Cell Phone Coverage In Chapel Hill
All three major networks are expected to offer good cell coverage in Chapel Hill. Check coverage at your location with the map below.
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Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill
The table below shows the proportion of Chapel Hill with coverage from different cellular technologies.Network | 4G Coverage | 5G Coverage |
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AT&T | 99% | 37% |
T-Mobile | 99% | 97% |
Verizon | 100% | 97% |
Dish | 0% | 89% |
US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage
US Cellular does not have native coverage in Chapel Hill. However, some US Cellular subscribers may still have coverage in Chapel Hill thanks to roaming agreements.
The 89% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Chapel Hill experience after accounting for roaming agreements.
Chapel Hill Cell Signal Strength
There are 585 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Chapel Hill. 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 |
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AT&T | 2% | 39% | 58% | 1% |
T-Mobile | 22% | 54% | 23% | 1% |
Verizon | 17% | 67% | 16% | 0% |
Dish | 2% | 52% | 35% | 11% |
For most purposes, decent signals are perfectly sufficient. Weak or non-existent signals cause far greater degradation in user experience.
Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Chapel Hill
Coverage Critic has 722 crowdsourced data points from 83 map hexes within the boundaries of Chapel Hill. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
Network | Unique Hexes | Total Observations |
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AT&T | 61 | 324 |
T-Mobile | 34 | 131 |
Verizon | 37 | 266 |
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North Carolina State-Wide Coverage Scores
Network | Coverage Score |
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Verizon | 8.6 / 10 |
AT&T | 8.4 / 10 |
T-Mobile | 7.5 / 10 |
Data Confidence
The coverage information for Chapel Hill is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.
Last updated: February 27, 2024