Signal strength for phone meter

Network Signal Info (Android at least do not know if it's there for IOS)

Very good the default is the cell. it also does Wi-Fi. but it opens set to Cell.

Maybe it depends on carrier, or what's going on at the tower.

Just this past week I was camping in a remote spot on Lake Superior. No bars of service without a booster. Plug in the booster, 4 bars. But the Internet was not working. Phone showed 4G connection, had an IP address, would make and receive phone calls and SMS messages, but no Internet.

Maybe the booster was blocking Internet traffic somehow, or the tower just didn't provide Internet?

I have to disagree.

I lived for a couple of years in a spot with spotty cell coverage and no land-line.

I found a signal strength app very helpful. I have changed phones since then and don't remember the name of the app. I found it on Google Play Store. I searched for "cellular signal strength" and found several. I picked one with good reviews.

Signal strength isn't that important. Agreed with Big Katuna, let the speed test be the key metric to keep track of.

That said, I like the app Network Signal Info

Diags mode on the phone gives you dB reading.

I don’t mess with that. Google speed test and run that before and after.

I have a Weboost RV amp. When you’re in the one bar service area the speed test will typically report under 1 MBs. Plug in the power and retest and now measure 5-10 Mbs.