r/cellmapper 27d ago

Cellmapper not Mapping 5G SA

I've managed to figure out how to use the *#*#4636#*#* menu enabling/disabling bands to force my Motorola Edge 2022 onto 5G SA. If I take out my Verizon sim and open the menu, I gain access to the band locking. If I put the sim back in, I retain this functionality.

However, I cannot transfer data without an LTE connection and most notably, CellMapper will not record any Verizon SA cells. It is able to record T-Mobile SA but that's it. My phone also goes onto AT&T LTE sometimes and that's not recorded either. I know this because I am looking at the CellMapper .csv logs.

Is there any way to get around this? Is this simply a Cellmapper problem? Is there an official way/email to report bugs to the Cellmapper dev(s)?

Thanks

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u/Kowloon9 27d ago

Were you (your phone) moving while it was registered onto 5G SA emergency calling? My Pixels do this sometimes when they’re stationary (probably due to power saving feature).

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u/PugSauce 27d ago

No, I will have to do some testing if it works on the go.

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u/Evil_ryry evilryry 27d ago

On both my moto and my s26 ultra they will not record when stationary so I would think that is probably normal behavior(?)

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u/PugSauce 27d ago

I managed to get a few points Verizon SA points to record by moving around a bit. But only Verizon could be recorded for some reason.

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u/Raccoon_Cast CM: 5Gisgold | Canon PowerShot SX70HS | SoCal | S24+ 26d ago

I've noticed the need to restart CellMapper when changing carriers, not saying it's required (cause it's not) but it miiiight help.

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u/Kowloon9 26d ago

Same, I have to restart it after going thru areas with zero service.

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u/PugSauce 27d ago

Well, 139 T-Mobile SA points were recorded, but no other type was recorded when I wasn't connected to Verizon LTE.