4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Oceanside

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	100%	98%
Verizon	100%	100%
Dish	0%	72%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 72% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Oceanside experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Oceanside Cell Signal Strength

There are 919 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Oceanside. 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	12%	73%	15%	0%
T-Mobile	33%	59%	8%	0%
Verizon	43%	57%	0%	0%
Dish	5%	46%	21%	28%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Oceanside

Coverage Critic has 37,763 crowdsourced data points from 443 map hexes within the boundaries of Oceanside. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	311	5,427
T-Mobile	321	27,099
Verizon	286	3,698

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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 Oceanside is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.