Review of Best GSMNavigator from Smartphoneware
The recently released Best GSMNavigator from Smartphoneware is a useful utility that operates with GSM cells information and allows assigning various actions to be performed automatically when you enter or leave a specific location: play alarm, switch current profile, start application, send SMS or e-mail message and much more.
Here is brief information about the application to be analyzed:
| App name | Vendor | Price | Size, Kb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best GSMNavigator | Smartphoneware | Buy $14.95 | 232 |
We analyzed the following list of aspects and application details:
• Installation
• Trial period
• Settings
• Help and Support
• Application in action
• Special features
The application is quickly and easily installed if you follow the instructions on the screen of the mobile phone.
The trial period of the Best GSMNavigator application lasts 15 days. You have a nice chance first to try it before making the decision to purchase it.
Best GSMNavigator application suggests the following list of settings:
• Autostart – allows to start application automatically upon phone switch-on
• Log data length – to set the maximum GSM cell log time length in days; this is done to reduce the possible log size if you always keep it enabled
• Message send interval – to set the minimum time before the next message send action; this is done to avoid frequent message sending when you switch between nearby locations
• Location notifications – allows turning on or off the notification about location switch event
Best GSMNavigator application has the Help file, which is convenient for being available for separate application items; it has an e-mail (support@smartphoneware.com) to contact a developer in case of any questions or suggestions.
The support department works efficiently sending the e-mail in the course of 1 business day.
The main screen of the Best GSMNavigator application has the following view:
Here you can see the main application menu from which you can easily access other app views.
Clicking left soft key Options user will see the following buttons:
• Select
• Settings
• About
• Help
• Exit
To start using the Best GSMNavigator application you have to activate it. This can be done by clicking the Activate button on the main screen:
Next step is opening of the GSM Cell log and turning it on for collecting GSM cells information; you can do this clicking left soft key Options → Enable log:
Left soft key Options allows to perform the following actions:
• Details – to look through the details of the current cell, such as Country code, Display tag, Network ID, Cell ID, Area code, etc.
• Add to location – to assign the recorded cell to the defined location
• Rename cell – to rename the current cell
• Disable log – to deactivate the Cells log
• Clear log – to remove all cells
• Help
• Back
To use GSMNavigator for performing various tasks, you need to set up GSM Locations. When opening the corresponding screen you will see “no data�? text there. To add the location you have to click left soft key Options → New location and fill in the following fields:
• Name – to enter the location name
• Cells list – each physical location can be served by one or more GSM cells, therefore you can add all cells present in your physical location to the Location configured in the software
• Actions on enter – to specify action upon entering a location (available actions are Switch profile, Alarm, Send SMS/E-Mail, Bluetooth state, Switch wallpaper/theme, Backlight state, Start/Close application)
• Actions on exit – to specify action upon leaving a location
Having added at least one location the screen will have the following view:
The imperfection of this application is that when you assign for example one cell for the new location, and define Profile switching as actions on enter/exit, the application continuously performs the specified action (or any action) even when the mobile phone is lying on the table (which stands still).
Best GSMNavigator application has the following special features:
• Log data length – to set the maximum GSM cell log time length in days; this is done to reduce the possible log size if you always keep it enabled
• Message send interval – to set the minimum time before the next message send action; this is done to avoid frequent message sending when you switch between nearby locations
• Location notifications – allows turning on or off the notification about location switch event
Best GSMNavigator application would have been excellent software if it correctly performed the specified actions at the defined locations. In general the application is easy in use, especially with the help of the detailed information implemented into it. The Cell Log finds cells quickly, so that you don’t need to waste much time waiting for the search. But still the application should have been better tested for such defects.