Best handset for "technical" mobile surveys etc?

jchamier · 10-01-2015, 15:04

I was wondering which handset the others on this forum use to find out data about their network connection?

e.g. the iPhone shows useful information in the field test mode, but you can't search to see which networks are available in the area by technology. The Moto G 4G is useful as you can set the mode to LTE only and then do a network search, but there is no way to get the freq band or the channel bandwidth data, unlike the iPhone.

So there has to be one handset which has the best combination of technical info for those who are "mast spotters" - Ha Ha!

Anyone know?

InfamousTeal · 11-01-2015, 20:13

Have to say I'd be interested in this

Thine Wonk · 11-01-2015, 20:41

The LG G3 has a really cool hidden menu on 3845#855# be warned there are settings in there that you should never touch, but you can go 4G only in there by drilling into the LTE only section. You can also select the actual 4G band and only connect to that band.

jabbamk1 · 11-01-2015, 20:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thine Wonk

The LG G3 has a really cool hidden menu on 3845#855# be warned there are settings in there that you should never touch, but you can go 4G only in there by drilling into the LTE only section. You can also select the actual 4G band and only connect to that band.

Does this code work on the UK models thine?

Thine Wonk · 11-01-2015, 20:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by jabbamk1

Does this code work on the UK models thine?

Yup

http://oi57.tinypic.com/2rnerl3.jpg

http://oi59.tinypic.com/6dtobr.jpg

jabbamk1 · 11-01-2015, 20:50

Ah awesome. Thanks for letting me know. For some reason I thought it only works with the Korean models.

Here is mine for reference.
http://s481.photobucket.com/user/jab...upg08.png.html

There are loads more features and menu's as well.

Thine Wonk · 11-01-2015, 20:57

Yeah a warning to people who happen to find this thread, those menus are usually hidden for a reason! I should imagine there are things in there that it isn't wise to change! However the band selection and network modes reset on reboot.

I like that yours tells you the frequency block too, handy as I do forget which is which and have to look them up. It'll be good for testing when Three start rolling out 800Mhz, although I'll probably have the LG G9 by then

moox · 11-01-2015, 21:00

The Nexus 5 is pretty useless in this regard, you get control of what technology you want to use, but the change band thing just has one option, "USA band", and I'm not about to find out what that does.

There are at least two variants of the N5 (one for the US, one for everyone else) so maybe it's the equivalent of that

jabbamk1 · 11-01-2015, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thine Wonk

Yeah a warning to people who happen to find this thread, those menus are usually hidden for a reason! I should imagine there are things in there that it isn't wise to change! However the band selection and network modes reset on reboot.

I like that yours tells you the frequency block too, handy as I do forget which is which and have to look them up. It'll be good for testing when Three start rolling out 800Mhz, although I'll probably have the LG G9 by then

Yeh, I was playing around and accidently disabled all outgoing text messages....

Took me about an hour to sort that one out!

steffangl · 11-01-2015, 22:18

On BlackBerry you can enter the engineering menu and see various bits of info related to the cell you're connected to. You can even select an individual cell to remain connected to!

InfamousTeal · 11-01-2015, 23:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by steffangl

On BlackBerry you can enter the engineering menu and see various bits of info related to the cell you're connected to. You can even select an individual cell to remain connected to!

Can you tell us how?

Gigabit · 12-01-2015, 07:00

The iPhone strangely can give you quite a lot of info, including the frequency band, bandwith, cell ID, etc.

I say strange as Apple doesn't normally include access to things which may confuse the average user, you would have thought this was the first thing Android would include but nope.

Gigabit · 12-01-2015, 07:01

jabba and/or thine: does the band selection work on 2G/3G also?

10-01-2015, 15:04	#1
jchamier Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: This forum Posts: 3,392	Best handset for "technical" mobile surveys etc? I was wondering which handset the others on this forum use to find out data about their network connection? e.g. the iPhone shows useful information in the field test mode, but you can't search to see which networks are available in the area by technology. The Moto G 4G is useful as you can set the mode to LTE only and then do a network search, but there is no way to get the freq band or the channel bandwidth data, unlike the iPhone. So there has to be one handset which has the best combination of technical info for those who are "mast spotters" - Ha Ha! Anyone know?

11-01-2015, 20:13	#2
InfamousTeal Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 303	Have to say I'd be interested in this

11-01-2015, 20:41	#3
Thine Wonk Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14,577	The LG G3 has a really cool hidden menu on 3845#855# be warned there are settings in there that you should never touch, but you can go 4G only in there by drilling into the LTE only section. You can also select the actual 4G band and only connect to that band.

11-01-2015, 20:45	#4
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by Thine Wonk The LG G3 has a really cool hidden menu on 3845#855# be warned there are settings in there that you should never touch, but you can go 4G only in there by drilling into the LTE only section. You can also select the actual 4G band and only connect to that band. Does this code work on the UK models thine?

11-01-2015, 20:47	#5
Thine Wonk Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14,577	Quote: Originally Posted by jabbamk1 Does this code work on the UK models thine? Yup http://oi57.tinypic.com/2rnerl3.jpg http://oi59.tinypic.com/6dtobr.jpg

11-01-2015, 20:50	#6
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Ah awesome. Thanks for letting me know. For some reason I thought it only works with the Korean models. Here is mine for reference. http://s481.photobucket.com/user/jab...upg08.png.html There are loads more features and menu's as well.

11-01-2015, 20:57	#7
Thine Wonk Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14,577	Yeah a warning to people who happen to find this thread, those menus are usually hidden for a reason! I should imagine there are things in there that it isn't wise to change! However the band selection and network modes reset on reboot. I like that yours tells you the frequency block too, handy as I do forget which is which and have to look them up. It'll be good for testing when Three start rolling out 800Mhz, although I'll probably have the LG G9 by then

11-01-2015, 21:00	#8
moox Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14,645	The Nexus 5 is pretty useless in this regard, you get control of what technology you want to use, but the change band thing just has one option, "USA band", and I'm not about to find out what that does. There are at least two variants of the N5 (one for the US, one for everyone else) so maybe it's the equivalent of that

11-01-2015, 21:22	#9
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by Thine Wonk Yeah a warning to people who happen to find this thread, those menus are usually hidden for a reason! I should imagine there are things in there that it isn't wise to change! However the band selection and network modes reset on reboot. I like that yours tells you the frequency block too, handy as I do forget which is which and have to look them up. It'll be good for testing when Three start rolling out 800Mhz, although I'll probably have the LG G9 by then Yeh, I was playing around and accidently disabled all outgoing text messages.... Took me about an hour to sort that one out!

11-01-2015, 22:18	#10
steffangl Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 312	On BlackBerry you can enter the engineering menu and see various bits of info related to the cell you're connected to. You can even select an individual cell to remain connected to!

11-01-2015, 23:52	#11
InfamousTeal Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 303	Quote: Originally Posted by steffangl On BlackBerry you can enter the engineering menu and see various bits of info related to the cell you're connected to. You can even select an individual cell to remain connected to! Can you tell us how?

12-01-2015, 07:00	#12
Gigabit Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,887	The iPhone strangely can give you quite a lot of info, including the frequency band, bandwith, cell ID, etc. I say strange as Apple doesn't normally include access to things which may confuse the average user, you would have thought this was the first thing Android would include but nope.

12-01-2015, 07:01	#13
Gigabit Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,887	jabba and/or thine: does the band selection work on 2G/3G also?

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