Retrieve GSM cell info

Is it possible to retrieve the current GSM cell info with a MIDP application running on a mobile phone?
As a reference, take a look at miniGPS that runs as a native Symbian application (http://www.psiloc.com/?id=prod&nrp=44)

Regarding the discussion you have some time ago... I have never programmed a midlet but on the other hand I would like to develop a midlet that retrieves handset information and displays it in a way such as the "old" Nokia net monitor (the locked menu). The mobile is not a GPS device, but performs or receives an number of measurements or newtork paramaters such as the signal strength, the signal quality, the timing advance, BCCHs lists, offset values etc. I would like to know if we can have access to this information (through the Location API?) in order to process and display it accordingly as it is very difficult or impossible to find an midlet application that acts like a "network monitor". For example, the mobile displays the signal strength in the form of five bars. Hence, it is already capable of processing the measured in dBm signal strength value. Is there any news about that functionality during this year?

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Well, that's a very popular question.
What i have found until today is summarized below.
1-) No, there are no methods for getting Cell ID or Local Area Network. Most provider's don't provide it (intentionally). Some Motorola phones accept a call like System.getProperty("phone.cid") or System.getProperty("Siemens.CID")
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09-Sep-2008 04:21 AM
engshiraj wrote:
Thank you it_is_me!
What you had written is correct, when selected GSM only it displays the cell info.
However, in Sri Lanka, where I live, the operators are using GSM and UMTS in a complementary fashion that when you put on to dual mode the coverage is high.
I am subscribing to two operators, Dialog and Mobitel. In the Dialog network even if you put to dual mode it displays the cell info. This happenedwith Mobitel network only.
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