Just thought I'd post this tip I saw. You can make your BB display the signal strength in numbers rather than bars. Hold ALT and type NMLL (double tap for the N). Anything from 90 to 50 is considered excellent. To switch back to the bars, just hold ALT and type NMLL again. This might give you a more accurate idea of how your reception is.
its not more accurate. its just a numerical way to look at it. the bars are a visual representation of that number. i would make the argument that the bars are more accurate, because its easier to recognize when you have a good signal.
yeah to small to read it...and mine was giving a negative 80 (-80) reading...?
Actually, that (-) is the normal nomenclature for decibels (signal strength) reading.. it is suppose to show as a minus figure. For example, mine just showed as -92, which is pretty good.
So my -102 is really good then, not really bad lol
Originally Posted by bubbarob1978
That is correct, the higher the number, the better the signal strength. The negative sign is just the way signal strength is measured in Decibels.
Actually, -102 is not really good compared to -92. To say, "The higher the number, the better the signal strength" is accurate, but that can be misleading. Because the strength is essentially being measured in negative integers, -102 is not higher than -92. It might be better put as, "-102 is a much lower signal level than -92."