Display Current Cell Tower/Network? - Treo Forum

edwenger · 12-15-2008, 02:35 PM

I couldn't find any other info on this, so I'll see if someone has any ideas:

Is there any way/utility to display the current cellular tower/network you are operating on? Cellular providers have lots of agreements with small companies to use their towers, but we have no way of knowing which tower we are currently operating on. Know what I mean?

I had an unlocked HTC S710 (VOX) running WM6 Smartphone, and that phone did that by default. So, when traveling across the country, it would display T-Mobile, I-wireless, and lots of other names I never heard of (all AT&T partners). It was pretty neat information.

BTW, I'm using a factory unlocked Treo 680 on AT&T (actually Consumer Cellular, an MVNO).

Thanks!
-Eric

drfrog · 05-02-2009, 01:44 PM

What a neat question!!!!! I would think there is an app for this information...I would be interested as well....traveling around a lot....Hmmmm what would you even try to search for??????

jfa02 · 05-03-2009, 09:22 PM

Not sure but your carrier would be shown on the treo main screen and if you are not using it it would show roaming but I am unsure as to if there is a way to know who you were roaming off of. Most sprint fones would be roaming I would think by necessity offf of cdma towers but maybe its tecnologically possible to get cdma service off of a gsm tower. Mpore information than I really care to know buts thats just me.

comiken205 · 05-04-2009, 02:19 AM

I had an app for my Palm OS that did just that but I can't remember what it is. Search under Freeware Palm treo phone and pda programs, Free Palm software downloads. I know that Petrucci has one for the WM

12-15-2008, 02:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
edwenger A Few Questions.... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: East Earl, PA My Treo: Treo 650 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Display Current Cell Tower/Network? I couldn't find any other info on this, so I'll see if someone has any ideas: Is there any way/utility to display the current cellular tower/network you are operating on? Cellular providers have lots of agreements with small companies to use their towers, but we have no way of knowing which tower we are currently operating on. Know what I mean? I had an unlocked HTC S710 (VOX) running WM6 Smartphone, and that phone did that by default. So, when traveling across the country, it would display T-Mobile, I-wireless, and lots of other names I never heard of (all AT&T partners). It was pretty neat information. BTW, I'm using a factory unlocked Treo 680 on AT&T (actually Consumer Cellular, an MVNO). Thanks! -Eric

05-04-2009, 02:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
comiken205 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maricopa, AZ My Treo: Palm pre My Carrier: Sprint My OS: Other Posts: 3,239 Thanks: 263 Thanked 448 Times in 361 Posts	I had an app for my Palm OS that did just that but I can't remember what it is. Search under Freeware Palm treo phone and pda programs, Free Palm software downloads. I know that Petrucci has one for the WM __________________ "From time to time, the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots." Thomas Jefferson “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” Thomas Jefferson "Don't spread the wealth, spread my work ethic." Unknown

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05-02-2009, 01:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
drfrog Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: California :( My Treo: Treo Pro My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	What a neat question!!!!! I would think there is an app for this information...I would be interested as well....traveling around a lot....Hmmmm what would you even try to search for??????

05-03-2009, 09:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
jfa02 Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas My Treo: Other Smartphone My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 5,847 Thanks: 2,050 Thanked 375 Times in 348 Posts	Not sure but your carrier would be shown on the treo main screen and if you are not using it it would show roaming but I am unsure as to if there is a way to know who you were roaming off of. Most sprint fones would be roaming I would think by necessity offf of cdma towers but maybe its tecnologically possible to get cdma service off of a gsm tower. Mpore information than I really care to know buts thats just me.