TEXAS · STATEWIDE · FCC DATA

Best cell phone coverage in Texas Texas, statewide · AT&T · T-Mobile · Verizon

Verizon reports the widest coverage in Texas: 86.8% of the area outdoors, 14.5 points ahead of T-Mobile. AT&T is close enough behind that the top two are effectively level.

Figures are the share of Texas's area where each carrier reports 4G LTE or 5G service to the FCC, as of December 31, 2025. A state or city figure can hide dead spots, so check your own ZIP code below.

RESULT · TEXAS

Coverage in Texas

FCC filings as of December 31, 2025

★ WIDEST REPORTED COVERAGE
Verizon
86.8%

Verizon reports 4G LTE or 5G across 86.8% of Texas outdoors and 40.5% in a moving car. AT&T is close enough behind that the top two are effectively level.

Outdoor
86.8%
In car
40.5%

AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon in Texas

#1
Verizon
Reported coverage, % of area
Outdoor
86.8%
In car
40.5%
#2
AT&T
Reported coverage, % of area
Outdoor
84.1%
In car
52.1%
#3
T-Mobile
Reported coverage, % of area
Outdoor
72.3%
In car
32.6%

Outdoor is the share of the area where the carrier reports 4G LTE or 5G to a phone standing still outdoors; in car is the share it reports to a phone in a moving vehicle, which is always lower. Indoor signal is not part of the FCC filing and can be weaker than either.

4G and 5G across all carriers in Texas

4G LTE
93.3%
5G 7/1
75.5%
5G 35/3
61.9%

Share of Texas's area where at least one carrier reports each technology outdoors. "5G 7/1" means 5G of at least 7 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up, "5G 35/3" at least 35/3 Mbps, the two speed tiers the FCC publishes. The FCC summary does not split 5G by carrier.

Checking Verizon for your address

Verizon's filing covers the most of Texas. A cheaper plan on a carrier that doesn't reach your street costs more than it saves, so start from coverage and pick the plan second. Every carrier's own map lets you check a street address.

Verizon coverage map → AT&T coverage map → T-Mobile coverage map →

Coverage in Texas's largest cities

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