4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Dixon

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	0%
T-Mobile	94%	90%
Verizon	100%	0%
US Cellular	94%	49%

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

Dish does not have native coverage in Dixon. However, some Dish subscribers may still have coverage in Dixon thanks to roaming agreements.

The coverage figures for US Cellular may understate what subscribers in Dixon experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Dixon Cell Signal Strength

There are 217 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Dixon. 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	0%	42%	58%	0%
T-Mobile	11%	50%	33%	6%
Verizon	19%	71%	10%	0%
US Cellular	13%	61%	20%	6%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Dixon

Coverage Critic has 228 crowdsourced data points from 49 map hexes within the boundaries of Dixon. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	36	112
T-Mobile	13	22
Verizon	23	94

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Illinois State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.6 / 10
AT&T	8.7 / 10
T-Mobile	7.8 / 10

All the major networks generally perform well in Chicago and the surrounding area. Verizon and AT&T may have an advantage in rural portions of Illinois.

Data Sourcing

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

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