4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Pella

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	0%
T-Mobile	100%	100%
Verizon	100%	0%
US Cellular	100%	97%

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

Pella Cell Signal Strength

There are 235 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Pella. 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	24%	67%	9%	0%
T-Mobile	13%	69%	18%	0%
Verizon	28%	63%	9%	0%
US Cellular	53%	45%	2%	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 Pella

Coverage Critic has 71 crowdsourced data points from 22 map hexes within the boundaries of Pella. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	17	24
T-Mobile	22	38
Verizon	9	9

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Iowa State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.3 / 10
AT&T	7.1 / 10
T-Mobile	6.3 / 10

Data Sourcing

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

The coverage information for Pella 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.