4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Punta Gorda

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	100%	95%
Verizon	99%	96%
Dish	0%	24%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 24% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Punta Gorda experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Punta Gorda Cell Signal Strength

There are 489 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Punta Gorda. 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	3%	60%	37%	0%
T-Mobile	11%	34%	55%	0%
Verizon	18%	72%	10%	1%
Dish	1%	6%	18%	76%

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, 96 hexes in Punta Gorda that fall in bodies water, along rivers, or near shorelines are excluded from the table above.

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Punta Gorda

Coverage Critic has 261 crowdsourced data points from 33 map hexes within the boundaries of Punta Gorda. Data is available for AT&T only.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	33	261
T-Mobile	0	0
Verizon	0	0

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Florida State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 10
AT&T	8.7 / 10
T-Mobile	8.2 / 10

Data Confidence

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