Dish Wireless Coverage Map

What network does DISH Wireless use?

DISH Wireless uses its own 5G network to provide coverage, which is now branded as the Boost Mobile network.

DISH also has a roaming agreement with AT&T and T-Mobile, so DISH customers can use AT&T and T-Mobile's 4G LTE and 5G networks in areas where the Boost Mobile network does not have service.

DISH Wireless 5G Coverage

DISH Wireless has the smallest 5G coverage area out of any of the MNOs.

It covers just 8.5% of the United States.

For comparison, AT&T covers 43.3% of the U.S. with 5G, T-Mobile covers 36.0%, and Verizon covers 14.5%.

Despite having small physical footprint, DISH's 5G network still covers over 70% of the U.S. population. DISH is lucky that most Americans live in densely populated cities.

5G download speeds on the DISH 5G network range from about 5 Mbps on the low end to over 500 Mbps on the high-end. Upload speeds range from 1 Mbps to over 60 Mbps.

We will continue to see DISH rapidly expand its 5G network throughout the year.

You can track the rollout of DISH 5G near real-time on our crowdsourced coverage map.

Customers can experience the DISH 5G network by signing up for Boost Mobile with a compatible device in an area with active service, or by signing up for Project Genesis.

DISH Wireless LTE Coverage

DISH does not have any LTE coverage.

It only offers 5G coverage.

If you are a DISH customer with an LTE device, then you will roam on either the AT&T or T-Mobile LTE networks for coverage.

DISH Wireless Coverage by State

DISH Wireless vs. T-Mobile Coverage

DISH Wireless has less coverage than T-Mobile does.

DISH only covers 9.0% of the land area in the U.S. with service.

T-Mobile, meanwhile, has as a seven times bigger coverage area. Its LTE network spans 46.6% of the U.S. and covers 99% of Americans. T-Mobile's 5G network is also the second largest in the country. It covers 36.0% of the U.S.

That said, the irony here is Dish has a roaming agreement with T-Mobile, so DISH customers can use the T-Mobile network for coverage in areas where DISH does not offer native service.

This means DISH Wireless customers will effectively get identical coverage on DISH Wireless as they would on T-Mobile.

There is one exception though. T-Mobile has some domestic roaming agreements with small regional carriers in certain parts of the country. Dish does not have those same roaming agreements. In the few areas where T-Mobile has domestic roaming agreements and DISH lacks native 5G coverage, DISH customers will not have service.

You can also check our T-Mobile coverage map to see how T-Mobile service is in your area.

DISH Wireless vs. AT&T Coverage

AT&T has the largest coverage area of any carrier in the U.S. right now.

It covers a massive 78.1% of the U.S.

That is over 8.5x more coverage than DISH Wireless!

It is comical to compare the two networks:

There is a plot twist though:

DISH has a roaming agreement with AT&T.

This means DISH is able to use the AT&T network for coverage in areas where the native DISH network does not yet have service.

In effect, DISH Wireless customers will have identical coverage to AT&T customers because they will be able to roam on the AT&T network.

And this is great news for DISH Wireless customers because AT&T’s 4G LTE and 5G networks are excellent. 

You can check AT&T coverage in your area using our AT&T coverage map.

DISH Wireless vs. Verizon Coverage

DISH has worse coverage than Verizon.

DISH covers 9.0% of the country while Verizon covers a massive 67.4% of the country.

There is basically no comparison.

Except... there is a catch.

DISH has a roaming agreement with AT&T, which means DISH customers are able to use the AT&T network for service in areas where DISH does not have native 5G coverage.

And AT&T has the most coverage in the country with 78.1% of the U.S. being covered.

This means DISH, when roaming on AT&T, would give you more coverage than Verizon:

In effect, the coverage between DISH and Verizon would not be too different.

You will get excellent coverage on both carriers.

Check Verizon coverage in your area using our Verizon coverage map.