4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Columbia

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	99%
T-Mobile	99%	94%
Verizon	100%	3%
Dish	0%	97%
US Cellular	94%	72%

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

Columbia Cell Signal Strength

There are 1,649 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Columbia. 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	19%	60%	21%	0%
T-Mobile	18%	56%	25%	1%
Verizon	29%	64%	7%	0%
US Cellular	19%	67%	11%	3%
Dish	6%	67%	24%	3%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Columbia

Coverage Critic has 12,954 crowdsourced data points from 569 map hexes within the boundaries of Columbia. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	549	10,105
T-Mobile	250	2,465
Verizon	80	361

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Missouri State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.0 / 10
AT&T	8.7 / 10
T-Mobile	7.4 / 10

Data Sourcing

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

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