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NetMonitor in Nokia phones (7/7)

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  1. What is it ?
  2. Do I need it ?
  3. Does my phone use more power with NetMonitor enabled ?
  4. How to activate it ?
  5. Which NetMonitor version can be activated in my phone ?
  6. Does NetMonitor activation void warranty ?
  7. NetMonitor menu in my phone has different number than 10. Is it normal ?
  8. NetMonitor menu in my phone has 11 number, hovewer previous position has 9 number. Is it normal ?
  9. How to use it ?
  10. Can I damage my phone ?
  11. Glossary
  12. Description of the individual tests
  13. You can also use a program...
  14. Can I use NetMonitor without SIM card inserted, without PIN number entered or when SIM card is not active ?
  15. How can I disable NetMonitor ?
  16. Do I need to disable NetMonitor before sending my phone to the service ?
  17. Is it possible to re-activate NetMonitor after disabling it ?
  18. Is NetMonitor available in analog Nokia phones ?
  19. Does NetMonitor allow to use phone like broadcast station ?
  20. I don't have all described tests in my phone. Why ? Can I increase their number ?
  21. Does NetMonitor allow to identify place, where is my interlocutor ?
  22. Does NetMonitor allow to identify place, where am I ?
  23. What are NetMonitor codes ?
  24. Is it the truth, that in phones with additional hardware changing frequency band NetMonitor doesn't work correct ?
  25. Where can I find description of FBUS/MBUS protocol and commands connected with NetMonitor ?
  26. Information sources
  27. Additional information

Menu 10-90

In Nokia 9110 this test looks like follows:

 Cover  aaaa
 CarKit bbbb
 Heads  cccc
 
CoverCnt
CarKitCnt
HeadsetCnt  
 

Because Nokia 9110 seems to be 100% hardware compatible with 6110, method of simulating headset and car kit should be the same (see Menu 10-75). First of them you can simulate using Menu 10-92 too (when you use it, value of the counter from this test doesn't change !). I recommend to read page http://n9k.ats.pl/tipsframes_eng.html, where you will find more informations about it (for example, another ways to simulate them)...

here's for Nokia 5190:

M:DCS:DO4100
D:HPA:NTM:NC
D:REA:OFS:RU
0000000:000
MODESERVSIM 
DCS AMPSMOD
DPWRAPWRSMC
PRILIST

and in Nokia 7110 looks like follows:

PS0 aaaa
EC0 bbbbbbbb
PS1 cccc
EC1 dddddddd
PS0 FFFE
EC0 00000003
PS1 FFF8
EC1 00000002
Page0 Status
EraseCounter
Page1 Status
EraseCounter

Menu 10-91

In Nokia 9110:

   RESET 
   MISC
  COUNTERS  
 
  Use menu  
  to reset
    misc
  counters

By direct enter to this test you can reset counters from Menu 10-90.

In Nokia 7110 this test is different:

FL  005FC998
E2    0    0
PR   30    1
OM    0 0000
NextEntry
Addr  Length
Small   Long
ErCnt ErMask

Menu 10-92

In Nokia 9110 it looks different:


  Headset   
    xxx
 
 Use menu to
   toggle
   headset
   ON/OFF

By direct enter to this test you can enable "headset" profile normally accesible after connecting headset (of course, you don't have to have it ;-)) - xxx can have ON or OFF values. When you will use it, value of counter from Menu 10-90 don't change. I recommend to read page http://n9k.ats.pl/tipsframes_eng.html, where you will find more informations about it (for example, another ways to simulate them)...

Use this test, when you need 'Automatic Answer' function, which allow to receive incoming call without pressing phone's key. This function is normally enable in never Nokia phones with connected set only (in older phones - like Nokia 2110i - it's always visible)

and in Nokia 7110 it looks like follows:

EP aaaa bbbb
#0      cccc
    dddddddd
eeeeeeeeeeee
EP F0F0 FFFE
#0      0000
    00000003
FFFFFFFFFFFF
EMark PgStat
PgType
EraseCount
PpInd PpECnt

Menu 10-93

EP aaaa bbbb
#1      cccc
    dddddddd
eeeeeeeeeeee
EP F0F0 FFF8
#1      0001
    00000002
000000000002
EMark PgStat
PgType
EraseCount
PpInd PpECnt

Menu 10-94

Test in Nokia 3210:

Vo:  aaa bbb
Pins:      c
Mode:   dddd
State:  eeee
V: Req ADC  
Pin Status
Mode
Band Ch

and 7110:

IN E111 F000
ST      0000
        0000
        0000
InExc  InRec
      EmuErr
      EnvErr
      RecEr

Menu 10-95

1:aaa 4:ddd 
2:bbb 5:eee
3:ccc 6:fff
 
6 lowest
values at   
shut down
 

Menu 10-96

In Nokia 3210:

VCX0ADC: aaa
TEMP(C):  bb
TEMP(K): ccc
 
ADC VALUE
RF TEMP(C)
RF TEMP(K)  
 

and 7110:

Co: 49 A: 279
Tu: 49 K: 305
Of:  0  C:+32
V5:  2
Contrast ADC
Tuned Kelvin
Offset     C
 

Menu 10-98

WR  00000000
      0 0000
ER  00000000
        0000
WrErrCnt    
WrRtry WrSta
ErErrCnt
ErSta

Menu 10-99

Ead:aaaa    
Mod:bb
MODE: cccc
 
EAD value   
Acc. status
FBUS mode
 

Menu 10-100

Test from Nokia 9110:

a  b 
c  ddd    e 

 

UWS DWS
T1   N1   T2

 

and 7110:

004D63   5.0
0018D1   1.6
05B1DD  94.0
 
MemUseT %Use
MemRelT %Rel
MemUnuT %Unu
 

Information about using phone's memory. I'm not sure exactly, what memory (when position to phonebook is added, information displayed here is probably about phonebook memory).

Menu 10-101

Test from Nokia 9110:

  aaaaaaaa
  bbbbbbbb
  cccccccc  
  dddddddd
TX Frame Cnt
RX Frame Cnt
TX Retx Cnt
RX Tetx Cnt

All values are in hexadecimal values.

and 7110:

#0  0  #1  0
#2  0  #3  0
#4  0  #5  0
 
Pn LoCPn LoC
Pn LoCPn LoC
Pn LoCPn LoC
 

Menu 10-102

aaaaaaaaaa
bbbbbbbbbbbb
ccccccccccc
 
Data call
flow control
info
 

Menu 10-103

100    0  00
PoolS 01EA6E
RsrvS 031386
 
%FW %BW FrCo
PoolSizeLeft
Reservations
 

Menu 10-104

LOG 00000000
COD 00000000
WrA 00000000
RdA 00000000
ErrorLogAddr
ErrorCode
WrErrorAddrs
RdErrorAddrs

Menu 10-105

WrC 00000000
RdC 00000000
Group     00
Index   0000
DevWrErrorCo
DevRdErrorCo
CallingGroup
CallingIndex

Menu 10-106

RtyDaRd 0000
RtyDaWr 0000
RtyHeRd 0000
RtyHeWr 0000
RtyDataRead
RtyDataWrite
RtyHeadRead
RtyHeadWrite

Menu 10-107

  1  1  1  1
LLRS: 000000
DchsmEr:0000
 
PB GB  HB PB
LastLostSize
DtChsmErrCo
 

Menu 10-108

FF:FF FF:FF 
FF:FF 00:00
FF:FF FF:FF
FF:FF FF:FF
Link&LID 0-1
Link&LID 2-3
Link&LID 4-5
Link&LID 6-7

Menu 10-110, 10-111, 10-112, 10-113, 10-114, 10-115

 0 FFFE  0.0
000002   0.0
000000 100.0
 3  1 0 FFE0
Pn  Sta %Use
EraseCn %Rel
NextRec %Unu
Cu Cl Cc MmC

Probably connected with browser and another (5) settings of connections to WAP.

Menu 10-130

aaa   bbbbbb

 
 

Slide   Open

 
 

Menu 10-240
It doesn't show any values, but:

Menu 10-241
Disables netmonitor (it means, deactivates its' menu) ! To again activate it you will have to use methods described in How to activate it ? Probably after using it you will have to disable and enable phone (to make arrows up/down usable). It's possible too, that these arrows will work only, when you will deactivate netmonitor from computer...

Menu 10-242
Enables limited netmonitor (tests from 1 to 19 only). To enable full netmonitor version you will have to use methods described in How to activate it ? question (phone doesn't allow to use it from its' menu test 243, which normally enable full netmonitor version - you will be able to enter it in program enabling netmonitor in computer only).

Menu 10-243
Enables full netmonitor.

Menu 10-250
Some English descriptions write, that this test cleans information from Menu 10-57 (I didn't notice it).

Menu 10-497
It should deactivate netmonitor like Menu 10-241 (497-256=241). But some sites (for example, www.versamart.com/Nokia5110/nokia5110code.shtml) show, that it could make more:

The tips needs Net Monitor enabled.
Be aware that the trick wil remove Netmonitor in some
sw versions like v4.73 and v5.04.

  1. Laungh the NetMonitor in your Nokia 51xx / 61xx
  2. Execute the test number 497
  3. Free calling for about 90 sec should now have been activated.

The trick has not been comfirmed working yet.

For me, it's rather joke...

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13. You can also use a program...


There are programs, which allow to track some of these parameters on computer's screen (of course, phone must be connected to computer):

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14. Can I use NetMonitor without SIM card inserted, without PIN number entered or when SIM card is not active ?


GSM standards say, that cellular phone always should allow to make emergency calls (usually 112) - even, when it's was blocked by GSM operator (it means, when normally you can't use this phone - with this IMEI - in network) or when it's without SIM card (eventually it was blocked too). It makes, that after enabling your Nokia looks for available cellular networks. There are some programs in this moment (see in You can also use a program...), which display on computer's screen everything, what could be displayed by phone in this test. Or I will write it different: when you will connect your Nokia to computer and use (for example) Pc-Locals 1.3 or program written by Andreas Schmidt, you can see some information given normally in "Net Monitor" menu. In some phones (I checked it with Nokia 5110) you can have access to this menu (generally, to phone's menu) using gnokii: you should send dtmf sequence to phone (for example, run gnokii with parameter "--senddtmf sequence", where sequence consists of some digits).

When you will enter PIN code, you will be "normally" able to use "Net monitor" menu from phone's keyboard (of course, if it was activated) and all settings and tests inside (for example, not till then in Menu 10-6 you will see "preffered" and "forbidden" networks). You can still display tests using described above programs (it can be usefull, when you want to monitor network state and when you don't want to loose caller identification or when you want to check kind of channel after entering PIN code) - they work independent of it, if you have "Net monitor" menu activated and which test is displayed in phone...

SIM card data can be readed in Menu 10-51 (of course, if your phone supports this test) using these programs independent of it, if you entered PIN code or not. When you don't have SIM card in phone, you will see there "ERROR1".

When you use deactived SIM card, you have access to tests in netmonitor (of course, when its' menu was activated earlier). Network of SIM card is normally monitored. Phone tries to communicate with it only once after enabling phone (netmonitor shows, that CCCH, AGCH, SDCC (phone refreshes TA then), BCCH and CCCH channels are used then - like in normal SIM card). Later it's impossible. It's made againg after reseting phone. Of course, you don't have name of monitored network on screen or cellinfo. Interesting thing is, that, for example, you can normally use BTS test...

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15. How can I disable NetMonitor ?


GSM/DCS/PCS phones:

Enter 241 test in phone or use one of described in question How to activate it ? programs (you enter number 241 there, select "OFF" or something similiar...).

TDMA 800/TDMA 1900 phones:

Enter NAM programming menu (*3001#12345# code - some sources write, that you have to write security code instead of 12345), set "Field Test display" to "Off" and reboot phone.

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16. Do I need to disable NetMonitor before sending my phone to the service ?


Normally Nokia phones don't have activated netmonitor. When you will give your handy to service, somebody there can think, that you made some strange things with it (of course, it isn't any maxim - it depends on concrete service and people, who will repair your phone)... But I think, that it will be better to save eventually problems connected with it and deactivate netmonitor's menu before giving phone to service (I repeat: it isn't sometimes required, but it's better to make it, when you don't want to have problems)...

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17. Is it possible to re-activate NetMonitor after disabling it ?


YES ! You can activate (and deactivate) netmonitor's menu repeat infinitely (and once more ;-))

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18. Is NetMonitor available in analog Nokia phones ?


Yes, it seems, that is available in majority of Nokia phones (working in different cellular systems).

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19. Does NetMonitor allow to use phone like broadcast station ?


No - if you want to speak without costs with people, which are near to you, you have to use broadcasting station or walkie-takie.

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20. I don't have all described tests in my phone. Why ? Can I increase their number ?


This FAQ describes tests from DIFFERENT Nokia phones (models). If you want to increase number of available tests, you can only change your phone to new, which has more tests (like Nokia 7110) or change it's firmware to never - sometimes (like in Nokia 5110) you can have ONE :-) new test (firmware 5.04 and never has additionaly test 89).

If you have ONLY 19 first tests, you have activated ONLY standard netmonitor - enable full (here is more details).

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21. Does NetMonitor allow to identify place, where is my interlocutor ?


NO. This information are in networks registry, but they're not sent to your phone. NetMonitor allows however (at least theoretically) to look into parameters of sound, which is sent from his(her) phone...

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22. Does NetMonitor allow to identify place, where am I ?


It's possible, but not too precisely. Why ?

Phone can read such parameters required to identify (location of) BTSes like their numbers (see Menu 10-11) or TA (see Menu 10-1), but readed TA couldn't have been distance from BTS station in straight line (signal can break down) and continuosly isn't possible finding, in what direction (what corner) BTS stations are located (which are "seen" by your phone). So, it's possible to identify area only, where you're (in cities, where BTSes are located more close, it will be more precisely). And it can be done by you or your operator...

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23. What are NetMonitor codes ?


Sometimes I read advertisements with requests about NetMonitor codes and I don't know exactly, what is it... It simple: in Poland (my country) rather only GSM/DCS phones are used and you don't have rather some special "secret" codes, which activate NetMonitor... When you need it's description - it's in this FAQ.

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24. Is it the truth, that in phones with additional hardware changing frequency band NetMonitor doesn't work correct ?


I didn't heard about such hardware. Article about it in Polish Twoja Komorka number 4/2000 (page 18) was only joke...

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25. Where can I find description of FBUS/MBUS protocol and commands connected with NetMonitor ?


There are not official information about it. All pages below were created by different people, which observed work of compiled software:

On the pages above you will find information about commands connected with NetMonitor for NSx models (if you don't know model of you phone, read this page). Always you can use ready and free ActiveX control (http://www.gertjaap.com) working with these models too...

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26. Information sources


To make this FAQ I used:

People, which are not on this list, should write to me :-) !

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27. Additional information


For links to pages and sources in Polish language see Polish version of this description.

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Marcin Wiacek (WWW)
Last modification: 4 May 2000