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Cell Phone Coverage In Allen

All three major networks are expected to offer good cell coverage in Allen. Check coverage at your location with the map below.

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4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Allen

The table below shows the proportion of Allen with coverage from different cellular technologies.
Network4G Coverage5G Coverage
AT&T100%100%
T-Mobile100%99%
Verizon100%93%
Dish0%98%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

Allen Cell Signal Strength

There are 588 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Allen. 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.

NetworkStrongDecentWeakNone
AT&T19%73%8%0%
T-Mobile41%55%4%0%
Verizon37%62%1%0%
Dish7%76%15%2%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Allen

Coverage Critic has 13,964 crowdsourced data points from 299 map hexes within the boundaries of Allen. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

NetworkUnique HexesTotal Observations
AT&T1923,453
T-Mobile2689,592
Verizon144875

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Texas State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network Coverage Score
Verizon 8.7 / 10
AT&T 8.7 / 10
T-Mobile 8.2 / 10

Data Sourcing

Coverage maps draw on data from the FCC's Broadband Data Collection and Coverage Critic's crowdsourcing.

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

Last updated: February 26, 2025