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Cell Phone Coverage In Austin

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

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Austin Coverage Maps

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

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

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4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Austin

The table below shows the proportion of Austin with coverage from different cellular technologies.
Network4G Coverage5G Coverage
AT&T100%100%
T-Mobile99%96%
Verizon100%97%
Dish0%95%
Don't be alarmed by Dish's lack of 4G coverage in Austin. Dish has a newly-built network that's 5G-only.

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 95% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Austin experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Millimeter Wave 5G

Parts of Austin have millimeter wave 5G coverage. This novel celluar technology offers extremely fast speeds, but the coverage potential is limited. Millimeter waves aren't well-suited for traveling long distances.

Network Millimeter Wave
Verizon ?
AT&T
T-Mobile ?

Millimeter wave coverage in Austin is likely sparse (mostly limited to dense, outdoor areas like popular parks or sports stadiums).

Austin Cell Signal Strength

There are 7,051 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Austin. 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&T15%68%16%0%
T-Mobile39%46%13%1%
Verizon50%49%1%0%
Dish6%68%21%5%

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

Due to data-reliability concerns, 154 hexes in Austin that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Austin

Coverage Critic has 261,207 crowdsourced data points from 3,623 map hexes within the boundaries of Austin. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

NetworkUnique HexesTotal Observations
AT&T3,07297,488
T-Mobile2,925129,167
Verizon1,63633,594

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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 Confidence

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

Last updated: February 27, 2024