4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Sandy Hook

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	99%	61%
T-Mobile	85%	70%
Verizon	97%	38%
Dish	0%	68%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 68% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Sandy Hook experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Sandy Hook Cell Signal Strength

There are 407 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Sandy Hook. 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%	21%	77%	1%
T-Mobile	4%	42%	39%	15%
Verizon	6%	55%	36%	3%
Dish	4%	32%	32%	32%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Sandy Hook

Coverage Critic has 1,599 crowdsourced data points from 60 map hexes within the boundaries of Sandy Hook. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	51	987
T-Mobile	47	309
Verizon	30	302

Click here to toggle to the map's crowdsourced data layer.

Connecticut State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 10
AT&T	8.7 / 10
T-Mobile	8.3 / 10

Data Sourcing

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

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