Wireless cell site finder and customer service system

1. A customer service system for a wireless cellular network having a plurality of current cell sites, comprising:

a current cell site database including geocoded site location data for each respective current cell site and statistical performance data for each respective current cell site;

a complaint database storing user entered complaint records, each of said records including respective geocoded problem location data and a respective complaint note;

a monitoring engine coupled to said current cell sites and to said current cell site database, said monitoring engine collecting said statistical performance data and transferring it to said current cell site database; and

a web server providing a user interface for accessing said current cell site database and said complaint database in order to respond to a service inquiry of a customer based on customer location data, wherein said user interface displays 1) current cell sites according to proximity to said customer location data, and 2) existing complaint records according to proximity of geocoded problem location data to said customer location data.

2. The customer service system of claim 1 further comprising:

a future cell site database including geocoded site location data for a plurality of respective future cell sites to be operational in said wireless cellular network at a respective future;

wherein said web server user interface further accesses said future cell site database to response to said service inquiry of said customer based on said customer location data.

3. The customer service system of claim 1 further comprising:

a coverage hole database including geocoded hole location data for places known to correspond to lack of coverage by said wireless cellular network;

wherein said web server displays a result of matching said customer location data with said geocoded hole location data.

4. The customer service system of claim 1 further comprising:

a geocoder for generating said customer location data according to a coordinate location format utilized for said geocoded site location data in response to location description provided by said customer.

5. The customer service system of claim 1 wherein said current cell sites displayed by said user interface are comprised of current cell sites having geocoded site location data within a predetermined distance of said customer location data.

6. The customer service system of claim 1 wherein said current cell sites displayed by said user interface are comprised of a predetermined number of closest cell sites.

7. The customer service system of claim 1 wherein said existing complaint records displayed by said user interface are comprised of said records having geocoded problem location data within a predetermined distance of said customer location data.

8. The customer service system of claim 1 wherein said user interface provides information to said complaint database to create a complaint record having geocoded trouble location data corresponding to said customer location data and having a complaint note entered by said user to characterize said service inquiry.

9. The customer service system of claim 1 wherein said statistical performance data is comprised of call attempts, call success rate, call dropped rate, and call blocked rate.

10. A method assisting a user to respond to a service inquiry of a customer of a wireless cellular network, said method comprising the steps of:

entering a location description to a web server for a customer service system;

generating customer location data according to a coordinate location format in response to said location description;

identifying in a complaint database any complaint records having geocoded trouble location data within a predetermined area around said customer location data;

displaying said identified complaint records to said user;

identifying in a current cell site database cell sites having geocoded site location data proximate to said customer location data;

displaying an identification of said cell sites to said user;

accepting from said user a complaint note describing a customer problem; and

creating a new complaint record storing said complaint note and providing geocoded trouble location data corresponding to said customer location data.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein said location description is comprised of a street identifier given to said user by said customer, and wherein said coordinate location format is comprised of a latitude and a longitude.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein said identified current cell sites are comprised of cell sites within a predetermined distance of said customer location data.

13. The method of claim 10 further comprising the steps of:

identifying in a future cell site database future cell sites having geocoded site location data proximate to said customer location data;

displaying an identification of said future cell sites to said user.

14. The method of claim 10 further comprising the steps of:

comparing said customer location data with areas stored in a coverage hole database to determine whether said customer location data corresponds to a known coverage hole of said wireless cellular network; and

displaying a result of said comparison to said user.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising the steps of:

said user selecting a displayed cell site;

displaying a street map of an area surrounding said selected cell site;

preparing current statistical performance data for said selected cell site; and

displaying said current statistical performance data to said user in conjunction with said street map.

16. The method of claim 10 further comprising the steps of:

displaying a link for a statistical performance data history for each respective displayed cell site;

said user selecting one of said links for a selected cell site;

preparing statistical performance data for said selected cell site according to a plurality of respective time periods; and

displaying said statistical performance data to said user in a table according to said respective time periods.

17. A customer service system for a wireless cellular network having a plurality of current cell sites, comprising:

a current cell site database including geocoded site location data for each respective current cell site and statistical performance data for each respective current cell site;

a complaint database storing user entered complaint records, each of said records including respective geocoded problem location data and a respective complaint note;

a monitoring engine coupled to said current cell sites and to said current cell site database, said monitoring engine collecting said statistical performance data and transferring it to said current cell site database;

a web server providing a user interface for accessing said current cell site database and said complaint database in order to respond to a service inquiry of a customer based on customer location data; and

a future cell site database including geocoded site location data for a plurality of respective future cell sites to be operational in said wireless cellular network at a respective future;

wherein said web server user interface further accesses said future cell site database to response to said service inquiry of said customer based on said customer location data.

18. A customer service system for a wireless cellular network having a plurality of current cell sites, comprising:

a current cell site database including geocoded site location data for each respective current cell site and statistical performance data for each respective current cell site;

a complaint database storing user entered complaint records, each of said records including respective geocoded problem location data and a respective complaint note;

a monitoring engine coupled to said current cell sites and to said current cell site database, said monitoring engine collecting said statistical performance data and transferring it to said current cell site database;

a web server providing a user interface for accessing said current cell site database and said complaint database in order to respond to a service inquiry of a customer based on customer location data; and

a coverage hole database including geocoded hole location data for places known to correspond to lack of coverage by said wireless cellular network;

wherein said web server displays a result of matching said customer location data with said geocoded hole location data.