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+ | |'''<div style="font-size: 140%;">Cell ID data can be used for various tasks: | ||
+ | * '''save power on your smartphone by replacing GPS with Cell ID tracking | ||
+ | * '''find the best GSM network provider in your new place of residency | ||
+ | * '''find a place to live with low radio emission | ||
+ | * '''track assets and friends even when GPS is not available (e.g. in buildings) | ||
+ | * '''enjoy faster first time fixes compared to GPS</div><br> | ||
+ | '''<div style="font-size: 140%;">Become a member of a successful open-source community and have fun!</div> | ||
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==Recording Cell ID data on the go with a smartphone app== | ==Recording Cell ID data on the go with a smartphone app== | ||
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− | After registering a wiki user account <u>[http://wiki.opencellid.org/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=How+to+contribute&type=signup here]</u> you can edit all wiki pages in the "Public:" name space. You can also add new "Public:" pages to this wiki in case you have an interesting topic.<br> | + | <!-- removed due to spam possibility After registering a wiki user account <u>[http://wiki.opencellid.org/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=How+to+contribute&type=signup here]</u> --> |
+ | First, you need to register an account by sending an email to [mailto:[email protected]?subject=Please%20create%20OpenCellID%20wiki%20account Markus], asking for an account. (We had to implement this because spam bots still got past recaptcha a lot.) | ||
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+ | After getting your account created and logging in, you can edit all wiki pages in the "Public:" name space. You can also add new "Public:" pages to this wiki in case you have an interesting topic.<br> | ||
A new "Public:" wiki page can be created by entering the full URL of the page into the browser URL input field.<br> | A new "Public:" wiki page can be created by entering the full URL of the page into the browser URL input field.<br> | ||
Revision as of 21:00, 6 July 2014
Recording Cell ID data on the go with a smartphone app
Various apps are available for different types of smartphones that allow the recording of data for the OpenCellID project.