4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Pocatello

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	0%
T-Mobile	99%	99%
Verizon	100%	78%
Dish	0%	99%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

Pocatello Cell Signal Strength

There are 797 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Pocatello. 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	7%	77%	16%	0%
T-Mobile	32%	65%	2%	1%
Verizon	30%	64%	6%	0%
Dish	19%	70%	9%	1%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Pocatello

Coverage Critic has 6,065 crowdsourced data points from 231 map hexes within the boundaries of Pocatello. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	146	2,989
T-Mobile	197	2,838
Verizon	87	226

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Idaho State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.4 / 10
AT&T	8.2 / 10
T-Mobile	7.6 / 10

Data Sourcing

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

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