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Cell Phone Coverage In Gainesville

All three major networks are expected to offer good cell coverage in Gainesville. Check coverage at your location with the map below.

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Gainesville 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 Gainesville

The table below shows the proportion of Gainesville with coverage from different cellular technologies.
Network4G Coverage5G Coverage
AT&T100%98%
T-Mobile99%94%
Verizon100%84%
Dish0%100%
Don't be alarmed by Dish's lack of 4G coverage in Gainesville. Dish has a newly-built network that's 5G-only.

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

Gainesville Cell Signal Strength

There are 1,712 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Gainesville. 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.

NetworkStrongDecentWeakNone
AT&T14%50%36%0%
T-Mobile17%56%26%1%
Verizon19%70%12%0%
Dish20%73%7%0%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Gainesville

Coverage Critic has 24,094 crowdsourced data points from 567 map hexes within the boundaries of Gainesville. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

NetworkUnique HexesTotal Observations
AT&T3646,041
T-Mobile1531,960
Verizon50316,046

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Florida State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network Coverage Score
Verizon 8.8 / 10
AT&T 8.7 / 10
T-Mobile 8.2 / 10

Data Confidence

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

Last updated: February 27, 2024