cell info

in thailand I get "useful" cell info on my phone -- it appears to display the place where the cell tower is located (for example, "Holiday Inn" or "Airport terminal 1"). I got that once in Russia (one place displayed the name of the town I was in), but other than that I've not seen anything - neither my US t-mobile or UK Orange SIMs allowed me to even turn on cell info display (though I wonder now that I've turned it on if they'll keep it that way?)