4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Carmichael

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	100%	100%
Verizon	100%	100%
Dish	0%	34%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 34% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Carmichael experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Carmichael Cell Signal Strength

There are 365 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Carmichael. 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	9%	73%	17%	0%
T-Mobile	56%	41%	4%	0%
Verizon	30%	68%	2%	0%
Dish	1%	19%	14%	66%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Carmichael

Coverage Critic has 2,284 crowdsourced data points from 115 map hexes within the boundaries of Carmichael. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	49	393
T-Mobile	79	444
Verizon	57	1,445

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