Alton cell tower
 

Can anyone tell me if the cell tower in Alton has been put up. If so, how is the reception for Verizon. If not, any idea when it will be.

Thanks

No workie as yet and I do not believe they have even started construction on the tower.:)

not up yet.
 

I know a lady who lives next door to its location. area has been cleared and as of a few weeks ago, construction has not started on the small building that will be there.

Heard that it should be this spring...spring is here... Maybe April or May.

Most of the time the towers will provide service for all carriers. So it should help everyone.

Does this mean 4G may be coming?
 

It would sure be nice to be able to stream over the cell phone. As it is now my cell speed when in the lakes isn't any faster than my DSL which on a good day is less than 500k

Please update us if you hear more. I'd really appreciate it!
Thanks, GH

Funny you should mention it.
 

I saw the abutter last night, and because of weight limit road posting on the dirt roads leading in, construction is at a standstill. Once the roads firm up, there is no longer 6 in of mud on the road, and the load limit is lifted, construction is set to resume.

Come on warm dry weather...:)

If the contractor goes to the road agent and he is in a good mood (RA) he can give dispensation to the 6 ton road limit and in this case I am sure he would, as it is more tax revenue for the town just as soon as it gets completed...:)

Property is assessed for its value as of April 1st year to year. So it does not matter tax wise if the work is done next week or 6 months from now and even when completed a cell tower is not a big deal. That aside the tax revenue would not be a consideration for the road agent in any decision to wave the load limit.

We took a ride by last week and noticed that they had some more logs stacked and ready to be hauled out. Also saw what appeared to be conduit coming out of the ground. I'm guessing the conduit was installed in the area where either the building or a generator will be. Sure hope the tower improves service out by the Alton/Gilford line on Rte 11

Not likely
 

Per my friend, there is literally several inches of mud to drive through...heavy equipment would ruin the road...

Patience is the word here...once they get in there, the work is supposed to go very quickly,

Where are they putting this tower?

From what I remember it will be off of Silver Lake Trail which comes off Rte. 28. That places it above Dan Kelley Rd which is off East Side Drive. You can see the location on Google maps

Actually ....
 

it is off Bowman Rd, and Jude Hill. It is above rte 28A (East Side Dr.) between Leigh Dr and Cathy Ln, almost directly above The Cascades.

Tower Legal Costs
 

Since the Town of Alton has spent over $ 100,000 on legal fees to fight the tower perhaps they should have the privilege of cutting the ribbon once it opens?

Maybe Mr. & Mrs. Slade would like to join the Town of Alton in having the privilege of cutting the ribbon once it is finished.

Can you imagine how the Slade's are going to feel once the Tower is up and they have to look at it to remind them of the 2-3 year battle (maybe more) they had with Industrial Communications and Electronics, Inc.
According to the Slade's the Tower will interfere with their panoramic view of Lake Winnipesaukee and the surrounding mountains.

Anyone know if they have started since the mud cleared?

update
 

I took a ride over to Jude Hill rd. the other day to check out the progress of the tower, first of all those residents on that road are undergoing a major disruption from their little peaceful dead end street in the woods.
By the looks of the crushed stone mixed in with the dirt, the road must have been at one time a huge mudhole.
I drove in as far as I could without getting in the way of the construction to the access road, still being worked on.
It seems the land has been cleared and staked out, and possibly footing excavations underway. But the access road is still in the impassable stages for regular work or construction vehicles in my opinion.
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New info in the May 30th Baysider
 

Article about the planning board meeting had quick update on the tower. They hope to be operational by the end of the summer.

Best info I can pass on at this time.

Anything new on the cell tower?

Nothing new...
 

Just what is in the previous post to you...late summer...I am guessing August or Sept...late summer to me...I want to see it so bad too.

Thanks. Was hoping it would be done when we get there in three weeks.

I hear you...
 

I was up at the dump...er landfill...er transfer station..er....well, that place you take the trash, and tried to call my wife to say I was on my way home. Signal, drove 50 yards, call dropped, no signal. Got one bar again, called..drove a little bit...call dropped, no signal...put the phone down, and when I got home, said sorry it took so long to go to the dump er...etc...tried to call couldn't...The new tower should help right there.

It will be a boon at my house across the bay...it looks like it will just beam down the hill and across the bay into my back yard.

Maybe it will get done in two weeks. :rolleye2:

We are just down from the dump, er, recycling center, on Echo Point. Only signal is about ten feet into the water.

Progress is evidently being made
 

On our way down the bay yesterday, and noticed the vertical tower is up.
The second picture is without cropping, to show how it looks from the bay. Location is just inside Echo Point, almost over "The Cascades", on the west side of the bay.

Does anyone have information on which wireless companies will be leasing space on the tower? AT&T and Verizon at minimum, I hope...

I don't know but it's lovely. When it goes live I think I'll have a little party. :)

Alton tower
 

at&t will be the first cell carrier on the new alton tower, picture of first power meter at site. No info on when turn up will be not any antenna's on the tower yet. Will keep you updated as any info comes my way

Funny you should mention that...
 

As mentioned earlier, the tower is up, no antenna arrays up yet.

I spoke with a Planning Board member today, who told me that best recollection is that it will be ATT, Verizon, Sprint, and TMobile on the tower. Last date for being in operation given was mid-September.

I finally saw the tower today, coming around the scenic view headed towards Alton. I sure hope Verizon is part of this tower and it eliminates the "dropped call, dead zone" from sandy point to Jesus valley road..

Arrays are going up
 

There are a couple of arrays on the tower. Hopefully it won't be long now

For the last several weeks they have been power trucks along rt 28 and down bowman rd. running wires and for the last week or so they have been working on grading and widening bowman rd. I hope solves those dead spots in services going through hills.

Waiting on Fairpoint
 

We are waiting on Fairpoint to get the telco part of the site running, maybe by the end of the month. :)

Antennas being mounted
 

The week before last I was watching the pole getting it's antennas being mounted while I was driving down Alton mountain. One day there would be one being mounted and 2 days later another. I haven't seen any additional being added this past week. Hopefully it will help us 1/2 way down the other side of the mountain.:)

Why was the other thread closed?

Let the distracted driving begin!

Regarding more phone usage while driving or people looking at the tower, which is had to pick out even after you know where it is.:)

Tower / Tree
 

Noticed I think two weeks ago that they have added "fake" branaches to the tower, so now it looks like a somewhat oversized pine tree. Makes it harder to see, which is a good thing as long as you are not speeding down the hill looking for it. :)

Hard to say. :D When I'm driving, if I see one of these "giant trees", I tend to look at it, thinking to myself "is that a tree?" and might study it for a split second. If I see a tower, I might (or might not) notice it, but otherwise ignore it because it's a tower, and they're everywhere and we're used to seeing them.

It's probably the un-naturalness of the "really big" tree - out of place on the landscape - that naturally draws attention.

Hopefully no one drives around staring at these things!!! ;)

From my viewing point on Alton Mountain it sure doesn't look like any type of foliage (Fake branches) have been added. It looks just like a plain old cell tower to me.:)

RLW from my place on the mountain with binoculars there is definitely foliage added. Check it out. Still has the white transmitter but looks better than I thought it was going to.