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Cell Phone Coverage In Berkeley

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

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Berkeley 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 Berkeley

The table below shows the proportion of Berkeley with coverage from different cellular technologies.
Network4G Coverage5G Coverage
AT&T100%100%
T-Mobile99%99%
Verizon100%100%
Dish0%95%
Don't be alarmed by Dish's lack of 4G coverage in Berkeley. Dish has a newly-built network that's 5G-only.

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

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

Berkeley Cell Signal Strength

There are 252 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Berkeley. 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&T20%74%6%0%
T-Mobile61%36%3%0%
Verizon56%42%1%0%
Dish5%85%6%5%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Berkeley

Coverage Critic has 14,722 crowdsourced data points from 162 map hexes within the boundaries of Berkeley. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

NetworkUnique HexesTotal Observations
AT&T1566,888
T-Mobile1003,976
Verizon393,819

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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 Berkeley is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.

Last updated: February 27, 2024