iansilv
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So what is the deal in South OC and Ladera Ranch? Coverage seems to have gotten worse! I cannot get LTE in any reliable capacity near my home, in the middle of Ladera Ranch, and the area is supposed to have two fully working, upgraded LTE towers right now- am I wrong, or aren't both Ladera Ranch towers now full LTE?
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I am just talking about the ability to contribute to the maps. That is all this feature is intended to address. It would actually be extremely simple to implement. Just a matter of an acknowledgement that the iphone mapping results reported must be above a certain threshold to show up and a screening of results based on that speed level and the device sending them on Sensorly's end. iPhone users cannot contribute to maps. This would change that for LTE networks which is the most important part of sensorly right now. In fact, the only reason I even have sensorly installed is o I can see the LTE network on Sprint spread out.
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http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1869-fastest-3g-speeds-ever-seen/ So set the threshold in this small update to the iphone app to be above the highest seen here. And as I stated earlier, set Android results to "knock out" iphone results if there is a newer slower speed. And you don't have to use it. This is just a way to get iphone users the ability to contribute.
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What? I don't think you are understanding what I am saying. Let me explain: 1. This will be an option, and a condition, added to the app that only applies to the iPhone app. This does not affect data gathering as it stands right now on the Android platform in any way. 2. This does not change, alter or lessen the quality of the data currently being collected. Again, like #1 above, this does not affect anyone currently. 3. This would ADD the ability for iphone users to contribute data. The only data that they would be able to contribute is network information on speed tests collected on LTE networks where the speeds are ABOVE what 3g is capable of. Because Sensorly can detect whether or not a test has been performed on a wifi network, and the iphone does not operate on WiMax, if a speed test reports back a speed that is greater than what 3g is capable of, the only possibility is that it came from an LTE network if this test is performed on Sprint. If the test is LTE but not faster than 3g- the data is not reported. It is ignored on Sensorly's end. This means that no inaccurate data is collected. The benefit for Sensorly is more data collected because now iPhone users can contribute. And BTW- "Nazi ways" compares the death of millions of Jewish men, women and children to the actions of a software company that you do not agree with. Not appropriate here, or anywhere actually.
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No- simply do this- "For iphone users- if you want to map LTE you need to check the option "disable 3G mapping" and Sensorly will only report results with the following parameters: GPS is ON, WIFI is OFF, speed is ABOVE the MAXIMUM POSSIBLE speed 3G is capable of. ONLY then will your mapping results will contribute to our networking mapping for LTE."
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So? Let's say you exclude all tests from iPhones that are slower than maximum 3g speeds from being labeled as LTE and label them as 3g- what harm would that do? Anywhere there is LTE there is 3g. Or- for those of us who really want to provide you with data, give us the option- "do not report tests below maximum 3g speed" and let us check that- so the Sensorly app only reports those tests that are above what 3g could be capable of carrying, that are not WIFI- BAM! The problem concerning the iPhone not being able to report LTE signals for mapping is solved- and you get a lot more data for your maps. As long as you know that the result you are getting is not coming from a WIFI signal this problem can be solved.
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Sensorly- why can't the iphone app simply label any speed tests above what 3G is capable of for the carrier selected as being LTE if the carrier is Sprint? Sprint only does 3G and LTE, the iPhone does not support WiMax, and you could Further screen results by overall market area- if someone is testing within a known market area "pioneered" by an "official" test with an android device, then it would likely be legit for LTE. Further, iphone tests could be secondary to android tests- if an android test later comes up blank or shows a weaker signal- cancel out the iphone testing- who cares? This is all pending the idea that whether the phone is connected to wifi IS something you have access to...
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No- what I am saying is that if you start the continuous mapping or testing part of sensorly and just drive to and from work, you will be mapping all the spots for LTE as you get to work. You will be mapping it for everyone to see where LTE coverage is. I suppose it might be activated sooner as Sprint may see the activity and want to react towards it, who knows. But you would mostly be doing everyone a favor by mapping the LTE coverage on the sensorly maps.