4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Albany

The table below shows the proportion of Albany with coverage from different cellular technologies.

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	97%	93%
T-Mobile	90%	88%
Verizon	100%	5%
Dish	0%	96%

Don't be alarmed by Dish's lack of 4G coverage in Albany. Dish has a newly-built network that's 5G-only.

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

US Cellular does not have native coverage in Albany. However, some US Cellular subscribers may still have coverage in Albany thanks to roaming agreements.

The 96% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Albany experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Albany Cell Signal Strength

There are 1,438 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Albany. The table below shows the proportion of hexes at various levels of signal strength. Where both 4G and 5G coverage is available, data is drawn from whichever technology offers a stronger signal.

Network	Strong	Decent	Weak	None
AT&T	18%	58%	22%	3%
T-Mobile	19%	56%	14%	10%
Verizon	17%	67%	16%	0%
Dish	8%	67%	21%	4%

For most purposes, decent signals are perfectly sufficient. Weak or non-existent signals cause far greater degradation in user experience.

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Albany

Coverage Critic has 9,266 crowdsourced data points from 217 map hexes within the boundaries of Albany. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	141	6,499
T-Mobile	23	250
Verizon	192	2,498

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Georgia State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 10
AT&T	8.6 / 10
T-Mobile	8.0 / 10

Data Confidence

The coverage information for Albany is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.