4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Black Mountain

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	0%
T-Mobile	98%	97%
Verizon	100%	26%
Dish	0%	96%
US Cellular	95%	97%

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

Black Mountain Cell Signal Strength

There are 183 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Black Mountain. 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	1%	61%	38%	0%
T-Mobile	12%	78%	9%	2%
Verizon	33%	60%	7%	0%
US Cellular	7%	77%	14%	3%
Dish	7%	73%	17%	4%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Black Mountain

Coverage Critic has 130 crowdsourced data points from 39 map hexes within the boundaries of Black Mountain. Data is available for AT&T and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	26	58
T-Mobile	0	0
Verizon	22	72

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

North Carolina State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.6 / 10
AT&T	8.4 / 10
T-Mobile	7.5 / 10

Data Sourcing

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

The coverage information for Black Mountain 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.