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Being a tech geek has perhaps never been more exciting! We’re right in the midst of a digital revolution and each technological innovation makes us look forward to what more may be in store for us. But, in recent years 5G has sure stolen all the hype. Even before its arrival, and quite regardless of the controversy around health hazards, which some suspect to be associated with its widespread usage, 5G gained quite the attention. And now, after years of speculation about how this Gen-5 tech could transform the digital ecosystem, we finally have the chance to test it out ourselves.
Living in a digitally connected era, we’re always on the lookout for tech tools and innovative means to connect us faster with the world around us. And, AT&T 5G service couldn’t have come at a better time!
Putting multiple technologies in play, AT&T was already delivering pure fiber optic internet, hybrid Fiber-Copper IPBB internet, high-speed fixed wireless internet, and mobile broadband services across the US. Given its dedication to making the fruits of the latest tech accessible to all, the kingpin amongst the biggest internet service providers in the U.S. was, therefore, the first to deliver mobile 5G service to businesses and consumers. By April 2019, AT&T was already providing 5G to early adopters in parts of 19 cities. Moreover, AT&T was also the first to make a 5G device commercially available in the US. Fast forward to 2021, and you have a long list of counties, cities, and towns where AT&T 5G is available, while select parts of certain areas and renowned venues also have access to 5G .
Well, 5G is the successor of 4G—the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks. Cellular service providers worldwide started deploying the 5G standard in 2019. And, given the increased bandwidth and higher download speeds that 5G is capable of delivering, it is estimated by 2025 5G networks may as well reach an estimated 1.7 billion subscribers around the globe.
The 5G tech comes in quite a few flavors, and each brings a different experience depending on whether the service utilizes a low-band, mid-band, or high-band spectrum. Because the spectrum utilized to deliver the service is what essentially determines the coverage and speed.
While the low-band spectrum makes it possible to provide coverage over a large area, the speed and latency experienced with low-band 5G is only a little better than what a 4G network delivers at its best. With that said, the low-band spectrum does make it possible for the wireless signal to travel farther despite physical obstacles in its way, so it serves the purpose as far as providing better coverage.
The mid-band spectrum gives a combo of coverage and speed—meaning a 5G service when delivered via the mid-band spectrum has a greater ability to transfer bigger volumes of data over longer distances. For this reason, many countries around the globe are planning to use the mid-band spectrum for 5G.
The high-band or millimeter wave spectrum (mmWave) facilitates speeds between 1 and 3 Gbps, and it is estimated eventually high-band 5G will come to support up to 10 Gbps fast internet. But the downside is the signal does not travel far on mmWave. And, is vulnerable to interference from objects in its way—even trees. So, if only you are close to the cell site, you are likely to receive the full advantage of high-band 5G internet, as you’d expect. It is this high-band 5G that AT&T has named 5G .
As we said, the main difference between the two flavors of 5G in use by AT&T springs from whether it is delivered via the low or high band spectrum. At this time, the two layers of the AT&T 5G network are shaped by the sub-6GHz (low-band) and the mmWave (high-band) spectrums. And, the provider is set to build on the sub-6GHz roots of the network, so we can assume the mmWave spectrum will be put into full action more widely in the near future.
The AT&T 5G network delivers lightning-fast speed in high traffic areas such as arenas, campuses, airports, etc., where the extra speed and capacity is needed to enhance business and consumer experience. But, for now, AT&T 5G is available only to enterprises in select parts of its service locations.
On the other hand, the sub-6GHz spectrum has been employed to provide coverage over larger swaths of land across the US. Because, while it does not deliver speeds as fast as 5G , it is able to carry the signal farther out without being interfered with by physical objects in its path—as is the case with 5G .
So—the difference between the two types of 5G, as AT&T likes to categorize them, boils down to the spectrum being used, which in turn creates variation in broadband speed and service coverage.
AT&T is continuously expanding and enhancing its 5G network—and is set to bring the service to every region in the US. Currently, it offers 5G service in the following areas. If you can’t find your hometown in the list below, click here and learn about AT&T 5G coverage & availability in your area.
Arkansas | New York | Louisiana | Georgia |
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Little Rock | Chautauqua County | Baton Rouge | Atlanta |
Fayetteville-Springdale | Elmira | Caldwell Parish | Bleckley County |
Fort Smith | Jefferson County | Claiborne Parish | Early County |
Polk County | Poughkeepsie | Iberville Parish | Jasper County |
Ouachita County | Yates County | Lafayette | Warren County |
Clay County | Albany | Monroe | Dawson County |
Cross County | Glen Falls | Morehouse Parish | Marion County |
Franklin County | Otsego County | St. James Parish | Athens |
Madison County | Syracuse | West Feliciana Parish | Albany |
Pope County | Binghamton | Beauregard County | Hancock County |
Cleburne County | Orange County | Houma-Thibodaux | Whitfield County |
Marion | Utica-Rome | Lake Charles | Chattooga County |
Sharp County | Rochester | New Orleans | Macon |
Pine Bluff | Binghamton | Shreveport | Liberty |
Hempstead County | Buffalo | Massachusetts | Worth |
Garland | Columbia County | Plaquemines Parish | |
New York City | Springfield |
California | Ohio | Florida | Texas |
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Elmira | Ashtabula County | Melbourne | Austin |
Jefferson County | Columbiana County | Miami | Dallas |
Alpine County | Lima | Orlando | Navarro County |
Fresno | Mansfield | West Palm Beach | Victoria |
Kings County | Williams County | Bradenton | Wilson County |
Salinas | Youngstown | Dixie County | Amarillo |
Sierra County | Clinton County | Fort Pierce | Brownsville |
Stockton | Mercer County | Hamilton County | Bryan-College Station |
Visalia-Tulare | Morrow County | Hardee County | Galveston |
Chico | Perry County | Ocala | Killeen-Temple |
El Dorado County | Steubenville | Pensacola | Parmer County |
Redding | Hamilton | Sarasota | Runnels County |
Sacramento | Dayton | Tampa | Tyler |
Tehama County | Columbus | Calhoun County | Abilene |
Yuba City | Springfield | Citrus County | Beaumont |
Santa Cruz | Ross County, | Collier County | Concho County |
Madera County | Hancock County | Fort Myers | Fannin County |
Mono County | Sandusky County | Fort Walton Beach | Lubbock |
Santa Rosa | Tuscarawas County | Gainesville | Newton County |
Vallejo | Cincinnati | Glades County | Sherman-Denison |
Bakersfield | Akron | Jefferson County | Waco |
Modesto | Cleveland | Lakeland | Atascosa County |
Oxnard | Youngstown | Tallahassee | Burleson County |
San Luis Obispo | Walton County | Chambers County | |
Santa Barbara | Daytona Beach | Cherokee County | |
San Jose | Jacksonville | Corpus Christi | |
Los Angeles | Putnam County | Edwards County | |
San Diego | Houston | ||
San Francisco | Laredo | ||
San Antonio | |||
Briscoe County | |||
Desoto | |||
El Paso | |||
Hardeman County | |||
Houston | |||
Jack County | |||
Longview | |||
McAllen | |||
Texarkana | |||
Wichita Falls |
Michigan | Missouri | Illinois | Indiana |
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Jackson | Columbia | Alton-Granite City | Bloomington |
Alger County | Springfield | Chicago | Decatur County |
Allegan County | Kansas City | Mason County | Huntington County |
Benton Harbor | St. Louis | Adams County | Kosciusko County |
Manistee County | Moniteau County | Aurora-Elgin | Muncie |
Muskegon | Bates County | Bureau County | Newton County |
Cass County | Callaway County | Champaign-Urbana | Randolph County |
Kalamazoo | De Kalb County | Clay County | Warren County |
Newaygo | Joplin | Joliet | Brown County |
Battle Creek | Saline County | Montgomery County | Elkhart-Goshen |
Cheboygan County | St. Joseph | Springfield | Evansville |
Detroit | Marion | Vermilion County | Fort Wayne |
Gogebic County | Washington County | Gary | |
Roscommon | Decatur | South Bend | |
Indianapolis | |||
Terre Haute |
Kentucky | Kansas | Maryland | Montana |
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Spencer County | Lawrence | Cumberland | Billings |
Fulton County | Brown County | Hagerstown | Mineral County |
Mason County | Wichita | Kent County | Deer Lodge County |
Meade County | Topeka | Frederick | Great Falls |
Trimble County | Garrett County | Beaverhead County | |
Lexington-Fayette | Baltimore | Lincoln County |
Mississippi | Maine | North Carolina | New Hampshire |
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Jackson | Portland | Anson County | Portsmouth |
Leake County | Hickory | ||
Tunica | Charlotte | ||
Yancey |
New Jersey | Minnesota | Massachusetts | New Mexico |
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Vineland | Chippewa County | Worcester | Lincoln County |
Atlantic City | Duluth | Boston | San Juan County |
Trenton | Le Sueur County | New Bedford | Colfax County |
Hunterdon County | St. Cloud | Barnstable | Grant County |
Sussex County | Hubbard County | Franklin | Santa Fe County |
Long Branch | Koochiching County | Pittsfield | La Cruces |
New Brunswick | Minneapolis | ||
Ocean County | Fargo-Moorhead | ||
Rochester | |||
Pipestone | |||
Lake of the Woods |
Utah | Oregon | Connecticut | Colorado |
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Salt Lake City | Eugene-Springfield | New London-Norwich | Fort Collins-Loveland |
Beaver County | Lincoln County | Hartford | Greeley |
Provo | Medford | New Haven | Colorado Springs |
Box Elder County | The Dalles | Bridgeport | San Miguel County |
Carbon County | Clatsop County | Denver |
Nevada | Oklahoma | Alaska | Hawaii |
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Lander County | Grant County | Anchorage | Maui County |
Las Vegas | Beckham County | Bethel | Honolulu |
Reno | Garvin | Haines | Kauai |
Storey County | Tulsa | Wade-Hampton County |
Alabama | Pennsylvania | Washington | Puerto Rico |
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Anniston | Crawford County | Okanogan County | Aguadilla |
Dothan | Lancaster | Olympia | Aibonito Municipality |
Florence | Allentown | Pacific County | Arecibo |
Gadsden | State College | Bellingham | Mayaguez |
Mobile | Harrisburg | Clallam County | Ponce |
Tuscaloosa | Reading | Ferry County | Rincon Municipality |
Franklin County | Northeast | Kittitas County | San Juan |
Huntsville | Altoona | Richland-Kennewick | Adjuntas Municipality |
Birmingham | Bedford County | Seattle | Ceiba Municipality |
Butler | Bradford County | Tacoma | Ciales Municipality |
Cleburne County | Huntingdon County | Yakima | |
Shannon County | Jefferson County | Bremerton | |
Lamar County | Lawrence County | Skamania | |
Lebanon County | Spokane | ||
Sharon | |||
York | |||
Greene County | |||
Johnstown | |||
Union County | |||
Wayne County | |||
Williamsport | |||
Philadelphia | |||
Pittsburgh |
South Carolina | Tennessee | West Virginia | Virginia |
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Anderson | Lake County | Charleston | Caroline County |
Calhoun County | Chattanooga | Grant County | Danville |
Laurens County | Fayette County | Huntington-Ashland | Frederick County |
Oconee County | Giles County | Tucker County | Madison County |
Cherokee County | Maury County | Monongalia County | Amelia |
Memphis | Parkersburg-Marietta | ||
Nashville | Wheeling | ||
Mason | |||
Raleigh County | |||
Wetzel County |
Rhode Island | Wisconsin | Idaho | Arizona |
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Newport County | Kenosha | Idaho County | Gila |
Providence | Racine | Elmore County | Mohave County |
Sheboygan | Boise City | ||
Wood County | Boundary County | ||
Columbia County | Lemhi County | ||
Janesville-Beloit | |||
Madison | |||
Milwaukee | |||
Pierce County |
North Dakota | Delaware | South Dakota | Iowa/Nebraska |
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Bismarck | Kent County | Hanson County | Sioux City |
Bottineau | Wilmington | Kingsbury County | |
Divide | Marshall County | ||
Grand Forks | Rapid City | ||
Sully County |
Wyoming | U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Casper | St. Croix |
Converse County | St. Thomas |
Sheridan County |
At this time, AT&T 5G is available in select parts of the following cities and venues:
State | Cities/Venues |
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Arizona | Phoenix |
California | Los Angeles, Menlo Park, Oakland, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, West Hollywood Dodger Stadium & Oracle Park |
Colorado | Ball Arena (Pepsi Center) |
Florida | Jacksonville, Miami, Miami Gardens, Orlando, Tampa Hard Rock Stadium, Raymond James Stadium, & Tampa International Airport |
Georgia | Atlanta Mercedes Benz Stadium |
Indiana | Indianapolis |
Illinois | Chicago United Center Chicago |
Kentucky | Louisville |
Louisiana | New Orleans |
Maryland | Baltimore, Ocean City |
Minnesota | U.S. Bank Stadium |
Michigan | Detroit |
North Carolina | Charlotte, Raleigh Bank of America Stadium & Spectrum Center |
Nevada | Las Vegas. Las Vegas Convention Center |
New York | New York City |
Ohio | Cleveland |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma City |
Pennsylvania | King of Prussia, Philadelphia |
Tennessee | Nashville |
Texas | Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Waco AT&T Dallas Stadium, Kay Bailey Hutchins Convention Center & AT&T Center |
Wisconsin | Milwaukee Fiserv Forum & Miller Park |
AT&T 5G service presents a great solution for all broadband users. And, as the provider continues to build on its 5G network capabilities with an aim to deliver the best mix of speed, latency, and coverage, consumers of the new AT&T 5G service are already reaping the benefits—especially businesses that have recorded significant positive impact on their operations.
For the non-commercial consumer, 5G simply implies faster downloads and very little lag—whether you are at home or on the go—as long as you are covered by the AT&T 5G network, you can stream your TV favorites or play your preferred mobile game with unprecedented ease. And, as AT&T continues to upgrade its 5G network, increasing its capacity and bringing more bandwidth your way, you can expect to connect more and more devices to your 5G internet.
To take advantage of this futuristic service, there are however a few prerequisites you must fulfill: You must be housed in one of the AT&T 5G locations. You must own an AT&T 5G phone. Or a compatible 5G hotspot device if you want to convert your mobile broadband connection to AT&T 5G home internet. And, you must also be subscribed to a qualifying AT&T Wireless Unlimited or Pre-paid plan.
Call AT&T customer service at 855-925-2541 to get a 5G subscription!
A number of new cell phones introduced parallel to the rollout of AT&T 5G, support the service. Albeit, some are compatible with low-band 5G, others with high-band 5G , while the likes of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra support both 5G configurations. The iPhone 12 models are not only compatible with the current range of AT&T 5G spectrum but are said to support the mid-band 5G service too. You can shop for the best-selling AT&T 5G phones here .
The Netgear Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot Pro, was launched in September 2020. The device not only leverages the AT&T 5G network but the latest Wi-Fi 6 protocol. Whether you pick the device because you are always on the go, or you want it to become the source of your new AT&T 5G home internet—either way, you get the best combination of advanced tech.
Netgear gives you a device that is able to squeeze the most advantage from AT&T 5G and Wi-Fi 6—it connects more devices, catches both 5G and 5G signals, and gets you a more powerful in-home Wi-Fi network. With an easy-to-use touchscreen interface and long-lasting powerful battery, the 5G hotspot device gives you the chance to use the fastest available internet for your work and leisure activities at home and away.
Once you’ve switched to a 5G supported device, you’d want to make sure you sign up for the right plan so you can enjoy the 5G experience to the fullest. AT&T Wireless and AT&T Pre-paid plans give you options to pick the perfect fit.
As for AT&T Wireless Unlimited plans, all 3 offer 5G access, along with other great service features. While the top of the range AT&T PRE-PAID Unlimited Plus also gets you 5G access. Take a look at the perks and prices of AT&T 5G plans, and sign up for the most suitable one!
AT&T Wireless Plan | Key Features | Price |
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AT&T UNLIMITED ELITESM | Unlimited talk, text, data with 100GB Premium data Unlimited texting to 120 countries Unlimited talk, text, and data in Mexico & Canada 30GB hotspot data per line per month Advanced Mobile Security HBO Max™ included | $50/mo. per line when you get 4 lines |
AT&T UNLIMITED EXTRASM | Unlimited talk, text, data with 50GB Premium data Unlimited texting to 120 countries Unlimited talk, text, and data in Mexico & Canada 15GB hotspot data per line per month | $40/mo. per line when you get 4 lines |
AT&T UNLIMITED STARTERSM | Advanced Mobile Security Unlimited talk, text, data Unlimited texting to 120 countries Unlimited talk, text, and data in Mexico & Canada Standard Mobile Security | $35/mo. per line when you get 4 lines |
AT&T PRE-PAIDSM Unlimited Plus | Unlimited high-speed data 100GB personal cloud storage 10GB hotspot data Use in Canada & Mexico | $60/mo. with AutoPay |
You can also look into other data plans on offer from AT&T which give you 5G access. Although these come with a specified data allowance:
AT&T has been actively researching mobility and business-centric solutions to help enterprises move forward. Enhanced business communications are one of the core reasons behind the vigorous development of the AT&T 5G network. AT&T 5G allows you to achieve business goals with ultimate wireless flexibility and enterprise-grade mobility at a super-fast speed. It is for this reason AT&T 5G has been made available only to businesses and corporations at this early stage.
You need more than just basic 5G access to fulfill your business needs. You need smart and secure solutions. And, AT&T 5G can reshape the future of your business by redesigning business mobility in the smartest way possible. It will do so by providing:
More devices can connect to the network without slowing down or experiencing performance issues.
Low latency is critical for faster computing of info. 5G increased capacity makes room for more processing capabilities which a business typically needs. Plus, it makes near real-time transfer of data a reality—giving an edge to operations in a great many industries.
Combined with ultra-low latency, blazing-fast speeds ensure a strong and reliable connection—one that supports complex apps and services critical to the running of a business.
5G creates an array of possibilities for businesses, particularly the tech-driven ones. From video support and new flavors of IoT to consumer experience and real-time communication, growth opportunities are endless with 5G. That is why it is believed 5G holds an incredible potential to change the future of businesses in this digital age. With the right tools and strategies put into place at the right time, you can expect to gain an edge as 5G comes to dominate the market.
5G access in today's time is nothing less than a digital revolution. With AT&T 5G plans, you can enjoy faster speeds and real-time data transfer which makes for an overall improved online experience! If you don't have 5G available in your area yet, don't fret! AT&T 5G network infrastructure is continuously expanding and is soon expected to cover every city in the United States.
Yes AT&T offers 5G internet in Leake County, Jackson and Tunica in the state of Mississippi.
Yes, it offers 5G internet in Anson County, Hickory, Charlotte and Yancey.
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