bollar Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 FYI, they have a new version out. It's just a little prettier, but I don't see much new functionality, aside from supporting the iPhone 5's screen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardXy Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 It looks pretty nice. Thanks for the heads up. I'm still trying to test every part of my hometown and will be moving on to the areas around my work soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug526 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Do any of these iphone apps crowdsource the coverage to GPS data like the Android Sensorly app does? Really it's just a coverage viewer for iphone users.. or am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollar Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 Do any of these iphone apps crowdsource the coverage to GPS data like the Android Sensorly app does? Really it's just a coverage viewer for iphone users.. or am I wrong? RootMetrics does upload coverage data collected by iPhones. It's the only one that I know of that does. It takes 5-10 minutes for your test to show on their map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobius Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 And like Sensorly you can see the updates online http://www.rootmetrics.com/ A couple of tips for those using it based on my observations of the app: To get data speed numbers, first Switch the Coverage Report to Data Speed. Tap and hold on a hexagonal color to drop a pin. You can then look to see how many samples were taken. Tap on the icon that comes up that looks like a graph to get average up/down speeds. You can also compare that location with other carriers. When looking at Coverage Reports, the RootScore is a combo of the Signal Strength and Data Speed reports. I like to look at all three reports on a location. The app cannot be run in the background unlike other GPS apps. If you exit the screen while collecting data, it pauses collection until you return and then tap the Play button. The hexagons aren't very big, so if you are driving and collecting, you may see gaps between hexagons if you're a speedy Texas driver like myself. You just have to collect data a few more times to get it all. Also since the hexagons are small, you may have to zoom in a bit to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremendousjohnson Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 RootMetrics does upload coverage data collected by iPhones. It's the only one that I know of that does. It takes 5-10 minutes for your test to show on their map. Here's another one: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carriercompare-find-best-service/id516075262?mt=8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollar Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 Here's another one: https://itunes.apple...d516075262?mt=8 True. My challenge with Carrier Compare is that they don't map their data or share specifics about the quality of the data they do have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobius Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 There's an updated version of Rootmetrics. Has anyone tried it? Sent from my iPad/iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahum365 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 There's an updated version of Rootmetrics. Has anyone tried it? Sent from my iPad/iPhone using Tapatalk Nothing new. Bug fixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobius Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Anyone having issues with RootMetrics today? I was getting zero/fail download but uploads were working great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kory108 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Anyone having issues with RootMetrics today? I was getting zero/fail download but uploads were working great. I was having the same issue on the 31st, seems to have resolved itself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobius Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I was having the same issue on the 31st, seems to have resolved itself. Yeah it works fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobius Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 BTW there was an update to RootMetrics yesterday. The Test Network screen changed a bit, and you can set a timer for how long to capture. Still can't capture in the background though. Navigating the coverage map seems to be a bit quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobius Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 FYI the new iOS update 7.0.3 broke the Signal monitor portion of RM (speed tests still work). When I reported it this morning, I got an email from RM that there will be an updated version of the software that fixes it. The update supposedly comes out today, so if you use RootMetrics hold off on mapping anything until the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddy0122 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Sorry to be off topic, but I wish Sensorly would get it going with iOS devices and work like Rootmetrics does, so all of the Android and iOS data was in one spot... I'll have to try Root Metrics next time im in a 4g area and see how it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobius Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I'm not entirely sure what's going on with that. Sensorly has said that Apple doesn't provide public API access to the signal strength, yet RM is somehow able to do it. I'd love to use Sensorly, but until that's worked out, RM it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobius Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Rootmetrics released a pretty big update. It now uses fasted speed instead of average when displaying its color hexes. You can still see the average speed if you drop a pin and look at the details. It also has a new setting for "Best Technology found." This differentiates between 2G/3G, 3G+ and 4G. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobius Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 FYI, the latest update to RootMetrics allows background collection. I won't be able to try that feature out until the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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