Cell Phone Coverage In Pittsburgh
All three major networks are expected to offer good cell coverage in Pittsburgh. Check coverage at your location with the map below.
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Pittsburgh Coverage Maps
Coverage maps draw on data from the FCC's Broadband Data Collection and Coverage Critic's crowdsourcing.
Coverage maps draw on data from the FCC's Broadband Data Collection and Coverage Critic's crowdsourcing.
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4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Pittsburgh
The table below shows the proportion of Pittsburgh with coverage from different cellular technologies.Network | 4G Coverage | 5G Coverage |
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AT&T | 100% | 98% |
T-Mobile | 100% | 99% |
Verizon | 100% | 99% |
Dish | 0% | 18% |
US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage
US Cellular does not have native coverage in Pittsburgh. However, some US Cellular subscribers may still have coverage in Pittsburgh thanks to roaming agreements.
The 18% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Pittsburgh experience after accounting for roaming agreements.
Pittsburgh Cell Signal Strength
There are 1,432 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Pittsburgh. 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 |
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AT&T | 7% | 61% | 31% | 0% |
T-Mobile | 64% | 31% | 4% | 0% |
Verizon | 39% | 59% | 2% | 0% |
Dish | 0% | 7% | 10% | 82% |
For most purposes, decent signals are perfectly sufficient. Weak or non-existent signals cause far greater degradation in user experience.
Due to data-reliability concerns, 70 hexes in Pittsburgh that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.
Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Pittsburgh
Coverage Critic has 12,963 crowdsourced data points from 692 map hexes within the boundaries of Pittsburgh. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
Network | Unique Hexes | Total Observations |
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AT&T | 664 | 10,387 |
T-Mobile | 293 | 2,479 |
Verizon | 6 | 64 |
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Pennsylvania State-Wide Coverage Scores
Network | Coverage Score |
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Verizon | 8.7 / 10 |
AT&T | 8.6 / 10 |
T-Mobile | 8.2 / 10 |
Data Confidence
The coverage information for Pittsburgh is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.
Last updated: February 27, 2024