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Why does the map show I have extended 5G coverage when half thr time I have no coverage to only one bar and it is usually AT&T?
‘Extended Range LTE’ ≈ LTE 600MHz/LTE 700MHz, basically meaning … you’re in a fringe or ‘No Service’ area.
If you went to the FCC’s “new” mobile coverage map, you’d most likely see that area (drilling down) as ‘No Service’. T-Mobile’s customer map over exaggerates ‘fair’ coverage , and often includes large areas that have no service. I’ve compared the 2 in areas where I have ‘No Service’ and T-Mobile shows either 5G or 4G LTE extended range. In those areas, FCC’s maps are pretty much on the mark for ‘No Service’, while T-Mobile fills them all in.
In some areas .. you may end up on a roaming carrier like AT&T. Eg. Gaviota State Beach, CA … T-Mobile shows 4G LTE, it used to have 2G only. FCC shows ‘No Service’. I end up with AT&T roaming or Verizon SoS.
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‘Extended Range LTE’ ≈ LTE 600MHz/LTE 700MHz, basically meaning … you’re in a fringe or ‘No Service’ area.
If you went to the FCC’s “new” mobile coverage map, you’d most likely see that area (drilling down) as ‘No Service’. T-Mobile’s customer map over exaggerates ‘fair’ coverage , and often includes large areas that have no service. I’ve compared the 2 in areas where I have ‘No Service’ and T-Mobile shows either 5G or 4G LTE extended range. In those areas, FCC’s maps are pretty much on the mark for ‘No Service’, while T-Mobile fills them all in.
In some areas .. you may end up on a roaming carrier like AT&T. Eg. Gaviota State Beach, CA … T-Mobile shows 4G LTE, it used to have 2G only. FCC shows ‘No Service’. I end up with AT&T roaming or Verizon SoS.
Extended coverage is basically domestic roaming. Depending on what AT&T has deployed in that area. It might be an issue of compatibility with your device and the roaming partner or just exceptionally poor coverage by the domestic roaming partner.
