RootMetrics, an independent group that measures
mobile performance, has an app that lets users test the strengths of their
cellular networks' call signals and data-transfer speeds in their
neighborhoods.
"It's hard to tell signal and data speeds
on a carrier's map. The RootMetrics app lets users see how their specific
network works down to the street level," said Julie Dey, vice president of
marketing at RootMetrics.
When users open the app, they're greeted with menu options: Test, Map and Report.
The most interactive feature of the app is the
virtual map. App users can search for mobile-performance information by street,
city and ZIP code. Honeycomb shapes layered over a map indicate signal and data
strength from green (strongest) to dark gray (weakest).
Each shaded area can be opened to show the
average signal and data speed of the user's carrier. It also compares other
carriers in that neighborhood.
Areas without a shaded honeycomb indicate that
RootMetrics has not tested that part of a neighborhood.
That's where the crowd source-testing part of
the app comes in handy.
Users can select the test tab to begin the
evaluation of either a call signal or a combination of signal and data speed.
The app lets mobile-device owners choose their carrier before beginning the
test.
A moving circle along a bar indicates the app is
testing the networks in the area. It labels signal strength as good, better or
poor.
Data reports show the upload and download
speeds. These user signal-and-data tests are sent to RootMetrics to help supplement
the reports generated by developers.
Users can check their signal and data speeds on
the RootMetrics app, and then compare them to the performance of other carriers
in the neighborhood.
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