Re: MNC/MCC as string?

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

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Hi Aki,

> > About the only thing that MCC/MNC is useful for is to display it during
> > manual 
> > operator selection.  
> 
> That's not true. In fact, I'd say manual operator selection is just about
> the last
> place where the codes should be displayed.
> 
> > MCC/MNC is not helpful at all for countries like U.S. 
> > with 4+ timezones and the same carrier id across all of them.  A country 
> > property would work just as well for this.  
> 
> For geolocation help, sure, but there are other places where MNC/MCC are
> used as keys to databases containing operator-specific information, like
> default Internet APN names and such.

shouldn't we just integrate that database into oFono directly or as
something like ofono-info.git that will be installed along with (for
easier updates).

I know we need this database and mobilebroadband-providerinfo or similar
project is doing this already.

Regards

Marcel