4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Poquoson

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	98%	42%
T-Mobile	94%	91%
Verizon	94%	94%
Dish	0%	99%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

Poquoson Cell Signal Strength

There are 514 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Poquoson. 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	6%	53%	39%	2%
T-Mobile	6%	48%	40%	6%
Verizon	5%	51%	38%	6%
Dish	5%	45%	50%	1%

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, 114 hexes in Poquoson that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Poquoson

Coverage Critic has 9 crowdsourced data points from 8 map hexes within the boundaries of Poquoson. Data is available for AT&T only.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	8	9
T-Mobile	0	0
Verizon	0	0

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Virginia State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.7 / 10
AT&T	8.3 / 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 Poquoson is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.