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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Dan! For those who are Android users (specifically the Samsung Galaxy S4 with Verizon), look under Settings -> Connections -> More Networks -> Mobile Networks, and you will see a Signal Strength entry in dBm. It might be a bit different for other phones/providers. Roger N5RWK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> w5sfa [mailto:w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dan White<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 18, 2015 10:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> W5SFA Reflector<br><b>Subject:</b> [W5SFA] Iphone DB readings<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For Iphone users.. Dan W5AOV<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Ever find yourself questioning how accurate those little signal strength dots are on your iPhone?</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Luckily, there's a trick to reveal your iPhone's true signal strength, and it takes less than a minute to enable.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>First, you'll need to access a hidden app on your phone called Field Test Mode. To do this, you'll need to open up your Phone app and dial the following number, *3001#12345#* , including the asterisks and hashtag, and tap "Call."</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>This opens up Field Test Mode, which is mostly filled with menus of cell signal jargon that you don't need to worry about. What you're interested in is the tiny number in the upper left-hand corner of your iPhone, which should have replaced those cell signal dots.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5474e6cdeab8ea153e222db7-1200-1091/thapicture.jpg" alt="Field Test app"></span><em><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#EEEEEE'>Business Insider</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Here, for example, my iPhone is showing my cell signal to be -59.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>While that number can vary anywhere from -40 to -130, it will always be negative, and the closer that number is to zero, the better your cell signal, </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#00709A'>according to OSX Daily.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> The best signal you can get would be -40, and no signal at all would be -130.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>To exit Field Test Mode, you can simply tap the home button and you'll be brought back to your iPhone's home screen, no harm done.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Now, you can always repeat this process to enter Field Test Mode and see your true cellular signal, but if you'd like the ability to always check that number without going through that hassle, you can set things up so your iPhone will display both numbers if you just tap the signal dots in the future.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>To be able to peek at your true signal strength number you need to get back into Field Test Mode by redialing *3001#12345#* and tapping "Call."</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>You'll be brought to the Field Test App, but instead of using the home button to exit, hold down your iPhone's power/sleep button until it shows the "Slide to power off" screen and then hold the down your iPhone's home button, which will force quit Field Test App.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>You'll be back to your iPhone's homescreen, but this time you should notice that your signal strength number has replaced your signal strength dots.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Read more: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-see-your-iphones-true-cell-signal-strength-2014-11#ixzz3jEF1FA9x"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#003399;text-decoration:none'>http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-see-your-iphones-true-cell-signal-strength-2014-11#ixzz3jEF1FA9x</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>