Thread: [Announce] Cellnet-Info for N900
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2013-12-14 , 20:03
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Originally Posted by Estel View Post
Just keep in mind that current values are really misleading, and your tests confirmed it - stating CSQ 17 as 100% signal is laughable, to say at least (of course it's not your fault, bullet at Nokia[?]).
I wouldn't be so harsh. There may well be a reason for the current allocation. For example, the signal level is measured not in absolute strenght but in reliabiliy - and CSQ 17 is plenty to provide 100%. Just a speculation (I don't even know what CSQ is ), but it might be a good explanation for why it kept jumping from 48% to 72% and anywhere in between while I was typing this missive - all the while the dBm value stayed fixed at 92 (edit: now it jumped to 100%, 82 dBm. Go figure).

I would vote for keeing the current info as it is as it matches what people see in the bar meter. Perhaps, to keep Estel happy, find a way to provide both but keep the current number.

Originally Posted by ade View Post
Remarks/questions:
  • My operator does not supply network time AFAIK, so can anyone who does receive this, check if a (valid) time is displayed using "Provider info"?
No network time for me either

  • My primary device has 112/911/999 as emergency numbers, while my backup device shows 112/911/118/119/000/110/999/08. Can't relate it to regional or device settings. Any clue why they differ? Only difference is that my backup device has no SIM card, perhaps that's the cause.
112/911/999 here. Possibly related to the SIM (my device has one). Although I've never tried if 911 works here (and have no intention to try). 112 and 999 do.

  • opencellid.org is giving me issues retrieving cellinfo (failed to lookup cellid). Most likely opencellid.org related. This version should deal with that without errors, and you can always disable the internet lookup. So far, I have not heard they have changed their API.
I am happy to report that the location was fixed for me. It used to pin me some 13 km from the actual location, now it is within the same street.
 

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