4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Novato

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	97%	89%
T-Mobile	93%	90%
Verizon	100%	99%
Dish	0%	79%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 79% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Novato experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Novato Cell Signal Strength

There are 651 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Novato. 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	4%	39%	54%	3%
T-Mobile	12%	64%	19%	5%
Verizon	12%	70%	18%	0%
Dish	3%	40%	36%	21%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Novato

Coverage Critic has 2,875 crowdsourced data points from 117 map hexes within the boundaries of Novato. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	74	1,140
T-Mobile	103	1,098
Verizon	64	630

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California State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 10
AT&T	8.6 / 10
T-Mobile	8.2 / 10

Data Confidence

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