Trace mobile service provider name

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I have been assigned a task to access mobile service provider name instead of location. I searched and referred to many things. But I couldn't find. All are shown about the location (that is latitude and longitude values) and some of them shows the network provider name. I need something like Cell Info Display Name.

Example: If I'm using Vodafone Network it will display the service provider name that my mobile is currently using.

I don't need to display location and place in map. I just exactly need to show the service provider name. Is there any method? Can anyone please explain via sample code?

see this link at once: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11643244/how-to-get-current-tower-location-from-network-operator-on-android — Venkat, Jan 08 '13 at 06:36
Its not shown clearly. I want to display the tower name not operator name — user1954492, Jan 08 '13 at 06:40

score 5 · Answer 1 · 2014-11-27T13:21:27.180

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// Returns the alphabetic name of current registered operator

public String getServiceProvider() {

      TelephonyManager manager = (TelephonyManager)
      getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);

      String carrierName = manager.getNetworkOperatorName(); // alphabetic name of current registered operator

      return carrierName;
}

Example Output: Vodafone

edited Nov 27 '14 at 13:21

answered Nov 27 '14 at 11:28

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it's always better to describe your answer rather than just posting a code – Muhammed Refaat Nov 27 '14 at 11:33
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@user4010519 if I am using dual sim mobile means, how can I get the both carrier name? – Karthikeyan Ve Mar 13 '15 at 15:45

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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please check with the following code

 TelephonyManager telephonyManager = (TelephonyManager)getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
        String deviceID =telephonyManager.getDeviceId();
        String deviceID1 =telephonyManager.getSimSerialNumber();
        String deviceID2 =telephonyManager.getSimOperatorName();

Get your CELL ID : http://android-coding.blogspot.in/2011/06/get-location-of-cell-id-from.html use this link..

from above link you will Get location of Cell ID, from opencellid.org using HttpGet().

Edit 2

Hi see below link in the same type of question have been discused there .

Get Cell Tower Locations - Android

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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answered Jan 08 '13 at 06:50

itsrajesh4uguys

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no. I want to get the result as Tower area (i.e place name where the tower is) – user1954492 Jan 08 '13 at 06:57
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for that you need to get the current location .. and then need to do reverse geo coding.. so you will get the current area.. – itsrajesh4uguys Jan 08 '13 at 07:12
hi see my edited post link.. from that you will get cell id. and location.. so try from that – itsrajesh4uguys Jan 08 '13 at 07:16
hi, from reverse Geocoding I'll get the location. Not the tower name. Anyway I'll try – user1954492 Jan 08 '13 at 07:19

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 27 '14 at 11:59

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Use This code, It will give you your service provider name :

TelephonyManager telephonyManager = ((TelephonyManager) context.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE));
String operatorName = telephonyManager.getNetworkOperatorName();

edited Nov 27 '14 at 11:59

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answered Jan 08 '13 at 06:46

will it provide the tower name? I think it will display the provider name only – user1954492 Jan 08 '13 at 06:48
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Yes this method will only provide you the service provider name. So you want the tower name also with the service provider name. – Jan 08 '13 at 06:49
I want to display the tower name only. Its won't do that – user1954492 Jan 08 '13 at 06:51
you can't get tower name directly. you can get only cell id . you have to find a way to get tower name using cell id. – Bishan Jan 08 '13 at 06:52

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