Cell Phone Coverage In Madison
All three major networks are expected to offer good cell coverage in Madison. Check coverage at your location with the map below.
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4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Madison
The table below shows the proportion of Madison with coverage from different cellular technologies.Network | 4G Coverage | 5G Coverage |
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AT&T | 100% | 96% |
T-Mobile | 100% | 100% |
Verizon | 100% | 82% |
Dish | 0% | 87% |
US Cellular | 99% | 93% |
Don't be alarmed by Dish's lack of 4G coverage in Madison. Dish has a newly-built network that's 5G-only.
Madison Cell Signal Strength
There are 2,474 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Madison. 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 |
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AT&T | 13% | 64% | 23% | 0% |
T-Mobile | 46% | 53% | 2% | 0% |
Verizon | 33% | 63% | 3% | 0% |
US Cellular | 39% | 61% | 1% | 0% |
Dish | 6% | 58% | 23% | 13% |
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, 516 hexes in Madison that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.
Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Madison
Coverage Critic has 33,666 crowdsourced data points from 1,150 map hexes within the boundaries of Madison. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
Network | Unique Hexes | Total Observations |
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AT&T | 980 | 23,110 |
T-Mobile | 476 | 3,882 |
Verizon | 725 | 6,580 |
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Wisconsin State-Wide Coverage Scores
Network | Coverage Score |
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Verizon | 8.0 / 10 |
AT&T | 7.8 / 10 |
T-Mobile | 7.2 / 10 |
Data Sourcing
Coverage maps draw on data from the FCC's Broadband Data Collection and Coverage Critic's crowdsourcing.
The coverage information for Madison is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.
Last updated: February 26, 2025