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Why Is Vancouver in a Larger Text Size Than Seattle Despite Having a Lower City and Metro Population?
▲ 1.0k r/geography

Why Is Vancouver in a Larger Text Size Than Seattle Despite Having a Lower City and Metro Population?

Vancouver, BC Proper Population: 662,248
Seattle, WA Proper Population: 784,777

Vancouver Metro Population Estimate: 3,108,926
Seattle Metro Population Estimate: 4,145,494

Seattle has over 100,000 more people inside its city limits than Vancouver and over one million more people in its metro area.

Apple is very detail-oriented. I don’t know what the criteria is on Apple Maps for the text size of cities because it doesn’t appear to be population.

Looks like there are more examples of this happening such as DC and Philly but this is the one that caught my eye.

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 11 days ago
▲ 38 r/cellmapper

2 Sector AT&T Site

Located about a quarter mile south of the border in Blaine, WA. Using Ericsson AIR 6472 with 2 80 MHz channels of n77 + 10x10 of n5.

48.99898° N, 122.75049° W

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 1 month ago
▲ 14 r/cellmapper

AT&T Now Defaulting to Roaming on Bell instead of Rogers

I’ve noticed starting last month that in Canada (specifically St. John’s, NL, Halifax, NS, and Vancouver, BC) that all my AT&T SIMs default to roaming on Bell instead of Rogers.

Bell/Telus definitely has better coverage but Rogers does typically have more spectrum in the major cities.

I guess the AT&T/Rogers roaming agreement isn’t as favorable to AT&T anymore.

I have business lines that I haven’t found a rep that has been able to enable MNS which is annoying. It’s definitely a PITA on consumer but it can be done. Have to get it reenabled anytime you get a new SIM though.

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u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 1 month ago
▲ 14 r/cellmapper

T-Mobile 90 MHz n41 Carrier Bandwidth Reducing to 80 MHz when 5CA is in Use

Noticed this behavior on my S26U. T-Mobile recently refarmed 20x20 b66 to n66 in DFW. T-Mobile uses 20 MHz carriers for n71, n25, and n66.

T-Mobile has a whopping 130 MHz of AWS/PCS in this market.

I’ve only noticed my phone connect to 5CA briefly in DFW but I notice that the 2nd n41 carrier is 80 MHz when it does so.

As you can see by both Samsung Service Mode screenshots that the PCI is the exact same and these were taken around a minute apart. The n41 ARFCN is the exact same.

Is T-Mobile limiting DL CA bandwidth to 240 MHz for device compatibility? I have no issues I’m just curious of the reasoning and/or logic behind this.

First screenshot is kinda messed up but I haven’t been able to spot 5CA ever since a couple days ago for a brief second.

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 99 r/USMobile

US Mobile Should Be More Upfront About Network Features

As someone who has been with US Mobile for over 2 years, I really appreciate how far the company has come especially in terms of advertising.

There are some glaring changes that still should be made because right now many plan features being advertised contradict the fine print. As someone who has and continues to recommend US Mobile to family and friends, having accurate and easy to understand plan descriptions is extremely important to me.

  • Unlimited Starter
    • Unlimited high-speed data fails to mention that it is only applicable on Dark Star. I would personally suggest changing this to Unlimited high-speed data on Dark Star.
    • On the monthly plan section, Int'l calling & texting is shown as if it were included in the monthly plan price. I suggest updating this to Int'l calling & texting, $3/month.
  • Unlimited Premium
    • Unlimited priority data fails to mention that it is not applicable on Light Speed. I would suggest changing this to Unlimited priority data on Dark Star and Warp and you could potentially also add Unlimited high-speed data on Light Speed.

Conclusion

I know these are seemingly minor changes that should be made and this post is made entirely to be constructive. There is no other phone company I would volunteer my time for to make a post with this much time and effort. I would also appreciate the ability to compare all 3 networks side by side instead of selecting the network first and comparing the plans with said network. This would make it much easier to see the feature variations between networks on individual plans.

On another note, I hate having to say this but this post was typed entirely by hand with absolutely no AI used. Not even writing assistants or proofreaders. I do not post what many people on the internet would call "AI slop."

I appreciate US Mobile being one of the only carriers that actively listens to customer feedback and takes action on it.

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 5 r/ATT

Was Able to Get 5G Standalone on All My Business Unlimited Premium 1.0 Lines!

My Galaxy lines APN automatically updated from “enhancedphone” to “nrphone” while roaming abroad believe it or not.

I had to redownload the SIMs from my online account on my iPhone lines and the 5G Standalone toggle was finally ungreyed.

I can fully confirm through checks from Samsung Service Mode and Field Test Mode respectively that the lines were connecting to 5G Standalone.

I’m curious to see if Business Fast Track is 5QI 6 on the NR Core. I know it’s a legacy plan but seeing AT&T utilize network slicing for Fast Track would be neat. If anyone is or knows any network engineers that could provide details on the 5QI values I would greatly appreciate it since it’s impossible for us consumers to independently verify.

Glad to see AT&T finally rolling out 5G Standalone at a faster pace. Crossing my fingers that they start testing VoNR in more markets soon. Currently it’s not even enabled in Dallas.

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u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/ATT

5G Standalone on Business Unlimited Premium 1.0

Surprised to see that my Business Unlimited Premium 1.0 line on my Galaxy S26 Ultra with Business Fast Track at QCI 6 has been provisioned for SA. APN was changed from "enhancedphone" to "nrphone." I did not need to re-download my SIM. Service mode confirms that I am indeed using 5G Standalone.

Still greyed out on my iPhone 17 Pro Max with the same plan. I'm curious to see if I transfer my SIM from my Galaxy to my iPhone if the SA toggle will work. I may and also try and re-download the SIM on my iPhone.

I will spend some time testing this and see if there's still a noticeable difference with QCI 6 (5QI 6??) data on SA core.

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u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/ATT

Complementary International Day Pass Day

When I logged into my account I saw a banner in blue that said: “Stay connected while you travel with one free day on land and one free day at sea each bill period through Sept. 20 with International Day Pass. Learn more about International Day Pass”

I can’t find any fine print regarding this.

I wonder if this is for every line on my account or just one per account.

Is this a targeted promotion I wonder or is it for everybody. Because I have been abroad significantly over the past few months.

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u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 38 r/cellmapper

AT&T mmWave at the Airport

Ericsson AIR 1281 broadcasting 800 MHz of n260 NSA (39 GHz) In front of Gate A18.

Some of the fastest mmWave speeds I've gotten on AT&T due to a lot of their even 800 MHz bandwidth 1281's having insufficient backhaul and/or LTE anchor congestion. Hopefully they will start testing NRDC here soon.

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 11 r/cellmapper

New FTM Indicating MFBI

Looks like FTM accurately depicts MFBI being used with some bands. Mainly n77/n78 and b2/b25 Notable exceptions are b4/b66 and b5/b26. AT&T’s DoD falls within the n78 band range but C-Band does not. (Begins no lower than 3840 MHz in any market)

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 12 r/cellmapper

Rogers 5G+ Icon on Pixel 10 Fold With Dark Star SIM

Never seen an NR Advanced indicator active on any carrier on any device while roaming. Very interesting to see.

5G UC icon also activated on Telus with my US Mobile Light Speed (T-Mobile) SIM but showed 5G+ in the status bar.

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 10 r/tmobile

Rogers Satellite

Connected to Starlink D2C roaming on Rogers for the first time. Haven’t seen any posts of people trying it out yet so I figured I’d share.

📍Newfoundland

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 25 r/cellmapper

Roaming on ROGERS Satellite

Connected to ROGERS Satellite as a T-Mobile customer in Newfoundland. Worked seamlessly.

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 37 r/cellmapper

1 eSIM on 2 iPhones???

Have iOS 27 DB 5 and I saw this and I was wondering if anyone knew how this Handoff thing works??

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 35 r/cellmapper

International Border - Network Switchover

Crossing from Belgium into the Netherlands while traveling at over 180 mph/290 kmh on an Eurostar train.

The moment the power briefly disconnects is when the train crosses the international boundary.

Roaming on an AT&T SIM so neither network is the SIM’s home network.

Less than a minute for a full network switchover which is rather impressive.

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 23 r/ATT

Business Unlimited Premium 3.0 Appears to Include Turbo Now

My business lines with BUP 3.0 were also finally provisioned for SA this past week even though they are all being used abroad. APN updated from enhancedphone to nrphone.

Has anyone been able to confirm if Business Unlimited Premium 3.0 is QCI 7. If so that's actually a huge upgrade. Still have a couple lines on BUP 1.0 with QCI 6 Fast Track which AT&T will have to pry out of my cold, dead hands.

AT&T Business Unlimited Premium 3.0  plan description

  • Unlimited premium data
  • 300GB of hotspot data per line 
  • AT&T Turbo® for Business 
  • AT&T ActiveArmor® mobile security
  • Roam Latin America for Business
  • International Day Pass for Business (up to 7 days) 
  • 50% off monthly access for one qualified tablet, and/or wearable per line per bill plan group
  • 50% off AT&T Business International Calling per line

 

BUA 3.0 and BUS 3.0 advertise: "AT&T Turbo® for Business compatible"

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u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 22 r/cellmapper

Telenor Maritime - North Sea

Treated as cruise ship roaming but no throttle after 500 MB on AT&T.

No data service was available on T-Mobile.

Around 60° N 2° E

u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 2 months ago
▲ 19 r/cellmapper

AT&T Spectrum Strategy in DFW

AT&T is notoriously starved for midband spectrum in their home market. Only 40 MHz! (10x10 b2 and 10x10 b66)

If AT&T plays their cards right they could end up almost doubling their midband holdings.

Dish still owns 5x5 of AWS that wasn’t included in the last auction. If AT&T is able to buy that and swap with Verizon they would be able to have a 15 MHz channel of b66.

If AT&T swaps their 10x10 of n71 for 10x10 of T-Mobile’s b2, they’d be able to have a 20 MHz channel of b2 and will save them a ton of money in tower climbs and equipment.

In places where T-Mobile owns or had leased all 70 MHz of n71 such as Hawaii, I’ve seen that they run a 20x20 n71 channel and another 15x15 n71 channel.

This strategy would increase AT&T’s midband holdings by a whopping 75% in Dallas and they could finally have n5 at 15 MHz again!

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u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 3 months ago
▲ 2 r/verizon

Are TravelPass Days Now Pooled on Business Accounts?

I have 5 lines on Business Unlimited Pro 2.0 which includes 8 TravelPass days per line (40 total) per billing cycle? Wondering if this is an error or if TravelPass days are pooled now on business accounts.

Texts I received:

Verizon Msg: Welcome to Iceland. You have 40 TravelPass day(s) included with your plan. After using these days, you'll pay $12.00/day (plus taxes & fees) only on the days you use your mobile service abroad. Making or receiving a call, sending a text or using data will start a TravelPass session. You'll get unlimited talk, text and 5GB of high speed data, then unlimited 3G data for the remainder of the session. For help, visit https://www.vzw.com/intltrvl or call +1-908-559-4899. Enjoy your trip.

Verizon Msg: We hope you are enjoying TravelPass. Your 24-hour session will end at 7-30-26 7:09:14 ET and you'll then have 39 day(s) left in your TravelPass bank.

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u/ArtisticComplaint3 — 3 months ago