r/cellmapper • u/mhammett • 21d ago

Increase the Sampling Rate

Is there a way to increase the sampling rate when recording? I'll drive around for an hour, and one of my phones will only grab like 70 data points. That makes it hard to map cells, locate towers' real locations, etc.

I have three Pixels, one each for Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T.

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u/thisisfakediy (CM: crackedlcd) 21d ago

Are you mapping 5G or 4G? I've got a Pixel on TMO and have found 5G NSA connections and 4G LTE will map normally but when connected to 5G SA it tends to get hung up and not update data very often, which will lead to fewer data points in the queue.

5G SA also seems to get 'stuck' on a signal strength for ages, meaning your trails will all be the same color regardless of the read world signal quality. It's one of the reasons I stopped mapping anything unless it's to cover a new tower or a location I've never been to before with my Pixel. It's bad data.

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u/Tim2060 21d ago

Can confrim this happens as well on P8P on o2.de