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iPhone Planetbeing releases "Signal2"

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apollo1444

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now works on GSM and CDMA as well!

this app will help you know which carrier offers the best service/reception in your area as it tells you which towers your iPhone can see and which one it is connected to

bit pricey but handy, works on UMTS and LTE
 
apollo1444 said:
now works on GSM and CDMA as well!

this app will help you know which carrier offers the best service/reception in your area as it tells you which towers your iPhone can see and which one it is connected to

bit pricey but handy, works on UMTS and LTE
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A little over the top for the average user, but actually very informative and quite cool :cool:
 
I guess this would be useful for Sprint, but I have Verizon. It's not like I ever have to look for service.
 
Bought signal 1 and signal 2.

Support planetbeing: he's the reason you have evasi0n on your device
 
thadoggfather said:
Bought signal 1 and signal 2.

Support planetbeing: he's the reason you have evasi0n on your device
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+1

I'm one of that average user like someone stated in this thread, but definitely going to buy this to support "planetbeing". Also i donated day before JB became available for iPhone5.
 
im glad it has been updated, i tweeted asking him to, but disappointed I'll have to buy it again.
 
He's the reason we can even run it in the first place. :)

$2.99 isn't too much to say thank you for the tremendous effort to make our mobile computing lives better. I bought v1 before and paid again for v2. Won't ever practically use it, but just wanted to give back a small token of gratitude.
 
Yeah it's not as bad as IntelliscreenX, $9.99 when I bought it in 2010, iOS 5 support, then $4.99 upgrade fee for iOS 6 support.

But I did it anyways...

And in the case of Signal, it's going to the Godfather of jailbreaks.

saurik said it well too, and planetbeing, you're buying the app for support for the version you're on.

If you want infinite support, look elsewhere. Getting lifetime support for buying Angry Birds for $1 I'd imagine isn't as much coding-slavery as getting your unsupported (a la Apple guidelines) tweak running on major re-written iOS versions (even if they look the same, in the case of iOS 5 vs. iOS 6 with not many new feature sets) especially when it's written by one person or maybe a few, as opposed to an entire development team under the umbrella of a company..

/end rant

but at the same time, I understand people's frustration with upgrade fees. In the case of planetbeing's work, one shouldn't complain ;) It's not like you can't live without Signal anyways (even though I do find the application cool)
 
Here I was all excited to use this but the mapping is way off!! Even after the update today. I have an att cell 2 blocks away (in line of sight) and it's showing me it's connected to a tower in a lake northeast of me! Wonder what's going on?
 
imagineadam said:
Here I was all excited to use this but the mapping is way off!! Even after the update today. I have an att cell 2 blocks away (in line of sight) and it's showing me it's connected to a tower in a lake northeast of me! Wonder what's going on?
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Could be lots of variables on why its showing you connected to a tower further away, such as the further tower is broadcasting with a stronger signal by design, or the nearby tower is temporarily down, or as the previous poster suggested, you're connected on LTE currently, and that nearby tower isn't yet been upgraded to LTE (assuming of course, its an AT&T tower).

With networking, there's always lots of variables...
;-)
 
If there is an option to auto connect to any carrier, why would i want to do it manually?
 
headcase said:
Could be lots of variables on why its showing you connected to a tower further away, such as the further tower is broadcasting with a stronger signal by design, or the nearby tower is temporarily down, or as the previous poster suggested, you're connected on LTE currently, and that nearby tower isn't yet been upgraded to LTE (assuming of course, its an AT&T tower).

With networking, there's always lots of variables...
;-)
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It's shown me a tower literally located in a lake though. And everywhere else it's shown a tower I have driven to see if one exists and there is nothing! Something weird is going on with it. And no there is no LTE where I am. I'm on hspa+ att. I've toggled to edge also and the towers are screwed up with that too.
 
Looks like a really cool app, I'm tempted to try it since I live in the country and my signal is kinda weak, now was wondering if Verizon would know I'm JB since a regular user can't switch towers..And isn't there a chance of connecting to a tower I shouldn't be on and get charged roaming fees??

Just curious..
 
hgrimberg said:
If there is an option to auto connect to any carrier, why would i want to do it manually?
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stunter2b said:
Looks like a really cool app, I'm tempted to try it since I live in the country and my signal is kinda weak, now was wondering if Verizon would know I'm JB since a regular user can't switch towers..And isn't there a chance of connecting to a tower I shouldn't be on and get charged roaming fees??

Just curious..
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This app displays information only, it doesn't allow to to connect to a different tower.
 
TC25 said:
This app displays information only, it doesn't allow to to connect to a different tower.
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So then what is the point of having this app? Just for the curiosity of knowing what cell tower I am connected to? How could this information help me improving my signal? I dont quite get it.
 
thadoggfather said:
Bought signal 1 and signal 2.

Support planetbeing: he's the reason you have evasi0n on your device
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Huh. Okay, you got me. I doubt I'll ever have any use for Signal 2, but you're right, we should support him.

:)

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dhlizard said:
Could this because of 4G vs LTE data capabilities ?
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Hmmm. I see, I think.

You're saying his iPhone is trying to hold onto a -90 dB signal from an LTE array instead of switching to a -60 dB signal from a 4G array?
 
Cell towers in Lake Superior???
 

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Mapping Issue

First off Thank You Planetbeing.

I am somewhat disappointed in the Signal2 the mapping ability.
Like previous posters the App is mapping towers where I know for a fact there are none or even within a few mile radius. ie, in the middle of a large lake.
Out of the many towers mapped, in my estimation only one is mapped correctly.
Maybe it will be fixed in the future.
 
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imagineadam said:
Here I was all excited to use this but the mapping is way off!! Even after the update today. I have an att cell 2 blocks away (in line of sight) and it's showing me it's connected to a tower in a lake northeast of me! Wonder what's going on?
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this has happened to me, when the connection drops to 3G or faux 4G it'll connect me to really nearby towers but when I prefer LTE it connects me to an antenna that it is not particulary close, yet I get good signal around 3-4 bars of LTE.

LTE is still scarce, I'm guessing with time all towers will be upgraded

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hgrimberg said:
So then what is the point of having this app? Just for the curiosity of knowing what cell tower I am connected to? How could this information help me improving my signal? I dont quite get it.
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it shows you info on the antenna its connected to and which other towers the iPhone can see (meaning you can swap sims and know which carrier has the better gear/coverage/antennas? )

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imagineadam said:
Cell towers in Lake Superior???
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send him feedback over twitter @planetbeing
 
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