4G LTE & 5G Coverage In South Bend

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	100%	100%
Verizon	100%	32%
Dish	0%	97%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 97% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in South Bend experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

South Bend Cell Signal Strength

There are 1,028 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of South Bend. 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	13%	75%	12%	0%
T-Mobile	49%	50%	1%	0%
Verizon	17%	73%	10%	0%
Dish	19%	69%	9%	3%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In South Bend

Coverage Critic has 5,098 crowdsourced data points from 473 map hexes within the boundaries of South Bend. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	302	1,720
T-Mobile	196	1,325
Verizon	291	2,044

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Indiana State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.8 / 10
AT&T	8.7 / 10
T-Mobile	8.0 / 10

Data Confidence

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