IMEI
*#06# displays IMEI on 8700, NOT on 6200, 7500, 8200
To activate RBS:
(pause
means the * key held in until box appears)
[pause]
[pause] [pause] 1 1 3 [pause] 1 [pause] [ok]
You
now have to press the [MENU] and scroll to the 'Eng Field Options'
function with the keys, and enable it.
To
de-activate RBS,
[pause]
[pause] [pause] 1 1 3 [pause] 0 [pause] [ok]
This
only works with some versions of software. Please report what works and
doesn't for you.
Reported
working, by country:
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d460:
IT
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6200
Flare: UK (Orange), AU
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7500:
IT (model: F16 HW: 5.2 SW: 2.1)
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8200:
ES, AU, NL, BE
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8400:
IT, NL
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8700:
AU, IT, SG, DE, ES, ZA
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Uses
of RBS:
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Distance
From Base Station - Place a call, when it is answered, press
[MENU] until 'Eng Field Option' is displayed, press [OK], select
'Active Cell', press [OK], press [MENU] until 'Time Adv xxx' appears,
where xxx is a number. Multiply this number by 550, and the result is
the distance from the RBS (Radio Base Station), in meters.
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Signal
Quality - press [MENU] until 'Eng Field Option' is displayed,
press [OK], select 'Active Cell', press [OK], press [MENU] until 'C1'
appears. This is the signal quality. If it becomes negative for longer
than 5 seconds, a new cell is selected.
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