4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Lake Placid

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	100%	100%
Verizon	100%	59%
Dish	0%	64%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 64% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Lake Placid experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Lake Placid Cell Signal Strength

There are 127 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Lake Placid. 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	10%	88%	2%	0%
T-Mobile	26%	72%	2%	0%
Verizon	47%	53%	0%	0%
Dish	4%	33%	27%	36%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Lake Placid

Coverage Critic has 478 crowdsourced data points from 44 map hexes within the boundaries of Lake Placid. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	42	366
T-Mobile	17	82
Verizon	14	29

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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 Lake Placid 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.