network coverage
Where phones work
Network coverage is the geographic area where a wireless service—cellular, Wi-Fi, or broadcast—functions reliably.
Mobile carriers advertise their coverage maps to show where calls and data will work: Check the network coverage before switching providers.
Coverage can be spotty in rural areas or inside buildings.
Poor coverage means dropped calls or slow connections.
- cell towerWireless communication transmitter
- base stationsFixed wireless transmitters
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- signal strengthTransmission power measurement
- dropped callUnintended mobile disconnection
call · radio waves · 5G · building materials · patchy · repeaters · underground tunnels · dead zones · rural areas · interference · LTE · satellite links · coastal regions · urban density · transceivers · tower · SIM card · connectivity
- telecomwireless, cellular, telecommunications, carriers, telephone
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, telephone calls, antennas
- cell phone serviceVerizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Vodafone
- Wireless InternetWi-Fi, router, wireless router, internet connection, connectivity
- Digital Accessinternet, broadband access, WiFi, broadband, connectivity
- health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, health insurance card, premiums
network coveragedead zone
Area lacking signal coverage
no signal · coverage gap · out of range · radio silence · blind spot
network coveragedisconnection
State of being severed
isolation · communication blackout · incommunicado · unreachability · disconnectedness