Once the GPR40 supported remote communications (thanks to me!) there were a number of applications written to take advantage of this feature. The following manuals are provided for some of these (with thanks to Spencer B.). I personally have no knowledge of these programs and am not the copyright holder of these documents, however I understand that none of these are still available for commercial sale so I am providing these for information only.
Promotional material for some of these products can be found on the page here.
1 – Libra Radio Signal Strength Survey Tool
Sold by Radio System Information Ltd. Document dated 14th July 2005. 32 Pages, a nice screenshot on page 9!
2 – Hindsite Plus User’s Guide
Version 1.00, 302 pages, copyright dated 2002 – note large file size. Extract from the section “About Hindsite Plus”:
HindsitePlus can be used by infrastructure providers for verifica- tion that a new installation is functioning correctly.
HindsitePlus will provide network operators with the necessary information they need to maintain and optimize their networks in order to provide superior customer service and increased profit- ability.
HindsitePlus is based for example on a notebook computer and a cellular phone. Calls are made to an automatic answering station (e. g. time announcement). The data for connection setup and air interface is recorded.HindsitePlus can be used by infrastructure providers for verifica- tion that a new installation is functioning correctly.
HindsitePlus will provide network operators with the necessary information they need to maintain and optimize their networks in order to provide superior customer service and increased profit- ability.
Page 2 (18th pdf page)
3 – Willtek Hindsite RF Propagation Test Software.
Software version 2.20. 166 pages, copyright date of 2004. Note large file size.