Description
READ:* This is a diagnostic monitoring tool
* This does not increase reception
* Custom signal bars need time to calibrate or need to be manually set
* Please read all the description and please don't leave "It don't work" comments; email me....
Displays a persistent customizable signal-bar in your notification area (5-bar). It also records signal statistics and graphs for monitoring.
### This uses Android's raw GSM or CDMA signal values directly! ###
How many times have you had 3 or 4 signal bars yet couldn't make a call or even check your email? Many vendors (or carriers) intentionally pad or incorrectly display the real signal power using the devices built in signal-bar graph. This is where Real Signal's power comes in to help...
Real Signal can be adjusted manually or automatically to report a better and more accurate bar-scale. What Real Signal displays is your dBm signal in truth, but I leave the graphic bar-scale control in YOUR hands to manipulate to YOUR needs (with some help)! Great huh!
*** Instructions ***
I've included a general default CDMA and GSM bar-scale which works well for Samsung and HTC devices(probably others too), but Motorola signals seem different than other vendors. You can use the defaults and adjust the thresholds to properly display a 5 bar-signal graph in your notifications or you can use Real Signal's built-in (auto)signal threshold algorithm to set the 5 bar-scale ranges based on your recorded signal strengths. To use this to its best ability, make sure you calibrate Real Signal by traveling through known WEAK and STRONG signal areas before applying the (auto) signal thresholds. Once you get some decent and accurate thresholds, tweak them as needed or leave them as they are. It's your choice!
For general signal monitoring, DO NOT keep GPS tracking enabled. This will kill your battery quickly! It's not Real Signal that is killing your battery, its the GPS receiver.
*** TIP ***
Signals strengths are scaled from low numeric values to high numeric values. This could be negative values from a low of -120 to a high of -65 or something more simplistic as a low of 1 to a high of 31. Just remember, its always low to high on the number scale, including negative number ranges.
**!! This does NOT increase actual signal strength. !!**
Please use the FEEDBACK TOOL in the app for questions or problems. I can't really help if you leave feedback in the Market comments. Thank you!
anthony
Mar 17, 2011 3:35:30 AM
Love it. Couldn't ask for more :)
Daniel
Mar 12, 2011 4:23:48 PM
Duh people!! This is nothing more than an app that will show you CDMA and 3G sig strength. This is all it was intended to do dummy Eric!
Eric
Feb 28, 2011 5:02:24 PM
@eric- your an idiot. You give all people named 'Eric' a bad name.
eric
Feb 25, 2011 9:51:37 PM
All it does is tell u the signal!!!!!! UNINSTALL!!!!!!!!
Tom
Feb 19, 2011 4:03:42 PM
How does it work. do I adjust the numbers or what do I do? Please email me at oneofakindtc@gmail.com thank you
sex
Feb 17, 2011 3:04:29 PM
The numbers corrospond to Android ASU and not -dBm. I wish we could adjust the color n stuff tho..
richard
Feb 8, 2011 1:50:02 PM
Yes I have a motorola so this doesn't work to well. The evdo bar either flickers or doesn't read correct. Motor Droid
mike
Jan 26, 2011 2:53:47 AM
Works just like it says HTC incredible.
MT
Jan 24, 2011 2:31:51 AM
I always wanted bars like these. It's like my old phone
thamer83
Jan 21, 2011 2:46:12 PM
Seems to work and I like the 2 signal bars.