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First Claim
1. A method of determining radio coverage provided by a telecommunications system to a user of a mobile device, wherein the telecommunications system includes a plurality of networks, the method including operating the mobile device to record and store on the mobile device a characteristic for the plurality of networks of the radio coverage provided when the mobile device is at each of a plurality of locations visited by the user of the mobile device, and enabling retrieval of the recorded characteristic to evaluate the radio coverage provided at the locations by the respective networks to the device for the user.
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Abstract
An arrangement for determining radio coverage provided by a telecommunications system to a user of a mobile device is disclosed. In the case of a GSM or UMTS mobile device, if the device is in the idle mode (step A) and if a paging operation is not scheduled (step B), the mobile device records and stores on the mobile device a characteristic of the radio coverage provided when the mobile device is at each of a plurality of locations visited by the user of the mobile device (step C). The arrangement also enables retrieval of the recorded and stored characteristic so that radio coverage provided to the device for the user at the locations can be evaluated. If the telecommunications system includes a plurality of networks, the mobile device will record and store the characteristic for each of the plurality of networks. The arrangement then enables the radio coverage provided by the respective networks to be evaluated, and an informed choice as to the best network for that particular user can be made.
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- 1. A method of determining radio coverage provided by a telecommunications system to a user of a mobile device, wherein the telecommunications system includes a plurality of networks, the method including operating the mobile device to record and store on the mobile device a characteristic for the plurality of networks of the radio coverage provided when the mobile device is at each of a plurality of locations visited by the user of the mobile device, and enabling retrieval of the recorded characteristic to evaluate the radio coverage provided at the locations by the respective networks to the device for the user.
- 10. Apparatus for determining radio coverage provided by a telecommunications system to a user of a mobile device, wherein the telecommunications system includes a plurality of networks, the apparatus including recording means operable to record and store on the mobile device a characteristic for the plurality of networks of the radio coverage provided when the mobile device is at each of a plurality of locations visited by the user of the mobile device, and evaluation means operable to retrieve the recorded characteristic to enable evaluation of the radio coverage provided at the locations by the respective networks to the device for the user.
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