[norbertk]

I read in the other blackberry forum you can change the bars to your db strength, is there anyway to do that on the 8100?

[phungy]

With BBToday, yes.

[Lex Luthor]

Originally Posted by norbertk

I read in the other blackberry forum you can change the bars to your db strength, is there anyway to do that on the 8100?

You can... I always have it set to db. Alt NMLL (on the 8100 you'll have to press the N twice though).

[norbertk]

Wonderful, now another question, how does that work... is there a long list of commands that I could do with shortcuts like that?

[Lex Luthor]

Originally Posted by phungy

With BBToday, yes.

Works with other themes also

[andrews240]

Thats awesome! Is there a theme that doesn't cover the bottom of the db reading like Dimension Today Plus? And how do you go back to the standard bar view?

[dstro]

Originally Posted by andrews240

Thats awesome! Is there a theme that doesn't cover the bottom of the db reading like Dimension Today Plus? And how do you go back to the standard bar view?

The Alt-NMLL appears to be a toggle between the bars and the dB reading.

[Dnepr98]

Do I have to hold the Alt while pressing other buttons?

[dc/dc]

Originally Posted by Dnepr98

Do I have to hold the Alt while pressing other buttons?

Yes.

[phungy]

Originally Posted by Nitty

Works with other themes also

Oh, I didn't know that. I've stuck with the Zen theme this whole time heh..

[TUIR]

Works with the Vodafone Today theme. That said, and pardon my ignorance, but what does the dB reading number represent?

[norbertk]

What exactly does that number mean anyway? Your signal strength is measured in units of dBm, which means decibels relative to 1 milliwatt. The GSM/GPRS radio inside your BlackBerry has a range of between–40 dBm at the highest and–120 dBm at the lowest (when you display the signal strength as a number, the BlackBerry doesn't show the minus sign). Your device will display a certain number of bars given the current dBm value. Table 1-7 shows the ranges of values that correspond to the number of bars that are displayed.

dBm range
Number of bars displayed

-40 to-77
5

-78 to-86
4

-87 to-92
3

-93 to-101
2

-102 to-120
1