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10-18-2014, 07:43 PM | #1 |
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Updated Cell Phone Suggestions???
Hi there. Did some searching and I know the subject has been covered, but it's been a few months and people were talking about new towers etc that had yet to come on line. My contract is coming up soon. Before I sign up for another hitch with Verizon, I wanted to ask.. What's the current best carrier at the lake. Particularly the Bay area. Thanks
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10-18-2014, 10:18 PM | #2 |
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Verizon for Moultonborough
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10-19-2014, 07:35 AM | #3 |
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Verizon and AT&T seems to have the best coverage on the lake.
I have AT&T and am very pleased with them. Alton Bay is the only place where service is spotty, therefore if that's the "bay" you are referring to, you may want to get Verizon. I am not certain of where Verizon's spotty areas are... Good luck! Dan
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Glidden Cove area
Cell phone reception is very spotty. You would need to walk up to the road to get reception. Also the west side of Sleepers is spotty.
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10-20-2014, 06:01 PM | #5 |
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Verizon in Meredith...
Brother has AT&T. Uses the land-line 50% of the time.
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10-20-2014, 07:47 PM | #6 |
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I am on AT&T and my reception at the house (Moultonborough) is spotty. We also have a Verizon hotspot for internet access and that always seems to have a good signal.
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10-20-2014, 09:44 PM | #7 |
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I just switched from Verizon to Straight Talk using Verizon towers.
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The unlimited data throttles down to an undefined low speed after 3 Gb in any given month. The available phones are either reconditioned, low end or prior year high end phones. Looks like you pay full price up front for phones. |
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10-21-2014, 06:48 AM | #9 |
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Again -- if you are referring to Alton area
My daughter & I both have AT&T ... she is at WAM with horrid spotty coverage (when at the Marina she actually has to rely on WiFi) I am up in Saunders Bay area and have no issues Overall, cruising the Lake I see little difference between my former Vz coverage and the current AT&T... there is always areas that are spotty. But it is EXTREMELY frustrating if your home/base area is one of them. Thus the warning of AT&T in the general Alton area .
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Actually improved in Alton, just not at West Alton Marina
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Verizon, which is also on the tower, has yet to turn on their equipment, although it has been there for almost the same amount of time as ATT . When in sight of the tower at Prospect Mt south of the Alton Circle, coverage for Verizon is good, and also is good going out the bay and out on this end of the lake, overall. We hang out in Robert's Cove on occasion, and always have good coverage down there out on the water. I keep my boat at WAM as well, and unfortunately you are correct, Phantom; the coverage in the Marina is somewhere between slim and non-existent. I am ready to upgrade my phone, but if Verizon doesn't get that tower up soon, I may switch over to AT&T. I would like to pare down my Metrocast business, including phone, but can't do that without good cell coverage. Verizon in Alton Bay right now...Depends on where you are. ATT in Alton Bay...much improved with some spotty areas still a problem. Of course, in rural hilly, mountainous areas, coverage can be expected to be spotty.
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We live near Echo Point and had Straight Talk via Verizon for a few years. The service was spotty at best and very poor at our house. We waited for the new tower to go online only to find out that AT&T will be the only cell carrier on that tower and that Verizon will only have data available from that tower. We switched over to AT&T in the spring and now have great service at the house. Both carriers have their dead zones around the Lake and between here and Concord. Overall I would say that AT&T has as good or better service overall than Verizon and is much better in the Alton Bay area.
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If you have Verizon...and your house is in a dead spot...call customer service and make noise about switching and then ask about a femtocell, or "network extender" It's a gizmo that plugs into your home internet, and acts as a tiny ("femto") cell tower in your house. Retail was about $150, some reps will give it to you for free, others will give a deep discount. It depends on who you talk to and how good a story you can tell. That doesn't help on the road or on the lake, but it works great at home. Other providers may have similar deals, I only know about Verizon.
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Tried it...
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Thanks for the suggestion, Patman...can be a good solution for some folks, but just won't work in mine.
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No luck with Sprint!
This subject has come up many times at our lake house. We are in Meredith and have Sprint and the service is terrible and got worse this year since they removed a tower in the Weirs area (we were told). Like some have said, "spotty" at best or no service at all. Most of our visitors have had good luck with Verizon. We plan to change providers and hope for better luck. Last weekend our landlines weren't working either so we had no phones at all! Ugggh
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Really funny....
I have a sprint unlimited plan here in new jersey, 5 phones, unlimited everything, have had the same main number on the plan (mine) for almost 15 years. I come up to the lake 2-3 times a year, (on a good year) and i never have any issues at all.....besides the up and down the mountains and hills normal reception issues, my service ia always very good at the lake.
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You should look into Page Plus
they are a VMNO (Verizon Mobile Network Operator). They don't offer 4G, but it's a month to month contract and who really needs more than 3G anywho? We can still check our investments, make trades, deposit checks, download e-mail and surf the web.
I pay $31. per month which certainly beats paying $90. My husband uses his for his company as do I. Neither of us have had any problems over the past 18 months. I have a 4G phone and had it "flashed" in Rochester, NH so you don't even need to buy a new phone if you don't want to. All the best. Quote:
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