4G LTE & 5G Coverage In East Bend

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	0%
T-Mobile	100%	97%
Verizon	100%	92%
Dish	0%	11%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 11% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in East Bend experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

East Bend Cell Signal Strength

There are 38 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of East Bend. 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%	45%	55%	0%
T-Mobile	3%	82%	16%	0%
Verizon	0%	0%	100%	0%
Dish	0%	0%	11%	89%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In East Bend

Coverage Critic does not have crowdsourced data within the boundaries of East Bend

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 East Bend is rated as medium-low confidence. Consider talking with neighbors about their cell phone coverage and looking at carriers' coverage maps before choosing a plan. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.