Patent ID: 6915128

Claim:
A monitoring method for a wireless communications network, the monitoring method comprising, in combination: communicating from a first mobile station to a computer a set of diagnostic data communicating operation of a wireless network; communicating the diagnostic data from the computer to a second mobile station; communicating the diagnostic data from the mobile station to a remote entity, via a communication path comprising an air interface; receiving into the computer location data indicative of a location of the first mobile station corresponding to the diagnostic data; communicating the location data from the computer to the second mobile station; communicating the location data from the second mobile station to the remote entity via the communication path, thereby indicating to the remote entity the location of the first mobile station corresponding to the diagnostic data, wherein the diagnostic data and the location data are communicated together to the remote entity, wherein communication the diagnostic data and location data comprises sending the diagnostic data and location data via FTP to the remote entity; and upon receipt of the diagnostic data and location data at the remote entity; analyzing the diagnostic data; determining that at least a portion of the diagnostic data meets a threshold; and responsively providing an alert message.