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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 24 September 2017, 10:19:53
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Here in Spain rather than in the Uk but presumably same parameters apply.
Before signing up for a 4g Internet product I would like to test the signal strength but haven't got a 4g device. Is there an app for ipad or a way of doing it? ( I have stopped locals but they all have primitive phones so far).
This is what I have to hand:
ipad without SIM card slot
iphone 4 ,UK 3 sim card
very basic payg Spanish mobile but on the provider I might use for 4g
The nearest possible transmitters at 4g are:
10 miles away just one small but nearby hill in the way
5 to 10 miles away but clean line of sight
possibly 3 miles away but loads of hills in the way
Predictably when you go into the phone shops the "monkeys" haven't a clue where their transmitters are.
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AFAIK you would need a 4g compatible device for it to be able to "see" the signal (and hence judge it's strength). I'm sure you could buy a measuring device but tbh Itd probably be cheaper to buy a 4g phone and sell it again when you're done with it.
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What he said /\ /\ /\
get a cheap 4g Android phone, there are some good free Apps around that will give good signal strength readings across the various Bands and tell you whats what.