Find out if your carrier uses the nearest tower.
Finding out track the closest tower to your cell phone is a good idea for two reasons. If you are traveling, it can help you avoid roaming charges to be able to update your cell phone to the nearest tower. If you are thinking about switching carriers, it's good to know what kind of reception you can expect where you live. While almost all cell phones automatically update the towers they use when they are turned on these days, many cell phones are never really turned off (and then turned back on) so knowing track the closest tower manually is a good skill to have.
Instructions
1. Go to AntennaSearch.com (use the link in the resources below).
2. Enter in the address information for the area you wish to check. If you are trying to locate towers in a location that is new to you, pick a central location and find a business address near it and use this to help search. Press "Go" to start the search.
3. Copy down the information. Note the location of the towers and which cell phone providers have antennas on that tower (not all towers support all providers). Also note the location of antennas. Antennasearch.com will find antennas within 4 miles of the address you listed. These antennas are often on towers but may also be standalone antennas to broadcast signals in very densely built areas (i.e. they may be mounted on buildings to help reception in cities).
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