Coverage Mapping Tools

[mhammett]

We likely all know of Sensorly. I have come across a couple others. Wondering what you thought of them.

 

MyMobileCoverage

RootMetrics

Open Signal Maps

CellMapper

Cellumap

[Paynefanbro]

RootMetrics is okay but they measure 1x signal and ever since the single path devices came out, they've been reading Sprint device signals as -120dbm or something like that because the 1x side isn't active.

 

OpenSignal's heat map is poor in general.

[JossMan]

RootMetrics is okay but they measure 1x signal and ever since the single path devices came out, they've been reading Sprint device signals as -120dbm or something like that because the 1x side isn't active.

 

OpenSignal's heat map is poor in general.

I let RootMetics run accidentally and mapped a large chunk of my town that now shows -120dB for call performance and LTE as the best technology.  

[joshnys8913]

I have found that Sensorly is the best in my experience, Rootmetrics is garbage lol 

[Yuhfhrh]

As others have said, rootmetrics still hasn't updated their app to support sprint triband devices, and it's been over a year. They don't seem interested in supporting their app.

 

Sensorly seems to be the best, although they do have a few problems with their mapping. I.e. Sprint LTE mapped in Oklahoma where there is none.

[Paynefanbro]

As others have said, rootmetrics still hasn't updated their app to support sprint triband devices, and it's been over a year. They don't seem interested in supporting their app.

 

Sensorly seems to be the best, although they do have a few problems with their mapping. I.e. Sprint LTE mapped in Oklahoma where there is none.

Or that the Sprint maps in NYC aren't very accurate anymore. The map should be way darker in many areas but that simply isn't the case.

[JossMan]

Sensorly refuses to map Sprint LTE here even in areas that have yet to be mapped.

[JThorson]

Sensorly refuses to map Sprint LTE here even in areas that have yet to be mapped.

I've had the exact same issue up here in Washington. All of a sudden it won't map LTE anymore.

[JossMan]

I've had the exact same issue up here in Washington. All of a sudden it won't map LTE anymore.

I hope they fix it soon Sprint has been very busy firing up LTE 800 and there are tons of new areas to map here.

[mhammett]

Any issues with running multiple tools concurrently?

[EvanA]

Any issues with running multiple tools concurrently?

Aside from murdering battery life there shouldn't be any issues.

[mhammett]

I'm going to wire up one for each major carrier in my truck. They run constantly via pay as you go plans. Upload via WiFi.

[Dkoellerwx]

Sensorly refuses to map Sprint LTE here even in areas that have yet to be mapped.

Refuses to map? That's a new one. They do have a support thread here on the forums. Not sure the last time they checked it though.

[JossMan]

Refuses to map? That's a new one. They do have a support thread here on the forums. Not sure the last time they checked it though.

Refuses, failed to perform an action, "Sensorly refuses to map."  

 

On the same note I've emailed them many times without a response, so now I refuse to use Sensorly. 

[JThorson]

Refuses, failed to perform an action, "Sensorly refuses to map."  

 

On the same note I've emailed them many times without a response, so now I refuse to use Sensorly. 

When is the last time you tried Sensorly? I had issues before and removed it about 6-7 months ago, but I decided to try it again and it works fine now.

[JossMan]

When is the last time you tried Sensorly? I had issues before and removed it about 6-7 months ago, but I decided to try it again and it works fine now.

I actually tried to use it today and still nada.

[Thomas L.]

My Sensorly still won't map nor will it upload any of the speed tests I run. It's incredibly frustrating.

 

It looks like everything is working as it should, but it never shows up. I wonder if the developer has given up on the product?

[mhammett]

None of them differentiate between 800, 1900 and 2500, correct?

[cortney]

None of them differentiate between 800, 1900 and 2500, correct?

Correct for RootMetrics, Sensorly and OpenSignal. 

 

Edit: The rest I don't know

Edited May 23, 2015 by cortney

[mhammett]

I started playing with CellMapper. I'm liking it more than Sensorly.

[mhammett]

The guys over at Cellmapper are willing to add in band information, but I don't think they're in the US, so I don't think they have the ability to test this themselves. They were wondering if we could provide how to map out the frequencies. Do we have a tried and true sector ID (or other information) to band method?

[laxfan91]

I would like to know this too because I have done a significant amount of mapping on Cellmapper on my Nexus 5 (new member from HoFo and T4GRU). SignalCheck Pro displays the band perfectly. If the guys over at Cellmapper had a way to distinguish B26 from B25 and B41, maybe we could see just how far B41 goes (lots of B41 holes in Lansing MI).

[Flompholph]

00,01,02 band 25 

03 split between second carrier Samsung and  first carrier

04,05 second carrier Samsung band 25

09,0A,0B second carrier band 25

0F,10,11 band 26

19,1A,1B band 26

 

 

 

band 41 

GCI 3rd is number from the left is "odd" if(GCI && 0x00100000){}//band 41 

00,01,02 First carrier

03,04,05 Second carrier

31,32,33 First carrier

39,3A,3B Second carrier

[mhammett]

I linked Cellmapper to that post.

[mhammett]

For those looking to use the Cellmapper websites, Sprint is country 310 and network 120. Clear is country 311 and network 870.