Astound Mobile offers budget friendly cell phone plans for Astound Broadband customers.
But, how good is Astound Mobile coverage?
In this article we will cover:
Let's dive in!
The above statistics come from our analysis of the FCC signal strength data for the contiguous United States. The statistics ignore coverage data for Alaska and Hawaii. You can still see coverage data for Alaska and Hawaii in the interactive map below and in the table that shows cellular coverage by state.
Astound Mobile covers over 99% of Americans thanks to it running off of T-Mobile's nationwide 4G LTE and 5G networks.
Astound Mobile customers get full access to T-Mobile's Extended Range 5G and Ultra Capacity 5G networks for the best 5G performance.
Under T-Mobile's network, Astound Mobile covers over 325 million people with 5G.
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Astound Mobile uses T-Mobile’s 4G LTE and 5G networks for coverage.
5G coverage on Astound Mobile is provided by T-Mobile’s 5G network.
T-Mobile 5G covers over 98% of Americans.
Astound Mobile is able to fully use both T-Mobile’s Extended Range 5G network and T-Mobile’s Ultra Capacity 5G network.
T-Mobile’s Extended Range 5G covers over 325 million Americans. It also covers over 90% of the U.S. highway miles. It is the largest 5G network in the United States right now.
T-Mobile’s Ultra Capacity 5G network covers 275 million Americans. It delivers fast 5G speeds. The excellent performance on the Ultra Capacity 5G network is one of the main reasons T-Mobile ranks as having the fastest speeds in most locations in our Coverage Search tool.
Astound Mobile customers will enjoy the same great 5G coverage and fast 5G speeds as T-Mobile customers.
Astound Mobile offers nationwide LTE coverage on T-Mobile’s LTE network.
T-Mobile’s nationwide LTE network covers 99% of Americans.
Astound Mobile offers nationwide coverage on T-Mobile's network.
But how good is Astound Mobile's coverage in each state?
Here is a full breakdown of what percentage of each state Astound Mobile has coverage, as well as what percentage of that coverage is great, good, or poor:
How fast your data speeds are an important part to your overall experience of using a network.
How fast are Astound Mobile's data speeds?
We compiled our crowd-sourced speed test data to find out. From the data, we found Astound Mobile had median download speeds that ranged from 13 Mbps in Alaska to 371 Mbps in the Washington, DC. Median upload speeds on Astound Mobile ranged from 5.5 Mbps in Mississippi and went up to 47.2 Mbps in Idaho. Median latency was between 22 ms and 184 ms on Astound Mobile.
Astound Mobile has the same coverage as T-Mobile because it runs off of T-Mobile's network.
Astound Mobile has a bit less total coverage than Verizon.
Astound Mobile covers 59.5% of the U.S. while Verizon covers an impressive 71.5% of the U.S.
However, Astound Mobile has over double the 5G coverage as Verizon.
Astound Mobile covers 49.0% of the U.S. with 5G and over 323 million people. Verizon's 5G reaches 230 million people, but it covers just 14.7% of the U.S.
Astound Mobile also has faster data speeds as Verizon.
Our crowdsourced data measured median download speeds of 152.34 Mbps on Astound Mobile.
Verizon achieved just 61.23 Mbps for its median download speed.
Both carriers got similar upload speeds. Astound Mobile got median upload speeds of 17.34 Mbps and Verizon got median upload speeds of 11.65 Mbps. There likely won’t be much difference in upload performance between the two carriers.
If you live in a city, both Astound Mobile and Verizon should perform great.
You’ll have great coverage on both networks and excellent performance.
If you travel outside of cities or in more rural areas, you may find you have a bit less coverage on Astound Mobile than on Verizon.
That said, Astound Mobile has substantially more 5G coverage, which helps it deliver faster overall data speeds.
Check Verizon coverage to see how it performs in your area.
Astound Mobile has a bit less coverage than AT&T.
Astound Mobile covers 59.5% of the U.S. while AT&T covers 74.6% of the U.S.
You get more 5G coverage on Astound Mobile, though. Astound Mobile covers 49.0% of the contiguous U.S. with 5G. AT&T covers just 41.4%.
That said, Astound Mobile has way faster data speeds than AT&T.
Our crowd sourced data shows Astound Mobile has median download speeds of 152.34 Mbps. That’s about 2.5x faster than AT&T, which had median download speeds of 61.17 Mbps.
Upload speed performance is about the same on both carriers. Astound Mobile got 17.34 Mbps median upload speeds, and AT&T got 11.29 Mbps.
Both carriers will likely work well in cities, with Astound Mobile offering measurably faster data speeds.
However, if you travel outside of cities into more rural areas, then you may benefit from the expanded overall coverage area that AT&T offers.
Check AT&T coverage to see how well it performs in your area.
Yes, Astound Mobile coverage is good. It uses T-Mobile for coverage, which covers over 99% of Americans and has one of the largest and fastest 5G networks in America.
Yes. Astound Mobile customers can enjoy 5G service on T-Mobile’s 5G network.
Astound Mobile does not provide coverage in Canada.
Astound Mobile does not provide coverage in Mexico.
Astound Mobile does not offer international roaming.