4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Marion

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	2%
T-Mobile	97%	96%
Verizon	100%	47%
US Cellular	96%	75%

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

Dish does not have native coverage in Marion. However, some Dish subscribers may still have coverage in Marion thanks to roaming agreements.

The coverage figures for US Cellular may understate what subscribers in Marion experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Marion Cell Signal Strength

There are 165 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Marion. 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%	39%	61%	0%
T-Mobile	9%	58%	30%	3%
Verizon	25%	61%	14%	0%
US Cellular	4%	86%	8%	2%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Marion

Coverage Critic has 217 crowdsourced data points from 31 map hexes within the boundaries of Marion. Data is available for AT&T and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	21	117
T-Mobile	0	0
Verizon	23	100

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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 Marion 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.