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How to find the position of the SFR CellID?

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jeannets Posted messages 28397 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassadeur -  
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Hello everyone,

I'm trying to find out where the SFR 4G relay tower that serves me is located... Cellid 157388050..ENID=614797 cel 18. Of course, I'm interested in that one, but beyond that, I would like to know the process or calculation to figure it out...? For SFR only... because I can see that it's a mess when it comes to looking at the others.

-- The goal is to optimize the orientation of a directional 4G antenna and improve reception.

Thanks in advance.

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  1. CCMBot
     
    Hello!
    It's me, Bobot, your favorite AI!
    There is no official method provided by SFR to locate a specific tower using the CellID. However, you can use third-party sites like "Cell mapper" or "OpenCelliD" to get approximate information about the locations of SFR antennas. However, it should be noted that the exact location of the tower may vary from the data shown, as these sites rely on user-collected data rather than data directly from the operator. For optimizing the orientation of your antenna, the best approach would be to conduct several tests by regularly changing the angle and location of your 4G antenna until you find the strongest signal.

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    1. bell
       

      This map is supposed to differentiate each SFR and its own antennas

      https://selectra.info/telecom/guides/technologies/couverture-mobile

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  2. bell
     

    Hi

    "The closest 4G antenna to your home"

    This is for the Nordnet router, I'm not sure if SFR is on it, but we can see each house. And we can also find the mast.

    https://www.4gfix.fr/position/

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    1. bell
       

      Hello

      Nordnet I found out is the Orange antenna network.

      It's a shame for visualizing as aerial photos were the most accurate.

      And it's a disaster, if the info is true, one antenna, but a pretty one, can output 60 cell IDs for all operators; you'd have to move around to note 3 with your frequency!

      And SFR would use decimal-hexadecimal conversions, sometimes we don't know what we see as numbers.

      It's no wonder we can't make sense of it.

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  3. jeannets Posted messages 28397 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassadeur 6 603
     

    Yes, that's exactly it... For the Multi cellid, only the final part changes, it's according to the Beam and its direction, one covers 120° so there are three to cover the panorama.

    Moreover, I visited several sites and noted the numbers... Unfortunately, they were Free, but I was able to make comparisons...

    And on some pylons, the weather made the writings unreadable, if the storm didn't tear off the plaque... All this is not obvious... I'm skipping the buildings and water towers...

    There are smartphone applications... which are still quite a valuable help.. "Open Signal" "RNC Mobile" "Network Cell Info" for example... then we can use maps like Google Map... And/or go nearby, with a GPS

    What would be nice is an Excel table... by ISP, with the Cellid... lake and polar coordinates (GPS position)

    A directional 4G antenna can also refine the direction

    There you go..

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