Locating Networks Masts you are connected to

[Guest HungrySPV]

Is there any way to find out the details on the network mast you are connected to ?? The reason I ask is if you are between 3 you could pin point your location on a online map if you knew the location of each mast.

Lots of "ifs" here but was very curious if you can access this info on the phone. I understand you are always connected to one mast but does that restrict your phone on searching for or accessing info on other masts ?

So using the same idea behind when you start the phone it tries to locate a mast, but instead you now have an application that locates a few different masts using the same approach (ie tricks the phone/mast into thinking it is trying to establish a link with that mast but only really wants to ping it to measure distance)

Is this info totally locked away or can we access it ? If there was a way to ping messages to surrounding masts you could triangulate a position. As long as you have enough masts you have the potential to make a very cheap GPS application.

Just add it to streetmole.com and you have a killer app

Kal

[Guest pisquee]

On Nokia phones you can unlock an extra menu that gives all the techie stuff of the phone including various readings from the surrounding transmitters (up to 10 or something) ... so it obviously isn't a new idea for phones to have. It is probably in there somewhere ... we just need someone clever to find it, and then someone to wirte the program! (wishful thinking?!)

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

We've discussed this before, see this thread for further details: http://www.modaco.com/viewtopic...=cell+broadcast

:)