Sprint Service on Rattlesnake Isl

Lake Guy · 02-10-2015, 09:50 PM

Hi,
Hope everyone is having a great winter.
I am thinking of switching from ATT to Sprint for my family cell phones (they are offering to cut the bill in half....which is appealing). But, I am worried that reception on Rattlesnake island will be bad (or nonexistent).

Does anyone on Rattlesnake use Sprint for a wireless carrier, and if so, can you please weigh in on the reception quality?

Thanks and here's to a quick ice out !!!

mhtranger · 02-11-2015, 09:52 AM

Can't speak for the island but we are in Moultonborough and Sprint service stinks all around the lake for us. My Iphone has better reception than my Galaxy note 4.
Just my .02
David

Lake Guy · 02-11-2015, 10:03 AM

yes, I saw all those threads about the bad sprint signal around moultonborough. Was hoping that maybe RI would be OK.....but that's probably wishful thinking.

cheers!

Broken Glass · 02-11-2015, 02:36 PM

My wife and I have a place on Rattlesnake. I have Verizon and she has Sprint. She has to use my phone When we are out there. The only reason that we have a land line is so that she has a phone when I am not there. We initially has DSL but the pigeons were faster so we dropped it.

Lake Guy · 02-11-2015, 02:40 PM

Thanks .... you guys saved me a lot of headaches.

thinkxingu · 02-11-2015, 02:52 PM

Quick question: supposedly, Sprint roams on the Verizon network, which should be solid there--thoughts?

BroadHopper · 02-11-2015, 04:13 PM

Yes, with roaming on Sprint will roam on all CDMA networks such as Verizon. I would call ahead to waive the roaming charge. They are pretty good about it if you tell them you cannot get service in your primary area.

Redbarn · 02-11-2015, 05:52 PM

I have 12 lines with Sprint. The roaming is turned on and we have 6 airrave things on site that they sent us. The verizon roaming has gotten worse in recent years, I think it may have to to with the transition to LTE. We are working on moving over to Verizon. My wife switched and the difference is absolutely ridiculous, Sprint needs some serious work (I know for a fact they removed their tower in the south west of the lake) and we have had sprint for maybe 15+ years, they always treated us right and had a great price but unfortunately it is just about unusable.

thinkxingu · 02-13-2015, 06:10 PM

Anyone have T-Mobile?

hig · 02-16-2015, 07:54 AM

Check out Pageplus cellular. They use the VZ LTE network and it works out about half the price.

My wife has been with them for over a year and no complaints. I am switching over this month.

thinkxingu · 02-21-2015, 06:39 AM

I've been doing a ton of research and, since I get great service with Verizon, I'll be choosing between Page Plus and Straight Talk. Both use Verizon's network (need to get the right phone for Straight Talk) but it looks like ST is a bit cheaper for better features AND it looks like I can take my current phone over easier. Thoughts on either appreciated!

02-10-2015, 09:50 PM	#1
Lake Guy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ Posts: 16 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Sprint Service on Rattlesnake Isl Hi, Hope everyone is having a great winter. I am thinking of switching from ATT to Sprint for my family cell phones (they are offering to cut the bill in half....which is appealing). But, I am worried that reception on Rattlesnake island will be bad (or nonexistent). Does anyone on Rattlesnake use Sprint for a wireless carrier, and if so, can you please weigh in on the reception quality? Thanks and here's to a quick ice out !!!

02-11-2015, 10:03 AM	#3
Lake Guy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ Posts: 16 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	thanks yes, I saw all those threads about the bad sprint signal around moultonborough. Was hoping that maybe RI would be OK.....but that's probably wishful thinking. cheers!

02-11-2015, 02:36 PM	#4
Broken Glass Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Atkinson,NH/Rattlesnake Island Posts: 163 Thanks: 325 Thanked 66 Times in 27 Posts	Don't do it My wife and I have a place on Rattlesnake. I have Verizon and she has Sprint. She has to use my phone When we are out there. The only reason that we have a land line is so that she has a phone when I am not there. We initially has DSL but the pigeons were faster so we dropped it.

02-11-2015, 02:40 PM	#5
Lake Guy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Fair Lawn, NJ Posts: 16 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	No-Go on Sprint Thanks .... you guys saved me a lot of headaches.

02-11-2015, 04:13 PM	#7
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,522 Thanks: 3,128 Thanked 1,090 Times in 784 Posts	Sprint roaming Yes, with roaming on Sprint will roam on all CDMA networks such as Verizon. I would call ahead to waive the roaming charge. They are pretty good about it if you tell them you cannot get service in your primary area. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

02-11-2015, 09:52 AM	#2
mhtranger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 128 Thanks: 312 Thanked 69 Times in 40 Posts	Can't speak for the island but we are in Moultonborough and Sprint service stinks all around the lake for us. My Iphone has better reception than my Galaxy note 4. Just my .02 David

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02-11-2015, 02:52 PM	#6
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,983 Thanks: 1,154 Thanked 1,969 Times in 1,217 Posts	Quick question: supposedly, Sprint roams on the Verizon network, which should be solid there--thoughts?

02-11-2015, 05:52 PM	#8
Redbarn Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 62 Thanks: 8 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	I have 12 lines with Sprint. The roaming is turned on and we have 6 airrave things on site that they sent us. The verizon roaming has gotten worse in recent years, I think it may have to to with the transition to LTE. We are working on moving over to Verizon. My wife switched and the difference is absolutely ridiculous, Sprint needs some serious work (I know for a fact they removed their tower in the south west of the lake) and we have had sprint for maybe 15+ years, they always treated us right and had a great price but unfortunately it is just about unusable.

02-13-2015, 06:10 PM	#9
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,983 Thanks: 1,154 Thanked 1,969 Times in 1,217 Posts	Anyone have T-Mobile?

02-16-2015, 07:54 AM	#10
hig Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 58 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	Check out Pageplus cellular. They use the VZ LTE network and it works out about half the price. My wife has been with them for over a year and no complaints. I am switching over this month.

02-21-2015, 06:39 AM	#11
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,983 Thanks: 1,154 Thanked 1,969 Times in 1,217 Posts	I've been doing a ton of research and, since I get great service with Verizon, I'll be choosing between Page Plus and Straight Talk. Both use Verizon's network (need to get the right phone for Straight Talk) but it looks like ST is a bit cheaper for better features AND it looks like I can take my current phone over easier. Thoughts on either appreciated!