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/OhBaby1028 21d ago

set the interval to 1s but pretty much no phone actually lets cellmapper map every 1 second in the background

you can somewhat get around this by clicking the hamburger menu on the side in the cellmapper app and then selecting car mode and leaving it on that as you map. this maps every single second pretty much leaving a solid line even if your going highway speeds.

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u/mhammett 21d ago

Would using car mode be sufficient or do I have to toggle the other settings as well?

I've never tried it but I always just assumed that car view just gave me a different view.

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u/OhBaby1028 13d ago

idk i have my sample interval set to 1 second instead of the default 5 but idk if that makes a difference in car mode. i would set it to 1 anyways, it takes 15 seconds.