Real Signal
Free AppAbout Real Signal
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* 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.
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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!
* 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!
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
v4.1.9 - Fixed issue where failed in-app purchase would cause multiple "Purchase Failed" notifications
v4.1.9 - Fixed issue where failed in-app purchase would cause multiple "Purchase Failed" notifications
More downloads Real Signal reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
Version update Real Signal was updated to version 4.1.9
Version update Real Signal was updated to version 4.1.8
More downloads Real Signal reached 50 000 - 250 000 downloads
What are users saying about Real Signal
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it didn't do anything for me. it's really confusing. just installed it and now I'm UNinstalling it.
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It tried for 10 Mins. but its Fake
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I'm sure seeing a lot improvement from mi signal and connection ever since I installed this. Definitely working so far.
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A good app but lacking in doc and help. For that I deduct one star.
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It did absolutely nothing
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this app is great thnks
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Bagus
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out of all the similar apps this is the one i keep. it's not perfect and could use a "help" section to explain some of the mystifying symbols and a few other things but it is basically accurate and easy to use with multiple options for signal data information.
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It measures airplane mode as low signal errantly
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It works
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I'm sure seeing a lot improvement from mi signal and connection ever since I installed this. Definitely working so far.
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Don't work on every phone Tammy not the idiot you are!!
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What the hell is this. I'm uninstaling.
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good
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Very good app, plots the strength over distance and time. LTE doesn't quite work yet (always shows 99 on the signal strength)
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Good
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good
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Good
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Good app
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Rubbish UI
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Ok.good
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Good
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this app is great thnks
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Yes
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Good
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What is it?
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Doesn't work, lots of data, but no tutorial to how to use the data to your advantage. Its worthless to me. I am disappointed.
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WOW...nice apps....Work fine in my SGS2 ICS, it will become best if there is an option to change the signal icon. the green signal bar too dark
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Just what i needed. Get this app. Forget the rest.
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Really does work great I'm not one just say that about anything lol ever
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I don't see no.porblems with this appcation it works really good and I have Samsung galaxy precedent and it works great I'm running it right now and my battery isn't hot at all
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For some reason my phone / battery got super Hot.? Like BS hot it's not funny! - I was using it for 6hrs with the GPS on, but still.? - Uninstalled just in case! - Love the app, very informative data, shows exactly where my carrier dead spots are ... Shame about the heat issues.? HTC Sensation, Rooted.
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Not a user friendly ux interface
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You are an idiot, just because you cant figure it out doesnt mean it's an issue with the program.. nuff said
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Just installed the app. Opening the map requests GPS, and if it's not turned on it shows me in London. But most times I don't need a precise GPS position to see where I am, specially indoors.
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Precisely what I've been looking for!I have a Moto Photon,always had great results with these devices,however;I have used every service since 1995 from,sadly,again,Sprint to AT&T/Cingulair&T-Mobile.Sprint is over rated,poor poor coverage,ASTRONOMICAL$$!!They show I have full 4G coverage at 8600ft!ROAMING,YET STILL no service!My MAIN SPRINT 'TOWER' is 2 states away......in N.M!I look fwd to using this app! 5 stars JUST for the idea!
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I moved over from an iPhone 4 I had been using in for about a year. I noticed that my Galaxy Nexus consistently showed fewer bars, but simply based on only having 4 available I questioned the two scales. Sure enough, the signal limits for each bar are significantly different between the two. So I use this app set to the iPhone limits to get a true comparison. This strategy could work with any two phones.
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A good app but lacking in doc and help. For that I deduct one star.
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Waste of Time train to work this crap app. It f****** suck
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What a shame this once great app has been abandoned for over 4 years. It just won't register the latest 4G/LTE networks - shows no signal. Yet it still works great with 2G & 3G. I bet it's a simple update required - anyone else want to take it on?