Some Updates

Over the last couple of weeks, I've made some changes to the way I am doing testing mostly to cut down on costs and it is a lot less cumbersome (not as many phones).

I've consolidated my phones that are running G-NetTrack Pro to a Google Pixel 6.  Since this supports ESIM, I now have a Verizon physical SIM installed on it, and 2 SIMs that roam on AT&T, and T-Mobile network.  I need to switch the esims between AT&T and T-Mobile but this makes traveling a lot easier and also saves on cost.  My plan is to switch between the AT&T and T-Mobile every other day on my Pixel 6 for signal statistics.

Any speed tests I run will be performed on my Apple Iphone 12 using Nperf since this will better capture real-world activity (videos and website browsing).  These stats can be imported into my Elasticsearch database to analyze as well.  I have a physical AT&T sim on that (my primary carrier) along with a Verizon and T-Mobile ESIM.

For my Pixel 6, I am no longer going to run download/ping tests.  I will only analyze signal strength criteria (RSRQ/RSRP/Bandwidth/Bands).  The two ESIM providers I am using are global providers (very little data to be used) and are valid for 365 days.  The providers are Dent and Ubigi.  Dent uses T-Mobile network and Ubigi uses AT&T.  Since I only need a valid connection to the network to gather my signal statistics, I don't need much of a plan.

On the Pixel 6, I noticed something the other day with Verizon.  It appears as though 5G SA was being tested (band N5).  It was either that or my Pixel 6 is interpreting things a little differently and it was really only 5G NSA.  Here is my Reddit post on the Cellmapper forum on that.

Here is a screenshot from my G-NetTrack Pro showing it as well.