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National Broadband Map: Detailed US Broadband Coverage Map

TehseenBaweja — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:01:42 +0000

National Broadband Map is a US government initiative to let people learn and track how good broadband coverage is in a particular area. To start with, just enter the address of a location and the tool will display a complete list of broadband providers that offer service in your area along with their maximum advertised speed. The information is compiled from over 1,500 different broadband companies.

You can also view broadband coverage maps for the entire nation or your specific area and filter them by specific technology such as XDSL, wireless, fiber, and others. Complete data is also available as short reports such as a ranking of different states by their average broadband speeds. You can view rankings by geographical locations and on various metrics such as speed, technology and number of providers.

The website is not super user-friendly when it comes to navigation but is a very useful resource to know anything and everything about broadband coverage.

Features:

Browse data and maps for broadband coverage.
See maps by type of broadband technology and area.
See rankings of states and counties for speed, technology and providers.
See statistics about a specific community and share results.

Visit NationalBroadbandMap @ www.broadbandmap.gov [Via Mashable]

OpenSignalMaps: Interactive cell phone carrier coverage map online

MOin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:01:20 +0000

If you are trying to decide which mobile phone carrier to go with, you will want to find out how well each carrier has covered your area. In order to do this you need to find out where the carrier towers are and see their coverage on a heatmap. This is precisely what interactive cell phone carrier coverage map OpenSignalMaps does.

Open Signal Maps is a free to use website that gathers carrier data from around the world. You can enter your zip code to view the carrier towers located in your area, which are displayed on a Google Map. You can filter individual carriers as well as the type of service they offer: 2G, 3G, or 4G. Alternatively you can view a heatmap of the coverage of each carrier in your area. Each view that is generated can be shared with your friends through its permalink.

Data is constantly being gathered to get a more accurate view of each tower and each carrier’s coverage. Meanwhile you can use the current views as helpful guides.

Features:

A user friendly website.
Lets you find locations of cell-phone carrier towers in your area.
You can jump to your location by entering your zip code.
Lets you view heatmaps of the areas each cell-phone carrier covers.
Lets you filter views according to carrier and the type of service offered.
Similar tools: DeadCellZones, CoverageMap, SignalMap and GotReception.

Check out Open Signal Maps @ www.opensignalmaps.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

CoverageMap: Carrier Coverage Comparison Map

Karl Gechlik — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:25:01 +0000

There are many situations where you would need to check out coverage in other areas for mobile phone and data. You may be moving or traveling somewhere new or you might be thinking about jumping ship with your current carrier and moving on up to your golden carrier in your area. Different areas have different top tier providers in my neck of the woods it is Verizon in the top tier and then ATT, then sprint and TMobile but out in your neck of the woods it may be different.

To check coverage at your location you can use free carrier coverage comparison map @ http://reviews.cnet.com/coveragemap/. It is brought to you by C-Net and has data from Root Wireless.

Features:

Check mobile phone coverage in specific areas.
Check specific carriers coverage.
Check data coverage and speeds.
Compare the different carriers.
Help you make an educated decision regarding what carrier to choose.
From a reputable company.
Similar sites: DeadCellZones, SignalMap and GotReception.

Browsing the map for different carriers is fun and can be addicting (if you are a geek that is!) Check it out. And use the tool to your advantage!

Check out CoverageMap @ www.reviews.cnet.com/coveragemap

DeadCellZones: Find A Carrier With The Best Cellphone Coverage in Area

Kaly — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:24:32 +0000

DeadCellZones is a consumer generated map of locations with cellphone coverage problems across US. It maps over 100,000 cell phone complaints submitted by customers of major cellphone carriers such as AT&T, Sprint, Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless… etc. The site comes in handy if you want to find out which cellphone carrier provides the best cellphone coverage in your area.

You can search or zoom into a particular address to see how many complaints were submitted there. All complaints are pinned as colored markers, clicking any marker shows date and details. Complaints can be also be sorted by cell phone carrier.

Additionally, you can contribute by submitting cellphone reception problems you experience at any location.

Features:

Check out cell mobile reception signal problems in your area.
Supported carriers: AT&T, Sprint, Nextel, T-Mobile Verizon Wireless and others.
100,000+ cell phone complaints submitted by customers.
Submit your own review for any area.
iPhone version supported.
US Only.
Similar sites: SignalMap and GotReception.

Check out Deadcellzones @ www.deadcellzones.com

GotReception: Check Mobile Coverage in Your Area

Kaly — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:24:38 +0000

Want to find out which cellphone carrier provides the best mobile signal coverage in your area? GotReception.com is website where you can enter location (US only) and get back a mapped data of user reviews and cell towers for that area. The site boasts more than 38,000 consumer submitted reviews.

Works simple, just type in your zip code or address, select the carrier and then click on “Go” button. GotReception will then process your request and present all related data on the map.

Additionally you can contribute and share your experiences with others by posting your own ratings for your carrier for any location.

Features:

Check out cell mobile coverage and reception signal for your area.
Currently supported carriers: AT&T, Sprint, Nextel, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.
38,945 consumer submitted reviews.
Submit your own review for any area.
United States Only
Similar website: SignalMap.

Check out GotReception @ www.gotreception.com