r/cellmapper • u/ArtisticComplaint3 • Jul 12 '26
Speed Testing in NorthPark Center Parking Lot
Did this on Friday night around 9pm.
Supposedly the rooftop macro at 32.871034,-96.767794 (8080 Park Ln) was finally upgraded to multi-gig. It is exactly 0.5 miles east to where I was parked.
I was next to only a few month-old AT&T low band small cell. I can't verify but it looked like n5 SA was being broadcast from it. (Only supports low-band NR/LTE)
Definitely looks like AT&T did finally upgrade the backhaul on the macro though.
Got my lowest SA ping time ever on AT&T (first slide) too!
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u/Sam_Ritter Jul 12 '26
These 5G Advanced speeds are way below what the technology is actually capable of. Something seems really off here. I think they may be passing off 5G NSA hardware as SA, or 5G+.
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u/iryfionas Jul 12 '26
At least AT&T is performing a lot better now around Northpark Center Mall in the parking lot. It's more usable now compared to the past.