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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4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Gainesville
The table below shows the proportion of Gainesville with coverage from different cellular technologies.| Network | 4G Coverage | 5G Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 100% | 92% |
| T-Mobile | 100% | 99% |
| Verizon | 100% | 74% |
| Dish | 0% | 66% |
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.
The 66% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Gainesville experience after accounting for roaming agreements.
Gainesville Cell Signal Strength
There are 938 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.
| Network | Strong | Decent | Weak | None |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 9% | 51% | 39% | 0% |
| T-Mobile | 27% | 67% | 6% | 0% |
| Verizon | 10% | 70% | 19% | 0% |
| Dish | 3% | 30% | 33% | 34% |
For most purposes, decent signals are perfectly sufficient. Weak or non-existent signals cause far greater degradation in user experience.
Due to data-reliability concerns, 61 hexes in Gainesville that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.
Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Gainesville
Coverage Critic has 1,193 crowdsourced data points from 148 map hexes within the boundaries of Gainesville. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
| Network | Unique Hexes | Total Observations |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 93 | 305 |
| T-Mobile | 94 | 815 |
| Verizon | 27 | 68 |
Click here to toggle to the map's crowdsourced data layer.
Georgia State-Wide Coverage Scores
| Network | Coverage Score |
|---|---|
| Verizon | 8.8 / 10 |
| AT&T | 8.6 / 10 |
| T-Mobile | 8.0 / 10 |
Data Sourcing
Coverage maps draw on data from the FCC's Broadband Data Collection and Coverage Critic's crowdsourcing.
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 26, 2025