4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Pacific Grove

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	100%	60%
Verizon	100%	99%
Dish	0%	68%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 68% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Pacific Grove experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Pacific Grove Cell Signal Strength

There are 69 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Pacific Grove. 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%	72%	18%	0%
T-Mobile	38%	53%	9%	0%
Verizon	25%	74%	1%	0%
Dish	1%	59%	7%	32%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Pacific Grove

Coverage Critic has 7 crowdsourced data points from 4 map hexes within the boundaries of Pacific Grove. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	2	3
T-Mobile	2	2
Verizon	1	2

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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 Sourcing

Coverage maps draw on data from the FCC's Broadband Data Collection and Coverage Critic's crowdsourcing.

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