4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Paterson

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

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

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

Paterson Cell Signal Strength

There are 212 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Paterson. 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	32%	68%	0%	0%
T-Mobile	87%	11%	1%	0%
Verizon	65%	35%	0%	0%
Dish	12%	86%	1%	0%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Paterson

Coverage Critic has 6,726 crowdsourced data points from 152 map hexes within the boundaries of Paterson. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	102	2,538
T-Mobile	125	3,237
Verizon	71	929

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New Jersey State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 10
AT&T	8.7 / 10
T-Mobile	8.3 / 10

Data Sourcing

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

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