[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by mcdude

Phone service in Alton is provided by TDS Telecom. They also provide DSL for a much lower rate than Metrocast.

http://uspromodeals.com/tds/new-hampshire/alton-nh/

I followed the link, put in my address, and the deal they offered me was "EarthLink dialup" .

In the past, our wires for utilities came in from the west of our house, before making it down to route 11, and then going east to Alton Center where the TDS (Union Tel) building is. Over 5 miles, and DSL was not so good that far from the switching station.

Now the wires run right down our street from the east, right at 3 miles from the switching station, but TDS evidently doesn't know that, even though it has been over two years.

Guess I'll keep Metrocast. If they ever get the Verizon service active on the new tower in Alton Bay, I will probably keep Metrocast for internet, Verizon for phone and go to DirecTv for the telly.

Sorry you are having problems still, Broadhopper.. Become the squeakiest wheel on a daily basis... if necessary, contact the Consumer Protection folks in Concord.