4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Balm

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	100%	96%
Verizon	100%	92%
Dish	0%	84%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 84% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Balm experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Balm Cell Signal Strength

There are 268 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Balm. 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	10%	83%	7%	0%
T-Mobile	5%	59%	36%	0%
Verizon	16%	73%	11%	0%
Dish	9%	40%	35%	16%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Balm

Coverage Critic has 89 crowdsourced data points from 14 map hexes within the boundaries of Balm. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	5	17
T-Mobile	14	62
Verizon	7	7

Click here to toggle to the map's crowdsourced data layer.

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 Balm 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.