing them. I will list them below, if I don't mention it, leave it blank.
From the S4
Name = AT&T TEST 6
APN = phone
MMSC = http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS port = 80
MCC = 310
MNC = 410
APN type = default, mms, supl, hipri
APN protocol = IPv4
Standard AT&T APN
Name = AT&T Phone
APN = phone
MMSC = http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy = proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port = 80
MCC = 310
MNC = 410
APN type = default, mms, supl
APN protocol = IPv4
Cingular AT&T APN
Name = ATT
APN = wap.cingular
User name = [email protected]
Password = CINGULAR1
Server = cingulargrps.com
MMSC = http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy = wireless.cingulae.com
MCC = 310
MNC = 410
APN type = default,supl,mms
APN protocol = IPv4
The one from the S4 and the default AT&T ones both work about the same as far as everything is working and both get the same speeds with data.
The cingular APN works flawlessly for everything I tested it on but speeds were about 50% slower for data.
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Thank you very very much, this will be very helpful for those wondering about this in the future. Hell, I may want to use AT&T in the future.
Again, thank you. If you find anything else out please do post it here.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using XDA Premium HD app
Thanks for the info I have been wanting to try this:good:
I switched to AT&T and my data and text messaging worked, but my MMS didn't. I tried a lot of APNs until I finally found one that worked. I edited the fields to show the settings from my apn page exactly. Simply changing the APN to pta did the trick for me.
Thanks to Wish777, posted May 2012 for the AT&T Galaxy Note.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26821716
Name = AT&T HSPA+ (You can name this anything you want)
APN = pta
MMSC = http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy = proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port = 80
MCC = 310
MNC = 410
APN type = internet + mms
APN protocol = IPv4
APN roaming protocol = IPv4
Fields you do not need to set, just for reference.
Proxy = Not set
Port = Not set
Username = Not set
Password = Not set
Server = Not set
Authenitication type = Not set
Heya, basically I'm running FreeXperia's CM9 on my Xperia U, and it doesn't recognise/support my network (carrier) which is Virgin Mobile UK, an MVNO.
I believe this is a general issue with Cyanogenmod, my phone works but it says no service instead of the network name, it's seriously annoying. Cyanogenmod has the Virgin Mobile apns in it's apns-conf.xml, but it won't use these as it can't see that that is the network I am connected to.
Basically my phone should display:
Virgin = when using T-Mobile UK
virgin = when using Orange UK.
Instead it just says no service the whole time, surely this is a fairly easy fix, anyone got any advice?
I'd like to add support rather than just use an app to change the text.
Thanks.
MCC - 234, MNC - 31 and MCC - 234, MNC - 32, if that helps.
Any ideas?
When I'm using the Orange signal it says Orange, however on T-Mobiles signal it says no service. Any ideas?
I've tried:
spn-conf.xml
and
optable.db
With no luck.
Hey guys i really need help before i flash and do something wrong...
I have the Galaxy S6 Edge G925F running stock 6.0.1 but i cannot get LTE on it while using Koodo. My phone is unlocked.
I want to flash the Koodo 5.1.1 firmware on it, but I am not sure if that will brick my device.
Please help.
Thanks
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Have you checked:
Settings -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names (to see if an appropriate APN entry has been made for Telus (sorry I meant to say Koodo!), and also to the left of that entry, the radio button should be on)
and
Settings -> Mobile Networks -> Network Mode (to see if LTE option is available to you)?
LaZiODROID said:
Have you checked:
Settings -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names (to see if an appropriate APN entry has been made for Telus, and also to the left of that entry, the radio button should be on)
and
Settings -> Mobile Networks -> Network Mode (to see if LTE option is available to you)?
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I went to Access Point Names and i selected Koodo (that is the carrier i am using)
then i went to Network mode: i have the options:
LTE/3G/2G (auto connect)
3G/2G (auto connect)
2G Only
3G Only
LTE Only
When I choose LTE/3G/2G (auto connect) i get H+ or 4G i don't get LTE. But when i choose LTE Only, i get no signal at all (shows circle with cross where signal bars are)
4G/LTE are the same thing. Give it a few minutes to figure things out after inputting your APN.
Yeah, if you see the 4G icon on your signal bar, that may just be LTE, especially if sometimes you notice the H+ icon. Do a speed test and see what you get.
I ran a speed test 5 times while it was on 4G and i got the following results:
Test 1: D: 63.64 U: 25.08 Ping: 19
Test 2: D: 61.05 U: 25.34 Ping: 39
Test 3: D: 68.51 U: 26.17 Ping: 39
Test 4: D: 68.64 U: 25.02 Ping: 39
Test 5: D: 72.89 U: 26.35 Ping: 38
When I put my sim in my brothers Koodo S6 Edge it shows LTE+. I ran the speed test using the same app on his phone using my koodo sim card (same one i used to get the above speeds on the g925f). I got the following results:
Test 1: D: 71.37 U: 7.13 Ping: 39
Test 2: D: 57.55 U: 21.91 Ping: 63
Test 3: D: 69.89 U: 30.46 Ping: 67
Test 4: D: 58.71 U: 26.64 Ping: 67
Test 5: D: 66.03 U: 28.23 Ping: 78
I used the same servers for the speed test (Toronto, ON Telus) I guess my 4G is a bit faster than LTE+ ?
My brothers Koodo s6 edge is running 5.1.1 and my international s6 edge is running custom rom 6.0.1
Neat. Like @thatsupnow said above, 4G/LTE is the same thing. US-based phones may call it 4G. Up here, our units say LTE instead of 4G (we technically couldn't call it 4G any more, because we had called HSPA+ 4G before we got LTE... something like that.. someone correct me if I'm wrong here).
If you're still curious to flash the Koodo stock G925W8 (via Odin) to your phone, I don't think it would work. But I also don't think it would brick it. Keep a copy of an appropriate stock ROM handy (G925F-specific) that is of a similar version of Android. As I don't think these Samsung devices enjoy being down-graded (again someone correct me if I'm wrong but am currently experiencing that with my Canadian G925W8)