# Display Network place(CELL ID) in GSM

**URL:** <https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/display-network-place-cell-id-in-gsm/7203>\
**Category:** Legacy AirPrime modules\
**Created:** [May 15, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/display-network-place-cell-id-in-gsm/7203 "2014-05-15T12:25:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![nagaraju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f07891/32.png) [@nagaraju](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/nagaraju)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/display-network-place-cell-id-in-gsm/7203/1 "2014-05-15T12:25:24Z")

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hi sir,

Iam using Q2687rd v7.44 GSM module  
in this module how can i display the Network area location(CELL ID ) when GPRS is connected in my application.  
what at commands it refers.

please suggest me with beautiful quote.

thank you in advance…

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**Author:** ![tomridl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.sierrawireless.com/tomridl/32/2704_2.png) [@tomridl](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/tomridl)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/display-network-place-cell-id-in-gsm/7203/2 "2014-05-15T13:42:13Z")

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Send:

```auto
AT+CREG=2
```

Then send:

```auto
AT+CREG?
```

You will then receive something like:

```auto
+CREG: 2,1,"2AAC","7E12"
```

Where 2AAC is the Location Area Code and 7E12 is the cell ID .

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**Author:** ![awneil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@awneil](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/awneil)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/display-network-place-cell-id-in-gsm/7203/3 "2014-05-15T20:32:13Z")

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See also AT+CCED

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**Author:** ![nagaraju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f07891/32.png) [@nagaraju](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/nagaraju)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/display-network-place-cell-id-in-gsm/7203/4 "2014-05-29T12:29:21Z")

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> [@tomridl](#):
>
> Send:
> 
> ```auto
> AT+CREG=2
> ```
> 
> Then send:
> 
> ```auto
> AT+CREG?
> ```
> 
> You will then receive something like:
> 
> ```auto
> +CREG: 2,1,"2AAC","7E12"
> ```
> 
> Where 2AAC is the Location Area Code and 7E12 is the cell ID .

thank you for your reply sir

how can i convert the location area code into area name to display

please reply …

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**Author:** ![awneil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@awneil](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/awneil)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/display-network-place-cell-id-in-gsm/7203/5 "2014-05-29T18:37:57Z")

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> [@nagaraju](#):
>
> how can i convert the location area code into area name to display

You would have to subscribe to some service for that.

[stackoverflow.com/questions/8218 … -databases](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/82184/public-cell-id-databases)

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**Author:** ![lotam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@lotam](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/lotam)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/display-network-place-cell-id-in-gsm/7203/6 "2014-05-30T01:42:50Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> how can i convert the location area code into area name to display

Instead, a nice document can be found here:

[http://developer.sierrawireless.com/Resources/Resources/AirPrime/Application\_Notes\_and\_Code\_Samples/AirPrime-Geolocation\_through\_Cell\_ID-Application\_Note.aspx](http://developer.sierrawireless.com/Resources/Resources/AirPrime/Application_Notes_and_Code_Samples/AirPrime-Geolocation_through_Cell_ID-Application_Note.aspx)

Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![awneil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@awneil](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/awneil)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/display-network-place-cell-id-in-gsm/7203/7 "2014-05-31T11:00:47Z")

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Yes, the document describes the process - but it still relies upon some 3rd-party to provide the data.

FWIW, I found the Google service to give only very coarse results - within a couple of thousand metres radius. And Google were entirely unhelpful in discussing this - unless I would commit to a major, large-scale commercial deployment…

😠