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Originally Posted by Phantom
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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The new tower in Alton just off Rte 28 and approximately above Echo Point is active for AT&T, and has been for almost a year. Where before the tower, my daughter and son-in-law had spotty coverage at our house just outside Sandy Point and about a half mile off the lake, they now enjoy four to five bars at our house, including in the middle of our house which is solid walls toward the antenna.
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.