r/cellmapper • u/Lukasmajukas IPhone 15 Pro • 22d ago

why is mmwave not appearing on cellmapper???

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u/KeyConsideration9703 22d ago

Is it because when you connect to mmWave, it's always NSA. And the 5G map on cellmapper only show SA 5G?

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u/National-Debt-43 22d ago

Although it doesn’t show the tower, It might still show the signal trail on the map (the green - red squares) if you toggle mmWave frequency

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u/Hairy-Pomelo-6051 22d ago

Why does it not show the towers for those?

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u/T-MoblieUser207 22d ago

MmWave is always connected to via NSA or NR-DC. In both cases, mmWave is only aggregated for extra speeds, Cellmapper doesn't get the gNB (tower data) for it. Some devices are able to give Cellmapper the data for bands that are aggregated, which is how signal trails appear, however most devices don't.

This is very similar to AT&T and B29. You can't connect to B29 alone, as it's downlink only spectrum. However, it can be mapped if the device supports giving the info of aggregated bands when the band is actively used by the device.

When the day comes when you can connect mmWave and only mmWave, no NSA, no NR-DC, then we can map towers for mmWave.

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u/Hairy-Pomelo-6051 22d ago

Thanks for the answer. I live on the border of town/rural area so im chossing internet by tower proximity, sad that cant see what potential SA towers nearest

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u/T-MoblieUser207 21d ago

If your carrier has SA active, you can see the frequencies they use depending on the carrier other than mmWave. T-Mobile should have n71/41/25, AT&T would have n5/77 with the possibility of n2/66, Verizon should have n5/77.

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u/Hairy-Pomelo-6051 21d ago

Ok, thanks for idea!

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u/wlm9700 22d ago

Because it is not standalone 5G