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jackblue
Joined: Jun 11, 2003
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Where can i get information on worldwide cell id numerical codes?
So i can enter the ones i need in mini gps.....
Anyone know? |
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Nice request jackblue, it would indeed be useful data.
Mind you, getting the info into the phone would be a pain; for example, at Reading (UK) station, there are at least 7 or 8 different transmitters recognized, and you'd need them all really to make the system effective...
Steven. 
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DaWildOne
Joined: Jul 30, 2003
Posts: 69
From: Manchester
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what is miniGPS? i have it but have no clue what it does??? |
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..it's just a piece of software that lets you see the i.d. of the transmitter station that your phone's attached to, and it's reminiscent of the cell info display, you know, the changing area codes on your phone's display.
You can group all the cell i.d.s together, and then set an action to occur upon an event. For example, at my local rail station, and on the approach to it, there are about 10 different transmitter masts. I registered them all within miniGPS, and now can set an alarm to go off when the phone comes into contact with one of the transmitters in that cell i.d. grouping. Handy for when you're drunk on the train coming home late from work. The phone goes off - plays an OGG or something, as you approach the station - so you don't miss your stop!
This is all better explained at my-symbian on the miniGPS download page....
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aZooZa
Joined: Mar 23, 2003
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From: UK
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Steven:
" Handy for when you're drunk on the train coming home late from work. The phone goes off - plays an OGG or something, as you approach the station - so you don't miss your stop!"
Exactly! I love it! Mine plays "The last train to Tipperary..."
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LOL
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Carpe Diem
Joined: Jul 06, 2003
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Hi jackblue,
You have to request that kind of data from your operators Network Planning Department.
Cell ids are set by the Cell-planners (Radio Network Engineers) who are planning the network; every cell has a unique id within the same radio network.
MiniGPS retrieves the last few digits of the cell id enough data in order to identify any cell in the network. The header of the cell id is not interesting for the application; this header is used as unique identifier starting with country unique id, then the operator unique id.
That kind of data is available from the Operator's Radio Network Planning Department, and normally these people are not interested to give such information. But if you get it, it is nicely organised with address to site and the Lat Long coordinates, etc …
Perhaps you should rely on the application to scan the cells for you, then you can use them in single or groups in order to generate the needed events.
I use the application, and it is quite OK to spend sometime in the beginning to set it up and organise the cell ids that the application has discovered.
I believe this application is great and is possible to use for lots of purposes. MiniGPS is more accurate in dense urban areas where the cell diameter is quite small than in rural areas such as countryside and highways where the cell diameter can be up to 20 ~ 30 Km.
Good luck with MiniGPS Cheers
/CD
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DaWildOne
Joined: Jul 30, 2003
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From: Manchester
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cheers for the info steven... it always seems to be you who answers my questions????
are you stalking me???
anyway, will have to have a play with miniGPS now... does it take much power up when it's run in the background?
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Carpe Diem
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hehehe ;-) Take this answer, yes it does consume considerable power. Cheers /CD
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@DaWildOne
...I'm watching you......I know where you live....
No - you just ask questions I know the answers to!
RE: power consumption, I'd say no - go see:
http://www.my-symbian.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8859
...don't forget to keep checking over your shoulder...
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