spotty coverage

Signal comes and goes

Spotty coverage describes inconsistent or uneven service across an area.

Cell phone signals have spotty coverage where reception works in some places but drops in others.

News coverage is spotty when it addresses some aspects of a story while neglecting others.

The rural county has spotty coverage for broadband internet.

The image is of scattered spots rather than continuous blanket coverage.

Related

signal · reception · dead zones · no signal · weak · intermittent · unreliable · dropped · dropped calls · fading · cutting out · in and out · static · bars · poor reception · network · cell tower · rural

Categories
Opposites
completeness/consistency

spotty coveragefull coverage

Protection without exclusions

comprehensive coverage · blanket coverage · universal coverage · wall-to-wall coverage · global coverage

quality/reliability

spotty coveragestrong signal

Robust transmitted indicator

Family

spot, spots, spotted, spotting, spotter, spotters, spotless, spotty, cover

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G