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Next layer in real estate search: cell phone coverage
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Steve Albin
October 7, 2012 at 6:11 pm
Another useless App
laniar
October 7, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Steve, thanks for commenting, but I’m dying to know – why do you find it useless? Do you also find the API useless? I’m not sure I get your meaning…
kenbrand
October 7, 2012 at 8:42 pm
That’s super interesting. I would think anyone who owns a cell phone would want to know what the hyperlocal signal strength was. I would image mining, smelting and selling the collected app-user data would be valuable. Hmmmmm.
MattWilkins
October 7, 2012 at 10:43 pm
I’m finding buyers are looking at both this and which telecommunications providers are available.
John Treck
October 8, 2012 at 7:16 am
Thanks for this map and the Open Signal Website! keep up the good work!
jan de graaf
October 8, 2012 at 7:16 am
Thanks for this map and the Open Signal Website! keep up the good work!
Jeff Brown
October 8, 2012 at 5:34 pm
I can hear it now. “Don’t buy in that neighborhood if you’re using Sprint. It’s like the black hole.” One wonders if all of a sudden carriers with poor reception, noticing lost business, would erect more towers?
ThomasABJohnson
October 9, 2012 at 2:46 am
@Jeff Brown The Real Estate cell tower Viagra effect: Tower Erections.