4G LTE & 5G Coverage In Waldorf

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

Network	4G Coverage	5G Coverage
AT&T	100%	99%
T-Mobile	100%	100%
Verizon	100%	90%
Dish	0%	65%

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

US Cellular And Dish Roaming Coverage

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

The 65% figure for Dish may understate what subscribers in Waldorf experience after accounting for roaming agreements.

Waldorf Cell Signal Strength

There are 929 map hexes within the census-defined boundaries of Waldorf. 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	7%	56%	37%	0%
T-Mobile	32%	54%	15%	0%
Verizon	34%	62%	4%	0%
Dish	2%	31%	32%	35%

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

Crowdsourced Coverage Data In Waldorf

Coverage Critic has 10,372 crowdsourced data points from 239 map hexes within the boundaries of Waldorf. Data is available for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.

Network	Unique Hexes	Total Observations
AT&T	158	1,233
T-Mobile	201	9,011
Verizon	65	108

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Maryland State-Wide Coverage Scores

Network	Coverage Score
Verizon	8.7 / 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 Waldorf is rated as medium-high confidence. Documentation is available elsewhere covering limitations of Coverage Critic's approach.