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I'm fond of https://www.cellmapper.net/ https://www.cellmapper.net/ for a more local view. It's helpful for answering questions like "why do my calls always dro

by teeray 6y ago

I'm fond of https://www.cellmapper.net/ https://www.cellmapper.net/ for a more local view. It's helpful for answering questions like "why do my calls always drop when I drive into region X?" and "why is coverage shit in this area?", also "what cell carrier should I get if I plan to move to X?"

exhilaration 6y ago
Great site, nice to see where the local towers are. I wanted to know what tower my phone was connected and this app gave me the Cell ID (CID) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wilysis.cellinfolite&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wilysis.ce... which matched the map. Super cool!
- teeray 6y ago
  Much of that info is also in the hidden field test menu on phones. On iOS, if you dial *3001#12345#* and hit call, you'll jump into a menu with a bunch of stats on the network. It's not the friendliest UI though, the one you found is probably better. Other phones likely have other numbers to call, but the field test menu is pretty ubiquitous (it's equivalent to the cable modem 192.168.100.1 page). EDIT: escaping asterisks
  - exhilaration 6y ago
    Nice! I googled the Android version and it's *#*#4636#*#* But the CID from that screen doesn't match the website, there must be some kind of conversion required. Edit: also escaped asterisks
    - oandrew 6y ago
      CID is displayed in hex so it needs to be converted to decimal first.
rplnt 6y ago
All I see is a blue void (tried two browsers) - do I have to click something?
- capableweb 6y ago
  I had to select a Provider on the left side before the masts starting showing up.
- markovbot 6y ago
  it gave me a very zoomed in view of what I assume is Null Island (GPS coordinates 0, 0). Zooming out several times eventually reveals map elements.
- DuskStar 6y ago
  Looks like it starts at 0,0 - zoom out on the map to find land
- vetinari 6y ago
  If your browser doesn't have your location for whatever reason, most maps will drop you into lon 0, lat 0, which is South Atlantic Ocean west of Africa.
  - rplnt 6y ago
    I tried a bit of moving and zooming, but not enough I guess. I really hate this, not that it's a bad default for location, but that it's a bad default for zoom. Strava (running/cycling gps tracking app) has default zoomed all the way into San Francisco, so if you want to find anything you have to zoom out first. What they might thought is a little fun gimmick is annoying as hell.

by teeray 6y ago

exhilaration 6y ago

Great site, nice to see where the local towers are. I wanted to know what tower my phone was connected and this app gave me the Cell ID (CID) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wilysis.cellinfolite&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wilysis.ce... which matched the map. Super cool!

teeray 6y ago
Much of that info is also in the hidden field test menu on phones. On iOS, if you dial *3001#12345#* and hit call, you'll jump into a menu with a bunch of stats on the network. It's not the friendliest UI though, the one you found is probably better. Other phones likely have other numbers to call, but the field test menu is pretty ubiquitous (it's equivalent to the cable modem 192.168.100.1 page). EDIT: escaping asterisks
- exhilaration 6y ago
  Nice! I googled the Android version and it's *#*#4636#*#* But the CID from that screen doesn't match the website, there must be some kind of conversion required. Edit: also escaped asterisks
  - oandrew 6y ago
    CID is displayed in hex so it needs to be converted to decimal first.

rplnt 6y ago

All I see is a blue void (tried two browsers) - do I have to click something?

capableweb 6y ago
I had to select a Provider on the left side before the masts starting showing up.
markovbot 6y ago
it gave me a very zoomed in view of what I assume is Null Island (GPS coordinates 0, 0). Zooming out several times eventually reveals map elements.
DuskStar 6y ago
Looks like it starts at 0,0 - zoom out on the map to find land
vetinari 6y ago
If your browser doesn't have your location for whatever reason, most maps will drop you into lon 0, lat 0, which is South Atlantic Ocean west of Africa.
- rplnt 6y ago
  I tried a bit of moving and zooming, but not enough I guess. I really hate this, not that it's a bad default for location, but that it's a bad default for zoom. Strava (running/cycling gps tracking app) has default zoomed all the way into San Francisco, so if you want to find anything you have to zoom out first. What they might thought is a little fun gimmick is annoying as hell.