Signal Finder

If you want to determine the signal strength at your location on your specific network, you can find it using the following steps on your specific phone.

Apple


Blackberry


Samsung


Nokia


Sanyo


LG


HP


Simens


HTC


Kyocera


Palm


T-Mobile


Pantech


Audiovox


Motorola


Nextel


All iPhone
In phone mode dial *3001#12345#*


ALL Blackberry :
Press TOOLS, SETTINGS, STATUS or OPTIONS, STATUS.
This feature is also available on GSM models. The top line is the signal strength in –dBm. GSM and iDEN models also have this feature.



Samsung

Samsung A310 :
Press MENU, 0, *. Then enter code 000000 (six zeros). Choose DEBUG

Samsung A460, 3500, A540 :
Press MENU, 9, 0. Enter Lock Code: 040793. Select DEBUG SCREEN and press OK. Signal strength is the 2nd number on the 2nd line down. To exit test mode, turn off phone.

Samsung A500, N400 :
Press MENU 010. Enter 040793. Select DEBUG SCREEN. Signal strength is the 2nd number on the 2nd line down. To exit test mode, turn off phone.

Samsung A530, N330 :
Press MENU, 9, *. Enter Field Service Code, 000000 (six zeroes). Select DEBUG SCREEN. Signal strengths on the line that says T-63 D089 (for example, D089 is -89dBm). To exit, turn power off.

Samsung A620, A660, A860, M300 :
Enter ## 33284 and press OK. Enter security code 040793. Select DEBUG SCREEN and press OK. Signal strength is 2nd number on 2nd line. (For example, T-XX Do XX-05). To exit, turn off phone.

Samsung A640 :
Enter ##33284#. The phone asks for a 6 digit security code which you will need to get from Sprint. After entering it the phone will go into the test mode screen. Your signal strength is on the line that says T-xxD0xx. To exit, turn off phone.

Samsung A630, A650, N330 :
Press MENU, 9, *. Enter Field Service code: 000000 (six zeros). Select DEBUG SCREEN, press OK.

Samsung A670, A570 :
Press MENU, 7, *. Enter Service Code: 000000 (six zeros). Select DEBUG SCREEN.

Samsung SYNC A707, A717, A727 :
Press *#0011#. The phone will enter Test mode.

Samsung A560, A740, A760, A840, A880, P207 :
Enter ## 33284#, press OK. Enter security code 040793. Select DEBUG SCREEN and press OK. Signal strength is 2nd number on 2nd Line (for example, T-XX Do XX -05). To exit, turn off phone.

Samsung A790 :
Enter ##33284#. Enter Service Code, 040793. Signal strength is after the D. To exit, turn phone off.

Samsung BlackJack :
On the main screen press *#0011# and an information screen will appear.

Samsung i730, I760 (Verizon) :
In phone mode, enter **33284 and the Security Code 000000 (six zeroes). Choose MONITOR. The receive signal strength follows R- on the screen; transmission signal strength follows T-.

Samsung N240 :
Enter ##33284 and press OK. Select DEBUG SCREEN and press OK.

Samsung U520. U340 :
Press MENU (OK Button) , 9, 0. User Lock Code: 000000 (six zeros). Choose DEBUG.

Samsung U540 :
Press MENU, choose “Phone Settings” and press #. User Lock Code: 000000 (six zeros). Choose Field Test Mode and then DEBUG.


Nokia
Nokia 3285, 3360, 6360 :
Go through above process. After test mode is enabling it will stay in your regular menu. To easily get in or out, press MENU, up 1 to FIELD TEST and SELECT. Dial 2100 to get out and 2101 to get back in (or possible 0000 to get out and 2100 to get in).

Nokia 6215i, 6315 :

Press ##2773 then press END. Enter 000000 (six zeroes) for the User Lock Code. Signal strength follows RX Level or RX Power.
Nokia 6255, 6256 and newer CDMA Nokia phones :
Follow the regular Nokia instructions above (*3001#12345#, etc). When you power the phone back on, select NET MONITOR from the menu and enter 3202 in the entry field and press OK to get to the test mode screen.

Nokia 6305i :

Press Menu (OK), 0. Service Code 000000. Press OK. Choose DEBUG SCREEN. Press OK.


Sanyo

Sanyo 4500 (not VM4500), 4700 :
Scroll down to DISPLAY and press OK. Press 0 (zero). Will ask for Service Code – enter 040793. Select SCREEN and press OK.

Sanyo 4900, 5150, 5300, 6200, 6400, 8100 :
Press ##040793 MENU. Scroll to SAVE PHONE# and press OK. Select SCREEN and press OK.

Sanyo 5400, 7300, RL2500, RL7300 :
Press ##040793, MENU and then select SCREEN. You may have to press the up arrow to keep from flashing in and out.

Sanyo Katana :
US Model: Enter ##33284# and select SCREEN. Dial a fake phone number (i.e. 555-555-5555) to get the phone to update. Signal strength is on the line that says RX Level. Canadian Model: Enter ##786# and press OK.

Sanyo phones not listed above :
Press ##786#. Select OK. Select SERVICE SCREEN and press OK. Two lines of information will be displayed. Dial a fake phone number (i.e.: 555-555-5555) and press SEND.


LG

LG LX-350, LX-550 Fusic (Sprint):
Enter ##33284#. Select Service Screen from Debug menu. Signal is after Rx power. Press CLR to exit or power off.

LG PM-225, PM-325, MM-535, LX5400:
Press ##33284# or ##33284 then press the blue OK button.

LG VX-8700 :
Press ##77647268700, then press SEND (##PROGRAM8700 SEND). Service Code, 000000 (six zeros). Scroll to FIELD TEST. Press SELECT. Scroll to SERVICE or SCREEN. Press SELECT. Signal

LG VX-9900 (Note: must be done with the keyboard open):
Presses ##77647269900 SEND. Enter Service Code, 000000 (six zeros). Scroll to FIELD TEST. Press SELECT. Scroll to SERVICE or SCREEN. Press SELECT…

LG VX-10000 (Note: must be done with the keyboard open):

Press ##776472610000 SEND (##PROGRAM10000 SEND) Enter Service Code, 000000 (six zeros). Scroll to FIELD TEST. Press SELECT. Scroll to SERVICE or SCREEN. Press SELECT.

LG CDMA phones only :
Press ##33284# or ##33284, and then press the blue OK button. If asked for a password, it is usually 040793 or 000000. Choose DEBUG SCREEN. Signal strength is after Rx Power. Please

LG CG300, C1300, L1400, C2000 (GSM Phones):
Enter 2945#*#. Choose “Eng Mode” (Option 4) Press OK. Then choose “Cell Environ” (Option 1) Press OK.).

LG CU400, CU500, TU550 (GSM ):
Enter 277634#*#. Choose “Modem Setting” (option 5) Press OK. Then choose “Engineer Mode” (Option 3) Press OK. A yellow window will appear with some information about your tower.

LG 510:
Press MENU, 3, 0. Enter Service Code: 000000 (six zeros). Scroll to TEST MODE and select. Scroll to READ RSSI and select.

LG Sprint Touchpoint 1100, 2100, 2200, 5250, 5350, 4NE1, 1010, 1200 :
Press ##33284. Select SAVE and press OK. Select SERVICE SCREEN and press OK. The signal strength is on the 9th line down (for example, Rx power: -XX).

LG VX-5300:
Press MENU, 0. Enter Service Code, 000000 (six zeros). Scroll to FIELD TEST. Press SELECT. Scroll to SERVICE or SCREEN. Press SELECT.

LG VX-8350:
Press ## 77647268350, then press SEND (##PROGRAM8350 SEND). Service Code: 000000 (six zeros). Scroll to FIELD TEST. Press SELECT. Scroll to SCREEN. Press SELECT.

LG VX-9800 (Note: must be done with the keyboard open):
Press MENU, 0. Enter Service Code, 000000 (six zeros). Scroll to FIELD TEST. Press SELECT. Scroll to SERVICE or SCREEN. Press SELECT.


HP

HP 6315:
Click on START. Select SETTINGS from the drop-down screen. Select SYSTEM tab at the bottom of the screen. Scroll down to SELF TEST and select. Unmark all option boxes except GSM/GPRS and click START. When the phone displays GPRS CONNECT NOW? Select NO. The 8th line down displays Signal Strength.


Siemens

Siemens S46 (TDMA) :
Press MENU, select MONITOR, RSSI, -XX. Test mode also tells frequency.

HTC

HTC Wizard 8125, 2125 (AT&T/Cingular):

Enter *#*#364#*#* and your phone will enter test mode. Signal strength follows RSSI. Number shown is not –dBm. Strong signal is 31 (approx -50dBm), weak signal is 4 (approx -105dBm). T HTC 8525, (AT&T/Cingular)

HTC DASH, EXCALIBER, S620 (T-Mobile):
Enter *#*#364#*#* and your phone will enter test mode. Signal strength follows RSSI. This test mode does not show –dB. Strong signal is 31 (approximately -50dBm), weak signal is 4

HTC Touch:
##33284#


Kyocera

Kyocera 2035, 2135, 2235, 2255, 5135
Press 111111 (six ones). Select OPTIONS and press MENU (the upper right-hand star button) or OK to select it. Select DEBUG and press MENU or OK. Enter field debug code, 111111 or 000000 (six ones or zeros) or 040793. Scroll down to DEBUG SCREEN and press MENU or OK. Scroll to BASIC and press MENU or OK. The signal strength is the last number on the 1st line.
To exit the field test, select CLOSE and press MENU or OK.

Kyocera K9, 47, 414, 424, 434, 484, 494, 1135, 2325, 2345, 3225

Press 111111 (six ones). Select OPTIONS and press OK. Select DEBUG and press OK. Enter field debug code, 111111 or 000000 (six ones or zeros) or 040793. Scroll down to DEBUG SCREEN and press OK. Scroll to ON and press OK, OK, OK. The signal strength is the first number on the 1st line. To exit the field test, turn off the phone.

Kyocera KX1 (SoHo), KX2 (Koi), KX16 (Candid), 7135
Press 111111 (six ones). Select OPTIONS. Scroll to SERVICE and press OK. Scroll down to DEBUG and press OK, Enter 000000 and scroll to DEBUG SCREEN. Press OK(*), select ON and press OK. Press NEXT. The signal strength is on the 2nd line (for example, Rx: -87). To exit, press END and follow beginning instructions to * and select OFF.

Palm

Palm Treo 600, 650, 700p, 700w(x) :
Sprint/Verizon: Press ##33284 and DIAL.
Cingular: Press #*744625.


T-Mobile

T-Mobile DASH, HTC EXCALIBER, S620 :
Enter *#*#364#*#* and your phone will enter test mode. Signal strength follows RSSI.
This test mode does not show –dB. Higher the number the better


Pantech
Pantech (CDMA Phones Only) PN-210, PN-215, PN-218 :
Press ##2773. Press END key. Enter 000000 (six zeros) for the security code.
Pantech PN-3200 :
Press ##27732726, press END key. Scroll down and select DEBUG


Audiovox

Audiovox 8615
Press ##2773 and press END. Scroll down and select DEBUG. The signal strength is the 4th line down (for example, Rx-96).

Audiovox 8900, 8915, Pantech PN-3200

Press ##27732726 and press END. Scroll down and select DEBUG. The signal strength is the 4th line down (for example, Rx-96).

Audiovox 9100, 9155
When phone turns on, as soon as green light shuts off, press FCN (right arrow) 00. It will ask for FSC CODE. Enter 000000 (6 zeros) and press OK. Highlight DEBUG SCREEN and press FCN, FCN. Signal strength is the top right number.
On 2nd line, if the letter is upper case (for example, “A”), then the phone is on the 1900 MHz band. If lower case (for example, “a”) it is on 800 MHz. To exit test mode, turn off phone.

Audiovox CDM-9900
Power the phone off and then back on again. Quickly Press MENU, 7, *, *. FSC Code is 000000. Press SELECT Key (middle button). Select DEBUG SCREEN. Select NORMAL. Signal strength is on the second line after RX. You may have to dial a fake phone number (for example, 555-5555) to get the Rx level to update. Press POWER OFF to exit.

Audiovox UTSTARCOM / HTC PPC-6600, PPC-6700, XV-6700
From the phone screen, press ##33284# or ##33284 and press DIAL. Signal strength will be after RSSI or RX level.


Motorola

Motorola C290 (Sprint)
Enter ##33284#. Enter Field Service Code, 040793 and press OK. Signal strength is 3rd line down in front of MN/A or HN/A. To exit, POWER OFF.

Motorola Droid (Alternative method to Android method on page 1)
From the dial pad key in: *#*#4636#*#* quickly. This takes you to a menu. Select “Phone info”
Signal Strength is the 7th line .

Motorola V60, 120, E310, C331, 343, 353, M800 Bag phone, (most Motorola non-GSM
phones)

Quickly press MENU 073887*. SECURITY CODE= 000000 (six zeros) or 123456. Press OK.
Scroll to TEST MODE, SELECT or CHANGE. Scroll to ENABLED, SELECT. Signal strength is 3rd number down on the left side of screen. To exit, quickly hit MENU, then the button directly to the left of MENU.

Newer Motorola CDMA phones (v262, v710, E815, V265, V3 RAZR, KRZR, etc.)
Quickly press MENU 073887* (0SETUP*).

Special Instructions for specific phones:
For RAZR V3c, V3m, V3maxx VE, use #073887*.
For KRZR K1m use CLR 073887*
For V323 and V325 W315 use CLR 073887*.
For Spint’sV3m MOTORAZR use ##33284# with security code 040793
For Canadian Telus RAZR use ##33284. This security code is only available from Telus.

Motorola KRZR K1 (GSM )
Press CLR 073887* very quickly. Security Code 000000. Highlight “Test Mode” Press OK.
Highlight “Enabled” press OK. The phone will return to the menu. Power the phone off and on again. Phone will show signal strength on the second line down, last number (Example 67-061B.-061 is the signal strength). To toggle in and out: Press # and then the upper left key with the dot on it. To Exit: Follow above instructions and choose “Disabled.”
IMPORTANT: If “Browser Setup” is the only option in the menu, then test mode is not available on your phone.

Motorola RAZR VE20
From phone main screen: Quickly press #073887* (Enters Programming Code) Display shows:
“Enter Code ******”
Enter Security Code: 000000 (unless you have changed the default) Press “Done” (right soft key)
Display shows: “Programming Menu” Scroll to “Test Mode” OR Press 0 Press “Center Key” (OK/Select) Display shows: “Test Mode Status” If “Disabled” is selected, scroll to “Enabled” and Press “Center Key” (The instruction in some sources to next power-cycle the phone DOES NOT WORK on the VE20.) Press “Back” Press “Back” Press “Call”

Motorola Q VERIZON
Enter ##*, then press SEND. Highlight CALL STATUS SCREEN and press OK. Signal strength is the first number on the 3rd line down. Note: This screen also shows EvDO Data readings. Press OK and then EXIT to exit.

Motorola Q SPRINT
In phone mode Enter ##33284#. Select Call Status Screen. To Exit choose the EXIT option. For Telus ##33284 SEND. Need lock code from Telus.


Nextel

Nextel, Mike, SouthernLINC (iDEN Phones)
Quickly dial #, *, Menu, RIGHT ARROW.
Scroll down to System Status or RX Status, press “View.”
NOTE: On some phones you will push TRACE or MENU so the signal will automatically update. Other phones you will have to press BACK to return to the Menu and then choose RX Status again to manually update. On the RX STATUS Screen the top decimal number is your Signal Quality Equivalent (SQE). This number needs to be as high as possible between 25.00 to 35.00. Your signal strength is the second number on the second line down. An example would be -00dB -90 where -90 is your signal strength.
To Exit hit “Back” until you return to the main screen or turn the phone off.

Nextel (Sprint) Hybrid Phones IC402, IC502, IC902

Enter ##33284#. Field Service Code 040793 Press OK
Signal Strength is third line down, first set of numbers (i.e. 84HN/A is a -84 dBm) To exit turn phone off. Please Note that this signal strength is for the phone service only.