See all network signal strengths to help decide network

tw0nk

Hi All,

I am currently with o2 and the signal strength in my house is very poor, is there anyway I can get my phone to show the signal strengths of all networks so I can see which network provides strongest signal and change to that network?

blaz

tw0nk wrote: »

Hi All,

I am currently with o2 and the signal strength in my house is very poor, is there anyway I can get my phone to show the signal strengths of all networks so I can see which network provides strongest signal and change to that network?

Get a prepay SIM from all the networks and try them in your (unlocked) handset.

tw0nk

never thought of that! cheers blaz!

kirving

You can manually select you network (in phone/network settings) and get a list of all the available networks. You can do this if you network has very bad, or no signal, although it will cost you quite a bit more to make calls.

You can then see how many bars of signal you have. This isnt always linear though, just because you have 2 of 4 bars, does not always mean the signal strength is 50% of the ideal. Sometimes 4/4 means over 75% and 1 of 4 may mean less than 10%.

You can, if you phone is able, install a free program called "CellTrack", which will give you the actual singal strength/percentage.

I'm not sure how accurate this program is, as a week signal does not nessecarily mean bad call quality. I think you phone "signal" meter generally displays the call quality you can expect at that location.

blaz

Kevin Irving wrote: »

You can manually select you network (in phone/network settings) and get a list of all the available networks. You can do this if you network has very bad, or no signal, although it will cost you quite a bit more to make calls.

You can then see how many bars of signal you have.

No, you can't. Unless your current operator has a roaming agreement with the other operators, you won't be able to logon to their network.

ardmacha

Get hold of a free UK sim that can roam on all of the networks.