4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Swampscott

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	100%
T-Mobile	100%	100%
Verizon	100%	89%
Dish	0%	53%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 53% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Swampscott experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Swampscott Cell Signal Strength

There are 72 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Swampscott. 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	6%	66%	29%	0%
T-Mobile	31%	51%	17%	0%
Verizon	20%	79%	1%	0%
Dish	0%	23%	30%	47%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Swampscott

Coverage Critic has 431 crowdsourced data points from 29 map hexes within the boundaries of Swampscott. Data is available for AT&T and T-Mobile.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	3	21
T-Mobile	28	410
Verizon	0	0

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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 Swampscott is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.