Internet access question - Bear Island area
 

Hi folks - will be coming to the beautiful lake soon and want to purchase a "laptop stick" for my Mac, and purchase a month of mobile high speed internet time. Does anyone know if T-Mobile or Verizon works out there? And does Fairpoint (the phone provider) internet access work on the island? Could not tell by their coverage map.
Sorry to be such a dummy.:) Thanks!

Verizon spotty
 

I use my blackberry to tether to the internet and I can't get an EVDO signal on south Bear. I contacted technical support and was told I am in a fringe area. We made some adjustments to the hardware settings but it didn't help. The tower is in Meredith Center (or on the Center road) so its quite a distance to the island. My son doesn't get a 3G signal on his iPhone either so that pretty much eliminates my blackberry as the problem. I can still connect using the slow speed cell signal. But, I can get an EVDO signal 100 yards off shore. Might have to anchor out and connect from the boat.

Verizon excellent on Welch
 

We get a strong signal on the west side of Welch and excellent 3g service with a Verizon MIFI card.
Here is a link to a recent thread:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...rizon+internet

Mifi works great on North side of Mink
 

No issues with the wife's iPhone or my Blackberry either. But as was already mentioned, coverage can vary a lot around the lake.

Now that is a heck of an office!!

Our Connection Is Fine Too...
 

We're on West Bear as well and it works fine.