Cell Phone Coverage In Portland
All three major networks are expected to offer good cell coverage in Portland. Check coverage at your location with the map below.
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4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Portland
The table below shows the proportion of Portland with coverage from different cellular technologies.| Network | 4G Coverage | 5G Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 97% | 92% |
| T-Mobile | 99% | 97% |
| Verizon | 100% | 93% |
| Dish | 0% | 78% |
Don't be alarmed by Dish's lack of 4G coverage in Portland. Dish has a newly-built network that's 5G-only.
US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage
US Cellular does not have native coverage in Portland. However, some US Cellular subscribers may still have coverage in Portland thanks to roaming agreements.
The 78% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Portland experience after accounting for roaming agreements.
Portland Cell Signal Strength
There are 3,861 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Portland. 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 | 10% | 66% | 21% | 3% |
| T-Mobile | 52% | 38% | 8% | 1% |
| Verizon | 31% | 63% | 5% | 0% |
| Dish | 3% | 53% | 22% | 22% |
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, 301 hexes in Portland that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.
Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Portland
Coverage Critic has 275,233 crowdsourced data points from 2,782 map hexes within the boundaries of Portland. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
| Network | Unique Hexes | Total Observations |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 2,174 | 88,081 |
| T-Mobile | 1,994 | 67,327 |
| Verizon | 2,508 | 119,340 |
Click here to toggle to the map's crowdsourced data layer.
Oregon State-Wide Coverage Scores
| Network | Coverage Score |
|---|---|
| Verizon | 8.6 / 10 |
| AT&T | 8.5 / 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 Portland is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.
Last updated: February 26, 2025