Hello, I hope someone can help!
We have an application running on a variety of Windows Mobile devices linking to an office program via UDP over the 02 GPRS network. This has been running fine on over 1000 devices for the past 3 years until 20/09/08 when the data reception has become intermittent/unreliable. 02 claim not to have changed anything at their end and we know of other companies still running on 02 so it must be possible!
What we need is for someone on a voluntary / one-off fee basis to look at our code and identify the issue so that we can make any necessary changes.
Hopefully someone out there can help us? Obviously time is really of the essence too
Matthew Bradford
[email protected]
All sorted now - thanks for looking!
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Hi,
I am a MSc Student, I have decided to implement a Mobile tracking system using GSM, not using GPS as a proof of concept. Since I am new to this subject, can some one point me to a right start point.
thanx
Ganesh
I think this has been done before:
http://www.navizon.com/
Thanx for the reply,
I forgot to tell one other othing. My project, not only find the location of the callee. If I receive a call from a person I should know where is he calling from. I know that I cannot pin point without a GPS, atleast if I can get a redias from the nearest cell tower.
If I can get a database of all the Cell ID and their GEO location, can I do something with that ?
ganesh
I think the operator will only tell your handset the caller's caller ID in the form of phone number instead of cell ID. It's kind of intrusion of privacy if an operator does that.
Frankly, if the operator really does that - you won't need to research it right now - someone must have exploited it long time ago
See also the POLS project on SourceForge:
http://pols.sourceforge.net/software
even if some sendt that info i doubt all do
as it's not an official part of the std.
Is'nt this illegal???
Thanx for everyone replied,
I got soem sort of a info.
ganesh
the only thing which could be illegal is that the cellphone operators send
that info to the call reciever which is why i say that for those very legal reasons i doubt all operators send it and it's not a native part of the gsm std
Hello all
I've been reading this forum for some months now and i like the windows'es and informations i've found here on my Hermes device
But now i have some questions on using the often integrated tool field test.
I've found out that with the IMSI-catcher (german wikipedia as one of the sources), that are more and more often used semi-legal by the police(here in europe there are a lot of 'GA-90' devices sold to the police and other institutions), it is possible to listen to phone calls(man in the middle attack), by just 'emulating' the strongest phone-cell in the area, to which the device connects instead of connecting to the provider's cell.
I also read that it would be possible to find out if there was an imsi-catcher device active in the area near you or not. The only thing needed is a special monitor software (field test?) that observes the MNC(Mobile Network Codes) behavior(appearently you need 2 handy's from the same provider with the monitoring software running).
But they didn't explain exactly on which behavior you should pay attention.
Since I could use 2 windows mobile devices to test this out, I am searching for more detailled information on this subject, and the first place that came in my mind was xda-developers
I allready did search this forum for the subject imsi catcher, and the only thing I've found is this.
google result
so one person who tries to change hies imei number, and another one who doesn't seem to know exactly what an imsi catcher can do.
Is here anyone who knows more?
I know that where I live, there are pple who make abuse with IMSI-catchers(catching calls without the permission from a judge or similar, or even one time someone listening to his girlfriends phone calls to see if she's cheating(and she did and that was the reason he left her))And yes this one was a young policeman who told that to his friends and even was proud of it.
I also dislike the fact that the handy, instead of the encrypted one with the provider's cell, has an non encrypted connection to the imsi catcher(if not there would be no possibility for a listening man in the middle attack).
I also read about the cellphones from http://www.cryptophone.de/
Appearently they do allways have encrypted conversations even through an Imsi-catcher. But if that would be true, the other side will need the same handy to decrypt it again. Because it has to encrypt, the allready encrypted data traffic with the provider's cell, if not it can't allow any protection against IMSI -Catcher devices. I also ask myself if, depending on where u want to use it, the 2nd encryption could produce a to huge phone traffic that could result p.ex. in a robot voice...
Anyone who could light me up?
Or is there any software able of reencrypting the encrypted transfer on windows mobile devices?technically it should be possible(2nd phone dialer installed so you choose the normal one for normal calls and 2nd one for calls with pple who also have this software installed on their phones)perhaps not with an 256 bit encryption but perhaps with a 128 or 64 bit encryption...
BTW, if there would be anyone able to programm such a hot piece of software for windows mobile devices I wouldn't have any problem to donate him with paypal, and i suppose other pple would do the sameAnd no I don't wanna replace that by Voip or skype via HTC...
Thanks in advance
Patrick
So no one who knows more about this?
I would be very happy if i could at least test if they're really used that often as they say they are(where i live).
And since i could try it in different major 'cities' over here, i suppose catching a imsi catcher soon or later
I'm quite curios if all the pple, telling that there is a lot of abuse with these machines, are right, or if that's all nonsens...
It would be nice if a warning icon could be integrated into Windows Mobile or the dialer to indicate that a call is not being encrypted. Read the Wikipedia entry for IMSI-catcher for more info. I'm guessing CDMA is largely unaffected since the hole seems to rely on the UMTS spec's backward-compatibility with GSM.
I'd also like to note that Skype is the way to go for true endpoint to endpoint call encryption. You know, if you're a gangster or something and need to brush off the popos. It would be interesting to investigate whether the WM6 integrated VOIP stack requires authentication/encryption.
Greetings.
I've just managed (finaly!!!) to flash my old p3600 Trinity and after various
attempts (Mary 33 and 37; then FinixndOver and others i've decided to
adopt «nAr.icke.WM6.5.MANILA.21895.WWE», which i averaged attractive
& userfriendly enough for an almost newbe as i am.
But suddenly i was flabberghasted by a stupid problem: my local GMT (Lisbon)
+351 does not exists in a long database that comprises such worldwide citties
as Tonga and Aardvark for instance...
My regional GMT is '0', as London and Dublin BUT the country prefix is (+351)
and not (900) as it appears in the phonepad when i try to mark a phone # &
execute a phone call. This prevents receiving and sending either phone os sms
services.
Could any kind soul enlight me, please, as per what to do?
As long as it's simple enough for a near twit to understand and perform...
Thanking for any adequate help.
N'Rique
Too many words -- mea culpa.
Rephrasing then: how can one edit the prefix digits of one missing country in the GMT list of HTC GMT locations.
My example: i need that GMT 0 with country prefix +351 (Lisbon, Portugal),
be available to selected. Presently i had to opt for GMT 0 London, Dublin
but the prefetched prefix (which is not 351, at all -- but very different)
suposedly prevents placing -- both sending and receiving -- local phone calls and sms.
I'll very much appreciate some help on this issue.
Afterall i average that it is one of the manifold vocations of this site.
Thanks for your possible attention.
N'Rique
NO ONE?
ANYBODY OUT THERE?
How to convince my htc to act as a phone?
how can i convince my recently flashed htc p3600 (wm 6.1 Ausdim 4.x) to work
as a phone?
GMT LOCALS database forgot all about the existence of one of the oldest capitals in the world: Lisbon, Portugal. But it includes AARDVARK, TONGA and
SESHKWASHEN - Worldwide known citties, as everyone knows!!.
Result: GMT 0 - and prefix +351 are absent in the available time zone items to
select and probably on account of that, suddenly my device behaves faster and
stable BUT does not make or receive phone calls and/or sms!!!
Whatever i do (communicatons mngr,chnging SIM cards aso) phone status is
allways NOT CONNECTED.
PLease, i would much appreciate some kind and adequate help on this issue.
Regards,
N'Rique
Is anyone listening?
Is n't there one single EXPERT that has some knowledge to share and help me out of this catch22 scene?
Am i incurring in some major fault that ostracizes me?
Please enlight me here.
PLEASE.
. .PLEASE!!!
. .PLEASE???!
Shouting is unpolite but nobody seems to pay any attention...
I'm astonished...
GOOD GRIEF!
After reading many posts across various forums and buried in the comments of threads spanning many years--I've summed up moving from Verizon to Page Plus in one document. This is the 2014 definitive step-by-step guide to manually programming the 4G LTE Verizon HTC Thunderbolt Smartphone for use with Page Plus Cellular (PPC). This guide might also serve for Kitty Wireless and other PPC resellers. Topics include: (1) Porting your phone number from VZW to PPC (2) Checklist of everything you'll need to succeed (3) Device driver and software installation (4) Configuration & DIY Free Programming (5) Activation (6) PPC Account & Plan Finalization
I hope this benefits anyone still using this excellent smartphone. I gave up my unlimited data on VZW and moved to PPC after realizing I mostly use WiFi these days and was not taking full advantage of unlimited data on a 4G LTE network. Saving $696 per year is a great incentive. I give credit and reference all of the various posts that were summed up. Rather than attempt to reformat the document as a forum post I've made it available on Google Drive. I hope that's fine. I've attached it to this post as a DOCX. Hopefully one or both of these methods works.
http docs.google.com document/d/17Tmz2R-DEHRQqQZmbEPALR7UIYNYyZO8aqBi2_AOFn0/edit?usp=sharing
Peace ~
corezion said:
After reading many posts across various forums and buried in the comments of threads spanning many years--I've summed up moving from Verizon to Page Plus in one document. This is the 2014 definitive step-by-step guide to manually programming the 4G LTE Verizon HTC Thunderbolt Smartphone for use with Page Plus Cellular (PPC). This guide might also serve for Kitty Wireless and other PPC resellers. Topics include: (1) Porting your phone number from VZW to PPC (2) Checklist of everything you'll need to succeed (3) Device driver and software installation (4) Configuration & DIY Free Programming (5) Activation (6) PPC Account & Plan Finalization
I hope this benefits anyone still using this excellent smartphone. I gave up my unlimited data on VZW and moved to PPC after realizing I mostly use WiFi these days and was not taking full advantage of unlimited data on a 4G LTE network. Saving $696 per year is a great incentive. I give credit and reference all of the various posts that were summed up. Rather than attempt to reformat the document as a forum post I've made it available on Google Drive. I hope that's fine. I've attached it to this post as a DOCX. Hopefully one or both of these methods works.
http docs.google.com document/d/17Tmz2R-DEHRQqQZmbEPALR7UIYNYyZO8aqBi2_AOFn0/edit?usp=sharing
Peace ~
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Thanks a lot for the updated guide. I was hoping to use this to turn on data on my Thunderbolt (voice already works).
However, I am stuck on the part about connecting the phone to the PC. My laptop is on Windows 8.1 Pro. No matter which HTC sync version/drivers I use, the laptop does not recognize the phone.
I tried downloading an older version of HTC Sync, but that did not work either.
I experienced the same setback and, instead of troubleshooting further, used an old Windows XP laptop. See if you can find access to an older machine for the purpose of programming your phone. Perhaps a family member, friend, neighbor, cybercafe, or yard sale.
Before XP was EOL Microsoft offered a downloadable kit to install XP within Windows 7 etc as a virtual machine for running older applications. I'm not sure if USB devices were accessible within the VM. Another option might be WINE from within Linux but I've never attempted that either. The easiest route is to find a 32-bit machine you can borrow.
There may be a simple 64-bit driver workaround but I'm not yet aware of what that might be. When I have some free time, I'll explore the 64-bit driver dilemma and if I'm successful I'll update the documentation.
corezion said:
After reading many posts across various forums and buried in the comments of threads spanning many years--I've summed up moving from Verizon to Page Plus in one document. This is the 2014 definitive step-by-step guide to manually programming the 4G LTE Verizon HTC Thunderbolt Smartphone for use with Page Plus Cellular (PPC). This guide might also serve for Kitty Wireless and other PPC resellers. Topics include: (1) Porting your phone number from VZW to PPC (2) Checklist of everything you'll need to succeed (3) Device driver and software installation (4) Configuration & DIY Free Programming (5) Activation (6) PPC Account & Plan Finalization
I hope this benefits anyone still using this excellent smartphone. I gave up my unlimited data on VZW and moved to PPC after realizing I mostly use WiFi these days and was not taking full advantage of unlimited data on a 4G LTE network. Saving $696 per year is a great incentive. I give credit and reference all of the various posts that were summed up. Rather than attempt to reformat the document as a forum post I've made it available on Google Drive. I hope that's fine. I've attached it to this post as a DOCX. Hopefully one or both of these methods works.
http docs.google.com document/d/17Tmz2R-DEHRQqQZmbEPALR7UIYNYyZO8aqBi2_AOFn0/edit?usp=sharing
Peace ~
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I was able to follow the instructions and get the voice working. Many thanks for this detailed instruction.
using DFS to change the phone settings works fine on non-9k port. but on 9k port, lots of the parameter was "read only", not allow to change.
I must have a sim card in the phone, otherwise it will stuck in dailing. Incoming calls/txt was first not working at all, but suddenly working and working since. i would guess it has to do i was calling when someone called me, but i have no proof.
Separate question: I am not able to use "settings->software upgrade->check new" to upgrade my phone from gingerband to icecream. Pageplus said they don't support and their OTA will ruin 4g phone. do you know any alternative way?
stupid question: i activated in diag+modem mode. Now everything completes, when the phone restarts, it still do that. do i need to disable it?
Halp!
FIRST A HUGE THANK YOU!
your walk through combined with the one where I found the link to yours both let me set up my phone after a friend accidentally factory reset my store flashed phone lol.
From never flashing a phone to scrounging up the software and getting my phone set up and working without spending a dime!:good:
Now that I have a better understanding I am hoping you guys with more experience can help me figure out shy I'm stuck on 1x
everything else is working except 3g when i boot the phone i see 3g for about a milisecond then just 1x
No matter how many times I enter the "vzw" passwords for PAP, PPP, etc and write them to the phone they are gone when I read the phone.
Everything else is there, [email protected] sticks but not the passwords.
Hello anyone... Please i would like to know if this (what i read on a blog) is real or how can it be acheived!
*** INTRO STORY***
I am from Lagos,Nigeria. In my country, the charge for data on Android, iPhone and Window Devices are very exorbitant. Users of these devices (Who cant afford it) have been yelling and complaining to Network providers but all to no avail. But the Blackberry device users enjoy SO MUCH data for a very good price. It is said its because of its data compression which the device has is what makes it so.
With just $6.15 (NGN1000) Blackberry Device users can get a data cap of 3GB for 1Month, which the same $6.15 can only give 200MB to an Android user for same 1Month... The Android user will pay $18.44 to get 1GB/Month of data on an average Nigerian Network.
Thats what we android users face in my Country. Sometimes we try to tweak the android device to use the Blackberry Internet Service Plan (BIS) data plan but it would not work out. A long time ago, changing the APN of an Android phone to "blackberry.net" makes the Blackberry plan work on the Android but was later detected and blocked by the network providers. It is said the Network providers use a software which reads a phone's IMEI and detects if its a Blackberry device or an Android device before allowing it to use the subscribed plan.
***THE MAIN QUESTION***
I read in a blog that one can now change the IMEI of Android device to a Blackberry so the Network Providers' Software would be tricked into thinking the phone is a Blackberry device and allowed to used the Blackberry Internet Service Plan (BIS). I didnt believe this cos i always think ITS IMPOSSIBLE!!!
>>> Heres the procedure to CHANGING THE IMEI. <<<
A Software GIPBB is download and installed on a PC, This software generates the BB IMEI.
The IMEI is noted down for later use.
Then TERMINAL EMULATOR is launched and SU granted on the Android device and the following command is launched.
'AT+EGMR=1,7,"IMEI_NUMBER"'>/dev/pttycmd1
Reboot and its done...
So i will like to know, IS THIS FOR REAL?. Is it possible? Can that be achieved? I will like the Android Dev Gurus to help with this. Also if theres a means to achieve this, I'm sure we will welcome it at a reasonable price.
Thanks...