Info on nearby cell phone towers?

[frankpuccino]

I've been told that there is a way to list the nearby cell phone towers on a jailbroken iPhone from MobileTerminal.

Could somebody tell me how this is done?

Thanks!

Frank

 

[dgstan]

Search Cydia for "Signal". I think that's what you're looking for. Written by planetbeing.

 

[frankpuccino]

Search Cydia for "Signal". I think that's what you're looking for. Written by planetbeing.

Thanks dgstan.

 

[gravytrain84]

The app pulls up my location but does not display towers

 

[dhlizard]

The app pulls up my location but does not display towers

Did you do a reboot after install ? You have to do a reboot.

 

[scirica]

Did you do a reboot after install ? You have to do a reboot.

It's kind of cool, but I wouldn't have paid for it if there was a trial.

 

[dhlizard]

It's kind of cool, but I wouldn't have paid for it if there was a trial.

Yea, but it is a way to financially reward planetbeing, a member of the DevTeam. That's why I bought it.

 

[MikePA]

Yea, but it is a way to financially reward planetbeing, a member of the DevTeam. That's why I bought it.

Ditto.

 

[Armeniandave]

I completely agree that this app, while being extremely cool, it's probably not totally necessary for most people. However it is a great way to say thank you to the dev team for their hard work and dedication in helping us liberate our phones from Apple's tight grips.

 

[-aggie-]

Yea, but it is a way to financially reward planetbeing, a member of the DevTeam. That's why I bought it.

Will this mess with the tethering hack?

 

[bw1128]

what is it used for?

 

[dhlizard]

Will this mess with the tethering hack?

I'm using it and can still use MyWi. Is that what you were asking ?

The app doesn't run all the time, just when you execute it.

 

[mgmusicman94]

what is it used for?

It gives you a google map with locations of cell towers around you. It also gives you info about each cell.

 

[bw1128]

It gives you a google map with locations of cell towers around you. It also gives you info about each cell.

What does that do for you? Why do you need that info?

 

[dhlizard]

What does that do for you? Why do you need that info?

It wouldn't be needed by most of us, just an app to display signal strength of cell towers.

 

[macse30]

What does that do for you? Why do you need that info?

It's a geek thing. I bought it to support planetbeing.

 

[RetiredInFl]

Did you do a reboot after install ? You have to do a reboot.

I just purchased Signal, did a reboot, and all I am getting is my location with no towers showing. All the "dots" around the blue dot are black except for 1 which is red and had a 72-79 in it depending where I am in my house. No towers showing looking for miles around my location on the map zoomed out.

I know there is a tower very close because I usually get full meter signal even in my basement. When I drive around all I see is the same circle following me on the map. Does this use a PREDEFINED database of cell towers or does it just pick up what is transmitting?

Edit: FWIW, "Signal" is showing the following info:
Cell ID - 40893
Loc Area Code - 3998
RX Power - -66dbm

Is there a way to cross reference this to some sort of database somewhere?
Is there SUPPORT for this app somewhere. I am happy to pay/donate the $5 but I would like it to work.

 

[cschmelz]

It works best at mapping locations when you are moving.. Go for a drive, or a walk down the street...

I just purchased Signal, did a reboot, and all I am getting is my location with no towers showing. All the "dots" around the blue dot are black except for 1 which is red and had a 72-79 in it depending where I am in my house. No towers showing looking for miles around my location on the map zoomed out.

I know there is a tower very close because I usually get full meter signal even in my basement. When I drive around all I see is the same circle following me on the map. Does this use a PREDEFINED database of cell towers or does it just pick up what is transmitting?

Edit: FWIW, "Signal" is showing the following info:
Cell ID - 40893
Loc Area Code - 3998
RX Power - -66dbm

Is there a way to cross reference this to some sort of database somewhere?
Is there SUPPORT for this app somewhere. I am happy to pay/donate the $5 but I would like it to work.

 

[jayhawk11]

I'm in the same boat as you. Every once in a while it will pick up a tower and give me a distance but those are few and far between.

 

[RetiredInFl]

It works best at mapping locations when you are moving.. Go for a drive, or a walk down the street...

I'll have to try walking up and down the steps 30 times.

 

[jayhawk11]

It works best at mapping locations when you are moving.. Go for a drive, or a walk down the street...

This backgrounds, right? So open it up before you go out for the night and let it do it's thing ought to help some.

 

[RetiredInFl]

It works best at mapping locations when you are moving.. Go for a drive, or a walk down the street...

I drove all around this afternoon and all I got was my location on the map with the signal "ring" around it following me around.

This backgrounds, right? So open it up before you go out for the night and let it do it's thing ought to help some.

Actually it doesn't. At least not with native IOS4 backgrounding. I don't like to use Cydia backgrounder, it causes all kinds of problems on my phone.

 

[-aggie-]

I found this app to be more useful for the game it has, which allows you to see your 3G signal numerically (and to test the reception issue). However, SBSettings allows you to change the GSM signal from bars to numbers, so you don’t really need Signal for that purpose. The cell tower info wasn’t very useful and seems to usually not give me any info as to where these towers are. I also think it caused my battery to drain from the enablettydebug add-on to mobile substrate, so I deleted it.

 

[RetiredInFl]

I found this app to be more useful for the game it has, which allows you to see your 3G signal numerically (and to test the reception issue). However, SBSettings allows you to change the GSM signal from bars to numbers, so you don’t really need Signal for that purpose. The cell tower info wasn’t very useful and seems to usually not give me any info as to where these towers are. I also think it caused my battery to drain from the enablettydebug add-on to mobile substrate, so I deleted it.

So in other words, it really doesn't work? I

 

[dhlizard]

So in other words, it really doesn't work? I

Works 100% for me, but as stated, it's not really anything you need unless you have an unlocked phone, with the choice of several cell providers.

You can choose the one with best tower results.