4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Belvidere

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	62%
T-Mobile	100%	99%
Verizon	100%	100%
Dish	0%	100%
US Cellular	98%	99%

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

Belvidere Cell Signal Strength

There are 303 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Belvidere. 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	14%	67%	19%	0%
T-Mobile	61%	34%	5%	0%
Verizon	34%	59%	7%	0%
US Cellular	26%	70%	3%	0%
Dish	11%	81%	8%	0%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Belvidere

Coverage Critic has 4,385 crowdsourced data points from 138 map hexes within the boundaries of Belvidere. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	134	3,983
T-Mobile	18	114
Verizon	67	282

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Illinois State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.6 / 10
AT&T	8.7 / 10
T-Mobile	7.8 / 10

All the major networks generally perform well in Chicago and the surrounding area. Verizon and AT&T may have an advantage in rural portions of Illinois.

Data Sourcing

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

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