4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Reading

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	99%	87%
T-Mobile	100%	75%
Verizon	100%	98%
Dish	0%	1%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 1% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Reading experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Reading Cell Signal Strength

There are 237 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Reading. 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	1%	26%	72%	1%
T-Mobile	14%	49%	37%	0%
Verizon	11%	51%	38%	0%
Dish	0%	0%	1%	99%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Reading

Coverage Critic has 878 crowdsourced data points from 46 map hexes within the boundaries of Reading. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	13	216
T-Mobile	32	322
Verizon	31	339

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Massachusetts State-Wide Coverage Scores

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

Data Sourcing

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

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