4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Bartow

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	94%	90%
Verizon	100%	57%
Dish	0%	71%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 71% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Bartow experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Bartow Cell Signal Strength

There are 1,413 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Bartow. 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	3%	62%	35%	0%
T-Mobile	10%	47%	37%	6%
Verizon	16%	78%	6%	0%
Dish	2%	30%	39%	29%

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, 159 hexes in Bartow that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Bartow

Coverage Critic has 5,912 crowdsourced data points from 169 map hexes within the boundaries of Bartow. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	139	2,564
T-Mobile	111	3,155
Verizon	54	183

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 Bartow is rated as medium confidence. While the model is probably accurate, consider double-checking by consulting neighbors or checking coverage maps before signing up for a cell phone plan. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.