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No. 1 Coverage map of MTS, Megafon, Yota, Tele2, Beeline, Rostelecom, Sberbank, Tinkoff, TTK, SkyLink LTE. 3G, 4G, 2G and Cellular
The coverage map serves to help you choose the best carrier. Displayed are MTS, Megafon, Yota, Tele2, Beeline, Rostelecom, Sberbank, Tinkoff, SkyLink LTE. It is easy to compare zones of mobile Internet and cellular communication in the place of our stay.
The big problem is finding a mobile Internet zone for better access with wireless network.
For this purpose, a unique map of 4G coverage of the Russian network was created. A poor wireless signal often leaves a lot to be desired. Many subscribers of cellular communication cause a lot of trouble with the constant loss of communication.
Yota 2G, 3G and 4G coverage
The new provider, with the first 4G frequencies in Russia, was formed in 2006. In 2008, Russia's first Wimax 4G network was launched. Through trial and error, it was gradually decided to switch to the more promising LTE technology. Now Yota is one of MegaFon's subdivisions. He is the leader of the "Big Three" cellular monopolists in the country. This company is interesting because it provides large volumes of traffic.
Coverage Tele2 2G, 3G and 4G
When we talk about Tele2, we remember low tariffs and decent communication services.
In every place in different regions, territories and republics, the coverage of the LTE network is different from each other. Tele2's large infrastructure will help this operator make the highest speed Internet out of its 3g coverage area. 
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Beeline 2G, 3G and 4G coverage map
Beeline has a very large subscriber base. Cellular communications have been modernized and now the LTE Internet has become a reality for Beeline. May 15, 2018 we added to the general coverage map - the network zone of this provider. It should be noted that this people's map was obtained from the open sources of the site geo.minsvyaz.ru. The map is used to accurately determine the presence of a signal in the area of the Beeline network. A visitor to our resource can evaluate the network zones of this mobile operator. 
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Tinkoff coverage areas 2G, 3G and 4G
The coverage of the Tinkoff Mobile network is very large. The new mobile operator works according to the MVNO scheme. It allows you to rent dedicated bandwidth in the frequencies of different operators. Do not be surprised when you notice that Tinkoff Mobile subscribers are connected where another provider is not available. The company offers big bonuses and cashback on transactions. Switching with your number automatically includes a cash prize in your account.
How to use the card MTS, Megafon, Yota, Tele2, Beeline, Rostelecom, Sberbank, SkyLink
- Yota:
- Iota 2G
- Iota 3G
- Iota 4G
- Megaphone:
- Megaphone 3G
- Megaphone 4G
- Megaphone 4G+
- MTS:
- MTS 2G
- MTS 3G
- MTS 4G
- Tele 2:
- Tele2 2G
- Tele2 3G
- Tele2 4G
- Rostelecom:
- RTK 2G
- RTK 3G
- RTK 4G
- Sberbank:
- Sberbank 2G
- Sberbank 3G
- Sberbank 4G
- beeline:
- Beeline 2G
- Beeline 3G
- Beeline 4G
- TTC:
- TTK 2G
- TTK 3G
- TTK 4G
- sky link:
- Volna:
- Volna 2G
- Volna 3G
- Volna 4G
- KTKRU:
- KTKRU 2G
- KTKRU 3G
- win mobile:
- Win 2G
- Windows 3G
- Windows 4G
- Tinkoff Mobile:
- Tinkoff 2G
- Tinkoff 3G
- Tinkoff 4G
- Danycom Mobile:
- Danycom 2G
- Danycom 3G
- Danycom 4G
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Operator zones are disabled by default by default. When you select 4G, you will see the LTE coverage areas and the approximate location of the towers. The location is automatically determined by means of geolocation.
Buttons
At the top of the Map there are buttons for other mobile Internet operators. When pressed, the layer of the communication network location zone is loaded.
By determining the best coverage area, you can overlay layers of different operators on top of each other. Easily determine which operator suits you.
Coating color MTS, Megafon, Yota, Tele2, Beeline, Rostelecom, Sberbank, SkyLink
At the bottom of the Coverage Map there are hint pictures with the color background of each operator. Be careful when turning on the Coverage of several layers of Communication Maps at the same time. By enabling or disabling the operator buttons, accurately determine the most convenient operator for you - MTS, Megafon, Yota, Tele2.
Coverage area Megaphone 2G, 3G and 4G
Cellular networks and mobile Internet have become widespread. Almost every inhabitant of this region has smartphones and tablets. To compare information from official sources, we recommend that you look at the Megafon coverage map on the website of this provider. 
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Coverage area MTS 2G, 3G and 4G
MTS network coverage is updated regularly. Our visitors can see the newest map of this mobile operator. The color scheme is distributed in the following order:
Red LTE, pink 3G, pale pink 2G. When viewing the map, you see a list of available coverages of mobile operators and the Internet. 
On the buttons there is a separate choice of networks 2G, 3G, LTE. They have a characteristic sign next to the name of the operator. Clicking on the button will open a tab with available Internet standards to choose from.
All available communication standards are marked on the photo. By pressing again, you can cancel the selected network, showing the one you need.
Coverage Accuracy MTS, Megafon, Yota, Tele2, Rostelecom, Sberbank, SkyLink
Tele2 network coverage accuracy has been fixed, for comparison we recommend going to the company's official website
P.S. — 03/01/2018 mvno (virtual cellular operator) coverage added Sberbank-Let's talk (2G, 3G, 4G), from 09/26/2018 the official name is SBERMobile.
12/21/2016 - Rostelecom coverage maps (2G, 3G, 4G) and SkyLink (LTE-450 MHz. Moscow, Krasnodar and adjacent regions have been added. Coverage is growing - you can always determine more precisely on our map)).
01/28/2018 — Coverage of the Republic of Crimea has been updated.
05/16/2018 - Trial Coverage of the 2G, 3G, 4G Beeline zone has been added.
06/01/2018 — The network coverage of the new mobile virtual operator TTK has appeared on our map.
08/19/2018 - Added detailed coverage of the zone of Crimean operators: Volna mobile (Volna) - site, Krymtelecom (KTKRU) - site, WIn mobile (WIN) - site.
04/06/2019 - Tinkoff Mobile cellular MVNO coverage appeared.
10/31/2019 - Beeline network coverage has been updated. Now the zones of this cellular provider in a familiar and convenient format.
Idea and development
The detection of communication towers is not a criminal activity, but a fairly common task in remote regions and villages where the quality of coverage leaves much to be desired. How to understand why it takes better from this post than from that gate? The following tools and websites can help you navigate.
Of the English-language services, perhaps the best is opensignal.com, where you can select the operator and the desired location. The map does not display towers, but shows coverage areas. Of the Russians, I can recommend netmonitor.ru - its database contains a lot of information about operator towers.
Some of the apps for Android are also interesting. For example, OpenSignal displays a map of cell towers and Wi-Fi points (there are also places with poor connection marked on the map), has a built-in compass and a speed checker.
Another interesting utility is Netmonitor. It can monitor GSM and CDMA networks, display information about signal strength, contain a database of cell towers, support devices with multiple SIM cards, and can also log in CLF or KLM format.
Please note that Netmonitor has limitations when working on devices from some manufacturers. On Motorola, LG, Samsung, Acer, and Huawei smartphones, the list of neighbors may be empty, and on Samsung devices, the signal strength may not be displayed.
I also recommend the GSM Signal Monitoring application, which allows you to work with GSM, UMTS and LTE networks. It displays the change in the signal level on the graph and shows neighboring cells (only in GSM networks). There is a data rate monitor and the ability to monitor connection status, connection standard, cell and current zone identifiers (LAC / RNC / TAC) and received signal strength (RSSI, as well as RSRP for LTE).
Knowing the data of the base station, you can punch it through the site xinit.ru and get information about its location. In large cities, it does not hurt to try to find popular maps with the location of the towers, but you should understand that the towers belong to different operators. Plus, base stations are placed not only on poles, but also on the roofs of houses.
In general, experiment, use specialized software, and you will know where the signal level is higher not by sensations, but by graphs and maps.
One of the first questions that arises when you are connecting to mobile internet, this is a question about the location of the base station of the operator of your choice in order to direct your antenna in its direction. It is advisable to find out the exact coordinates of the tower and the terrain before it in order to understand whether it makes sense to use the tower to receive a signal. Services and various android applications do not give the exact coordinates of the BS, because based on measurements and their mathematical processing. The error in this case can reach several kilometers.
Often, tower coordinates can be established by studying operator coverage maps, terrain, Google and Yandex maps, as well as the opportunities they provide to view photos and panoramas of the area being studied. I must say that the BS on the map can not always be found. There can be many reasons for this - the maps are outdated, the BS is located on the roof of the building and it is simply not visible on the map, the tower is small, etc.
BS parameters are unknown. Kostroma region
Given: coordinates 57.564243, 41.08345, the village of Kuzminka in the Kostroma region. The task is to determine the exact coordinates of the BS to which you can connect to receive 3 G-signal.
We will consider the search for BS in steps.
Step 1. Analysis of coverage maps.
We use a well-known servicehttps://yota-faq.ru/yota-zone-map/ , where the coverage areas of four operators are presented, except for Beeline. I note here that the Beeline coverage presented on their offsite is almost impossible to use - as a rule, a continuous coverage is shown there that does not take into account the terrain.
From the point of view of connection, the coverage areas of Megafon and MTS look the most interesting. You can see for yourself by opening the service, inserting the coordinates into the search box and switching operators.
Megaphone coverage area:
MTS coverage area:
From the analysis of the Megafon coverage area, we see that 3G BSs are most likely located in the directions of Krasnoye, Sukhonogovo, Lapino (at this scale, the Lapino map is not visible, it is southwest, approximately where the R-600 mark is).
The MTS coverage area is more interesting. Here we also consider the direction to Sukhonogovo and Krasnoye. But Red is a more interesting option, because. there is 4G coverage. The distance to the Red Order is 10 km, if MTS distributes 4G at a frequency of 1800 MHz, then there is every chance to establish a connection with one of the MTS BS located in this locality.
Step 2. Studying the terrain.
The relief up to Krasny is not easy, but it is quite passable. To assess the relief, we will use the service https://airlink.ubnt.com. If this is your first time on this site, then first you will need to go through a free registration procedure. Having opened the service, scroll the slider down to the end and enter the initial data in the lower right corner, as shown in the following figure.
I usually first enter the same coordinates in both boxes, and then I start moving the purple mark to the points of interest to me, where the BS can supposedly be. At the same time, in the upper right corner of the screen, the relief, the line-of-sight beam and the approximate size of the Fresnel zone are displayed.
For our coordinates we have:
Checking the relief in other "suspicious" directions showed that the relief there is much worse. Thus, we decided on the direction and at the same time chose the operator - MTS.
Step 3. Refinement of our choice using the "Quality of communication" service
The service opens at the following address https://geo.minsvyaz.ru. In the search line, we set the name of the village Kuzminka, switch the view from 4 windows to single-window mode, scale the map to a convenient size and get for the MTS operator:
We see that our choice is correct, because According to the measurement database of users of this service, Krasnoe does indeed have good 4G coverage from MTS.
Let's zoom in on this map and see that the most likely location of the tower (or towers) is Sovetskaya and Okruzhnaya streets.
Step 4. Exploring the area using Google and Yandex maps.
These maps have a useful tool for studying the area - panoramas and photographs of the area. Google maps have much more panoramas of various areas than Yandex, so you often have to use Google when viewing panoramas. On the other hand, Yandex has more photos taken in different places, and in addition, Yandex maps for Russia are usually more up-to-date. In this regard, you have to use both services. Google maps and services are used here.
So, we figured out that we need to look at two streets in Red in search of BS. We launch Google maps, enter the approximate coordinates of the street. Sovetskaya (or street name) and get:
The street view mode is turned on here, the street we need is highlighted in blue on the map. You can get a panorama of the street by clicking anywhere on the blue line. Moving in this way along the street to the north, near the post office we find the first BS:
And finally, not far from the intersection of Sovetskaya and Okruzhnaya streets, a third tower is found, the highest of those found:
We return to the map and find the shadow of this tower in the place where the photo points:
We mark this place on the map with the mouse and get the exact coordinates of the BS:
Let's sum up some results of our research. With the help of information obtained from the analysis of coverage areas, user measurements of the signal strength in the area of interest to us, and studying the area from photographs and panoramas, we were able to find three base stations and their exact coordinates in a city that we had never been to. The question of which operator the found BSs belong to remains open, since the answer to this requires further research. The easiest way is to drive along the route and measure the parameters of the BS using some kind of android application that issues MNC, MCC and signal strength. Some of these applications are presented.
BS parameters are known. Suburb of Penza
As you know, a number of android applications, as well as a HiLink modem interface and an MDMA program, can provide BS parameters, with the help of which known services and applications can give approximate BS coordinates, which makes it easier to find specific BS coordinates on maps. Reviews of some of these tools are given in the section "" on the Antex website.
Consider a specific example from the forum, the example is based on the topic. User coordinates 53.1592536, 44.8728602, selected operators - Iota or Megafon. The following signal parameters were received from the modem interface (screenshots posted by the user):
We enter the received parameters of the BS (LAC , CellID ) into the corresponding fields of the known service:
And we get the approximate coordinates of the BS and its position on the map:
We turn to Google maps and use the "panorama" service to move along the R-208 road, for example, to the west.
After some distance, we notice a cell tower to the left in the direction of our movement:
We find this place on the map on an enlarged scale and mark the coordinates of the tower:
Real photo of the tower taken by the user from a different angle:
The distance to the tower is approximately 4800 meters:
As can be seen from our study, the error in determining the BS coordinates obtained using the xinit .ru /bs service is very significant - it is almost 2 km. Such errors are typical for all services based on user measurement databases, but there are no other services available.
In order to choose the best kit for the reliable operation of the Internet, you need to know the answers to several questions.
- Where and at what distance is the nearest base station with Internet access?
- Is there a line of sight to the base station from where the antenna is supposed to be installed?
- What is the length of the RF drop cable required to connect the antenna?
There are two options for answering the first question.
First option:
The easiest way is to use the coverage maps that mobile operators publish on their websites.
Below is a list of links to coverage maps of major cellular operators.
Let's set ourselves the task of determining the possibility of receiving 3G Internet in the village of Nagishi, Ryazan region. According to the coverage map of the MTS operator, we determine that the nearest base station is located in the village of Gorlovo, Ryazan Region.
We find a more or less exact location of the base station. As a rule, the radiation pattern of the base station antennas is similar to a trefoil, because three sector antennas with a radiation pattern of 120 ° are used on the base, and the base will be in the center of this figure.
Next, using the Yandex map, we find the distances between the client and the base station. This is necessary so as not to do unnecessary work, because if the distance is more than 30 km, then most likely it will not be possible to establish a 3G connection
Using the "Get Information" tool, we determine the coordinates of the 3G base station and the location of the intended installation of the antenna.
We have the following coordinates:
Base 53°49′37.35″N 39°2′30.3″E
Client 53°50′20.41″N 38°55′7.82″E
The first service is very simple and clear, you just need to enter the coordinates of the base and the client, specify the height from the ground for the base, this is usually from 50 to 120m, for the client 10-15m.
If the coverage is not satisfactory and there are uncovered areas ("white spots"), then the connection is unstable and may be interrupted. Our resource was created to solve these problems.
Here you can see the layout of base stations on the interactive
The detection of communication towers is not a criminal activity, but a fairly common task in remote regions and villages where the quality of coverage leaves much to be desired. How to understand why it takes better from this post than from that gate? The following tools and websites can help you navigate.
Of the English-language services, perhaps the best is opensignal.com, where you can select the operator and the desired location. The map does not display towers, but shows coverage areas. Of the Russians, I can recommend netmonitor.ru - its database contains a lot of information about operator towers.
Some of the apps for Android are also interesting. For example, OpenSignal displays a map of cell towers and Wi-Fi points (there are also places with poor connection marked on the map), has a built-in compass and a speed checker.
Another interesting utility is Netmonitor. It can monitor GSM and CDMA networks, display information about signal strength, contain a database of cell towers, support devices with multiple SIM cards, and can also log in CLF or KLM format.
Please note that Netmonitor has limitations when working on devices from some manufacturers. On Motorola, LG, Samsung, Acer, and Huawei smartphones, the list of neighbors may be empty, and on Samsung devices, the signal strength may not be displayed.
The Yota coverage map was developed using a computer model. Users should study it carefully. It is worth recalling that each region of Russia has its own coverage map. But all coverage areas have one thing in common - a computer map cannot reflect the real indicators of the power level and signal speed.
Base stations Yota on the map, of course, are indicated, but without taking into account the terrain characteristics and the situation of radio traffic at the point of connection of the subscriber's equipment.
Yota signal quality measurements are made constantly. Accordingly, the Yota map on the site, which displays the operator's coverage of a particular region, will change all the time (according to the expansion of coverage).
Colors matter
For the Yota coverage map in the Moscow region, special tables are presented indicating the settlements, the signal strength level in dB and the speed of the Internet stream.
The original solution was proposed by the branch in Sochi, where Yota towers on the map are marked with multi-colored marks:
The Yota tower map provides a variety of information. Thanks to it, you can get data on the conversion of stations for the transmission of LTE Internet. The option to search for your base station for subscribers is extremely simple: press CTRL + F and dial the final 4 digits of the BSID number in the search box.
Wider step
The Yota repeater map suggests that the operator's coverage area is growing steadily. 
This year, there has been an increase in the number of LTE network stations by more than half (60%). The main indicators for the operator were made by representative offices in Irkutsk and Khabarovsk (there more than 2 times more 4G repeaters). Good results were recorded in the North-West of the country: Leningrad and Vologda regions - a total figure of 50%.
The launch of new base stations of the LTE network has significantly increased the 4G Yota coverage area and reduced the load on the towers already in operation. The operator is systematically increasing its presence in the high-speed Internet market.
Some details
The Yota operator, whose tower map was compiled without regard to external realities, warns its subscribers that:
Maximum fluctuations
Changes in Yota power, the maximum db signal is measured using test programs or devices, can lead to a disconnection. According to http://www.yota77.ru/map.htm, the signal level in the Moscow region fluctuates in the range of 18-22 dB. The maximum value is noted at 29 dB.
In areas with a low signal power level (0-2 dB), for its qualitative increase (up to 20 dB), you can purchase a gain antenna with the appropriate indicators and a built-in Yota modem.
