[Tagging] [RFC] Feature Proposal - Cell Phone Reception

[Warin]

On 8/8/23 04:32, Marc_marc wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Le 06.08.23 à 21:18, NickKatchur via Tagging a écrit :
>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposal:Cell_reception 
>
> I'm a bit amused, or rather disappointed, to read comments like
> "it's complicated to estimate the number of reception bars because
> it depends on the phone". Were these kinds of comments made after 
> reading the proposal or simply in reaction to the headline?
> the proposal isn't about encoding the number of reception bars.
>
> I don't see what problem there would be in me entering that my 
> dentist's surgery has no GSM reception, nothing ever, I don't see what 
> lack
> of objectivity there would be in encoding this in osm.
>
> I don't see what problem there would be in saying that another POI has 
> major reception problems but that it still works, it doesn't matter if 
> you have 2 bars and I have 3, it doesn't change the fact that it's
> much less than the average you'd expect in this kind of place.
> and so the =no and =limited values seem to me to be much more 
> objective than some route classifications
>
>

Not all phones are created equal.

An Australian cell service provider rates some phones as better for 
country and regional area reception. If you have one of these you are 
more likely to rate a connection 'good' instead of 'limited' and 
'limited' instead of 'no'.

https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/blue-tick


Of course my phone is 'blue ticked'.