Getting Status Information
•Advanced mode displays technical information about service provider, signal strength, and the number of kilobytes sent and received for the current packet data session. This is mainly used by customer care personnel for troubleshooting purposes.
The following additional information is displayed in Advanced Mode and is typically used for troubleshooting:
Carrier | The hexadecimal equivalent for the service |
No. | provider number of a cell. |
Color | The hexadecimal value for the service |
Code | provider color code. |
SQE | The decimal value for the Signal Quality |
| Estimate in decibels (dB). |
RSSI | The value that represents the signal strength |
| power received in dBm units. |
•Disconnect and Exit. The Mode option menu enables you to disconnect the modem and exit.
Setup Options
Use the Setup option to adjust the rate at which your modem performs self- evaluation tasks.
•Preferences enables you to change your modem’s response time. Response Time is the frequency (in seconds) with which the application will obtain battery level and system description information.
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