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NEXTEL 18 ... have a question

Protege

May 11, 2006, 10:08 AM
I have a question for you. Is there a way to do a field test similar to how you can do on TDMA handsets to determine what system a phone is camping on? Let me know if you need elaboration.
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Protege

May 11, 2006, 10:09 AM
BTW, GSM HANDSETS (NOKIA/MOTOROLA) ARE WHAT I'M INQUIRING ABOUT.
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Protege

May 11, 2006, 10:54 AM
??
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nextel18

May 11, 2006, 10:59 AM
sorry, didnt see this message..

yes there is a way but i dont know off hand.
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Protege

May 11, 2006, 11:05 AM
Do you know where I can find out?
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nextel18

May 11, 2006, 11:13 AM
well people on here might know.. (rich might know)

you can ask tech support or if you know some field techs..

i know what exactly you are talking about, but i forgot the way to do it off hand.
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Protege

May 11, 2006, 11:13 AM
Can you help?
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simplymarcus

May 11, 2006, 12:29 PM
No You cannot do that on GSM. You can run field test on TDMA and GAIT but not GSM.
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AshDizzle

May 11, 2006, 1:11 PM
If you do some seem editing and activate the engineering menu on GSM motorolas, I remember seeing something in there about a field test or something. What does it do?
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Protege

May 11, 2006, 1:27 PM
I dont know. ANYONE?????
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AshDizzle

May 11, 2006, 2:28 PM
Why are you asking about field test if you don't even know what it does?
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Protege

May 11, 2006, 2:49 PM
I do know what it does. I misunderstood your statement. My purpose is to determine what system a phone is camping on.

🤭
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blindsk8chick

May 11, 2006, 7:20 PM
I feel left out... ☹️

okay, all better now!

I don't even know what any of this means! 🤣
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Protege

May 11, 2006, 2:50 PM
Field tests allow you to view some of the internal progamming and the network on which a phone camps on.
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