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Aiden Strydom
Aiden Strydom

Reputation: 1218

Locating GSM Cell information for any android device Using AT Commands

I would like to retrieve Network information from any Android device.

I know i could use it as a modem (when connected to a PC) and then call AT+KCELL which is exactly what i need - yet i have no idea how to do this while a user isn't operating (IE the device is on but not in any use like telephoning or browsing) the device.

Is this at all possible, the aim is to triangulate my location.

Thanks

Aiden

EDIT

<scan time="20120729232941" distance="50.175018457421366" >
    <gps time="20120729232922" lng="34.9510156" lat="50.49416856" alt="137.60000610351563"         hdg="308.5" spe="16.25" accuracy="4.2426405" />
    <gsmserving mcc="255" mnc="03" lac="53100" id="8512" ss="-93" act="EDGE" rxlev="10" />
    <gsmneighbour mcc="255" mnc="03" lac="53100" id="513" psc="-1" rxlev="16" act="EDGE" />
    <gsmneighbour mcc="255" mnc="03" lac="53100" id="122" psc="-1" rxlev="14" act="EDGE" />
    <gsmneighbour mcc="255" mnc="03" lac="53100" id="121" psc="-1" rxlev="17" act="EDGE" />
    <gsmneighbour mcc="255" mnc="03" lac="53100" id="8513" psc="-1" rxlev="10" act="EDGE" />
</scan>

So that i can extract signal strenth and neighboring towers/cells.

An application on the Market/Play Store which found a way to do this is "Open Signal"

EDIT

I found a simmilar query here: How to properly triangulate GSM cell towers to get a location?

EDIT

Finally i got somewhere

Dialling: *#197328640# from my Galaxy SII, under Debug Screen I get all the info i want.

Is there some way to do this programmatically

The GT-I9100 Baseband Processor (BP/CP) Specifications: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471241

Upvotes: 0

Views: 5684

Answers (2)

Evos
Evos

Reputation: 3915

I would not post you full code, but i think you can find what you need in this sample project http://api.yandex.ru/locator/doc/dg/samples/android_sample.zip . Check WifiAndCellCollector.java class, collectCellInfo() method. I think you could find lots of useful things there. Good luck!

Upvotes: 2

nayab
nayab

Reputation: 2380

Device manufacture (i mean mobile manufacturer )should give interface and support for AT commands to give response.(from PC serial communication)

Upvotes: 1

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