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    Great mapping tool for checking cell coverage

    One of the members over on the Escapees forum found a mapping web site that provides cell phone coverage overlays for a number of things - fire activity, topology, geology, public lands, etc. It also provides overlay mapping for cell coverage for the major carriers. I checked a couple of places where we stay/have stayed. Particularly telling is Lake Powhatan Recreation Area and Campground (NFS) outside Asheville, NC. We were volunteer camp hosts there for a season when we first hit the road. Coverage was almost nonexistent for carriers other than Verizon and even Verizon had dark holes in various places within the campground (different loops). The map in the link has much better resolution and is significantly more accurate than Verizon's coverage map. I then checked Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (where we currently are). There are known dead spots on post for several of the carriers and I have tested both Verizon and T-Mobile in the Marylander RV Park. This map is more accurate for post than are the carriers' maps... by far. I'm going to continue to play with the other features...

    https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=39.4...cellcoverage_v

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    Looks pretty cool @Second Chance, just a bit off for some dead spots around here, but over all a good tool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Chance View Post
    One of the members over on the Escapees forum found a mapping web site that provides cell phone coverage overlays for a number of things - fire activity, topology, geology, public lands, etc. It also provides overlay mapping for cell coverage for the major carriers. I checked a couple of places where we stay/have stayed. Particularly telling is Lake Powhatan Recreation Area and Campground (NFS) outside Asheville, NC. We were volunteer camp hosts there for a season when we first hit the road. Coverage was almost nonexistent for carriers other than Verizon and even Verizon had dark holes in various places within the campground (different loops). The map in the link has much better resolution and is significantly more accurate than Verizon's coverage map. I then checked Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (where we currently are). There are known dead spots on post for several of the carriers and I have tested both Verizon and T-Mobile in the Marylander RV Park. This map is more accurate for post than are the carriers' maps... by far. I'm going to continue to play with the other features...

    https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=39.4...cellcoverage_v

    Rob
    Thanks for the link. I checked some of the campgrounds where we stay regarding coverage (such as known dead spots), and the map is very accurate. There is also an app called "Coverage?" which is an interesting alternative, but it has an annual fee. It can be located at "www.twostepsbeyond.com".
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