Method for collecting data and mobile terminal for the same

A method for collecting data is provided. The method for collecting data includes: collecting data information of a broadcasting network; and reporting the collected data information through a mobile network. Correspondingly, a mobile terminal is further provided. The mobile terminal in a mobile network is used to collect the data information of the broadcasting network, so the problem that the broadcasting network as a single-direction broadcasting network does not include a back-transmission channel and is unable to spontaneously collect the data information of the broadcasting network by the terminal device is solved; in addition, the data information of the broadcasting network usually in an avoided or neglected area by a drive test collecting method can be collected by the mobile terminal in the mobile network, and considerable labor, materials and time can be saved by collecting the data information spontaneously through the mobile terminal.