4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Atascadero

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	99%	35%
T-Mobile	90%	83%
Verizon	100%	92%
Dish	0%	31%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 31% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Atascadero experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Atascadero Cell Signal Strength

There are 598 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Atascadero. 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%	56%	25%	1%
T-Mobile	11%	47%	33%	10%
Verizon	19%	64%	17%	0%
Dish	1%	10%	19%	69%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Atascadero

Coverage Critic has 3,981 crowdsourced data points from 89 map hexes within the boundaries of Atascadero. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	86	2,478
T-Mobile	27	41
Verizon	67	1,461

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California State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 10
AT&T	8.6 / 10
T-Mobile	8.2 / 10

Data Confidence

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