The next time you attend a sporting event or concert at one of the nation’s largest stadiums, you may not have to fight with the others. phones to get a solid signal.
AT&T’s Turbo Live is a service that provides priority cellular performance during events and got a real boost during Super Bowl 2026. For future events, the service will also be open to Verizon and T-Mobile customers, not just AT&T subscribers.
Turbo Live is a separate paid service that you purchase for each event. Access during the Super Bowl, for example, costs $15, but that price is on the high end among other events, like a Backstreet Boys concert at the Las Vegas Sphere ($10) or a Chicago Bulls basketball game ($7).
AT&T’s Turbo Live is a service you order for every live event you want premium cellular access for.
Screenshot from Jeff Carlson/CNETWhen the service opens to Verizon and T-Mobile customers, they will need a 5G-enabled phone, which AT&T says may need to be unlocked, and an open phone. eSIM slot for activation.
It’s this last detail that makes Turbo Live available outside of AT&T subscribers: the feature is installed as a secondary eSIM. A Connect on Demand app will provide instructions for setting it up, which will involve a “one-stop payment method” with no carrier commitment, according to AT&T.
Running a separate service as a secondary eSIM is becoming more common. This is one of the easiest ways to get international telephone service when you’re traveling, and that’s also how T-Mobile offers its Satellite T functionality to customers of other carriers for $10 per month.
An AT&T spokesperson confirmed that Turbo Live uses AT&T’s existing 5G network which covers the following 10 stadiums:
• Alabama (Bryant Denny Stadium)
• Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
• Chicago (United Center)
• Houston (NRG Stadium)
• Las Vegas (sphere)
• Los Angeles (Intuit Dome)
• Miami (Hard Rock Stadium)
• New York/New Jersey (MetLife Stadium)
• San Antonio (Alamodome)
• San Francisco Bay Area (Levi’s Stadium)
• Seattle (Lumen field)
AT&T is also working to expand its coverage in Dallas (AT&T Stadium), Foxborough (Gillette Stadium) and Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium).
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