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AT&T says its 5G network now covers over 205 million people
June 30, 2025
Following years of work, the US’ second-largest carrier says it now offersnationwide 5G coverage. If you take a look at AT&T’scoverage maps, you’ll note the company doesn’t have 5G service in every state and city across the US.
Some of the more notable markets where AT&T now offers 5G services include Daytona Beach and Jacksonville, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Houston and San Antonio, Texas.
AT&T only hasmmWavecoverage in about three dozen cities across the US. In most markets, the carrier’s 5G backend depends onsub-6GHz spectrum. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. While mmWave allows for the multi-gigabit speeds that much of the hype for 5G comes from, sub-6GHz is more reliable.
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Beginning August 7, the carrier will include5G accessin its Unlimited Starter plan, which starts at $35 per month. That means those with Unlimited Extra and Unlimited Elite plans — which start at $40 and $50 per month, respectively — also get access to 5G connectivity. If you’re currently a prepaid customer and don’t want to switch to a postpaid plan, your best bet is to wait until August 21. That’s when AT&T’s Cricket Wireless brand will offer 5G access.
Of course, you’ll needa compatible deviceto take advantage of the carrier’s 5G network. Some of the phones the 5G-capable phones AT&T sells include theGalaxy S20, LG V60 andLG Velvet. TheNote 20should also do the trick once it’s available sometime next month.
The announcement comes in the same week that AT&T scared some of its customers with amisleading emailthat made it seem like they would need to upgrade their current phone as soon as possible to continue getting service. The message didn’t make it immediately clear that those customers had until 2022 to replace their devices. AT&T said the omission was a mistake.
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