I spent a bit of time digging around for better information on my Blackberry's performance, only to find precious little assistance in the native Blackberry OS. After a bit of digging, I found a VERY nice free app - Signalloc v5.
It's all there - signal strength, network services avaialble, current ID and channel, plus a full screen of phone network details, another for GPS internals, and yet others for WLAN and device details. You can (with Google Maps) plot your cell sites on a map, and you can also export your "saved sites" to either CSV or Google Earth.
This is a GREAT app for the tech junkie who wants to see 'behind the scenes' of their Blackberry...grab an OTA install from the link below.
I'll freely admit to being skeptical of many things, particularly when outlandish claims are involved. Toward that end, I find the Skeptic's Dictionary an entertaining read. I don't really try to 'read the whole thing;' instead, I'll just pick a topic and start cracking. Regardless of my personal opinions, I usually find SD's writing to be informative and thought-provoking; those points alone make it something of a rarity on the Web. Check it out.
It's interesting to see how sports cross international boundaries. Sport, based in Barcelona, is one of my favorite sports newspapers; take a look at their coverage of Blake Griffin's monstrous dunk over Kendrick Perkins...(yes, I know that the ACB isn't the NBA - I just liked the graphic.)