4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Alva

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	98%	95%
T-Mobile	87%	80%
Verizon	100%	70%
Dish	0%	75%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 75% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Alva experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Alva Cell Signal Strength

There are 498 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Alva. 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	6%	46%	46%	2%
T-Mobile	4%	34%	48%	13%
Verizon	5%	59%	36%	0%
Dish	16%	35%	24%	25%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Alva

Coverage Critic has 136 crowdsourced data points from 33 map hexes within the boundaries of Alva. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	32	118
T-Mobile	3	3
Verizon	11	13

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Florida State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 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 Alva is rated as medium-low confidence. Consider talking with neighbors about their cell phone coverage and looking at carriers' coverage maps before choosing a plan. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.