Network Cell Info – shows the location of cells on the map and measures the signal strength of the serving cell and neighboring cells. It supports all cellular network standards including LTE, HSPA+, HSPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GSM, CDMA, EVDO.
Peculiarities:
- The location of cells in LTE, UMTS and GSM networks is taken from the Mozilla Location Service (MLS), along with the accuracy of the location calculation location.services.mozilla.com
- 2 signal strength sensors for serving (registered) cell and neighboring cells
- Display of 2 signal strengths (dBm) with time graph for serving and neighboring cells
- Saving the received cell measurements to a separate file (in the Map tab)
- Setting distances (0m, 5m, 10m, …) between successive measurements in the MAP tab (if the network remains constant)
- Setting limits on location accuracy for measurements
- Motion sensor with a choice of sensitivity options (as applied to measurements)
- Measurement data in a convenient export format: MLS Geosubmit v.2, CLF v.3, OpenCellID csv, (and our own) CMWF
- Network test drive: route coloring (in the map tab) depending on signal strength and placement of markers with signal location and information about it
- Connection Statistics: % (bar chart) 2G/3G/4G with Cellular Data On / Off
- Notifications for access to 2G/2.5G/3G/3.5G/4G network types in the notification area
- Simultaneous viewing of the map and signal strength data
- Map display options: Normal, Satellite, Terrain, Hybrid
- View detailed raw data about the network signal and the network itself, including signal strength, serving cell information, and ALL neighboring cells
- Cellular data on/off and Roaming metrics on/off
- SIM card and device information
- The ability to disable Sensors selectively to free the CPU of the device from unnecessary load
- For Android M users, location permission requests
- [BETA] Limited support for dual SIM devices
MAP of cell tower locations:
We do not have our own cell location database. We are currently using MLS data (see below), which does not return exact cell tower location coordinates, but a rough indication of their location.
MLS:
We receive data on the location of LTE, UMTS and GSM networks from the Mozilla Location Service (MLS) – location.services.mozilla.com – and show it on the map in the form of antennas. This is not the actual physical position of the cell towers, but an indication of their approximate location (if no cells are indicated on the map, this means that there is no data for your region in the MLS).
Measurement data:
The measurements you take in the MAP tab can be saved locally on your device (see FAQ section inside the app).
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