Fairpoint Internet Broadside Rattlesnake???

Winni1952 · 06-27-2014, 11:24 AM

Anyone on the broadside of Rattlesnake have internet with Fairpoint or another company??? I'm mid-island and they claim they can not provide internet service to my location.

Seems like I have seen threads in the past stating the contrary??

Any info would be appreciated...presently using Verizon hotspot which can get expensive during times with the company.

Thanks

Island Girl · 06-27-2014, 03:21 PM

the 911 number not the original lot number. I have access. Do you have a phone or has there ever been a phone at your house?

Winni1952 · 06-27-2014, 06:44 PM

I presume my 911 # would be 832 Rattlesnake Is. We presently do not have a phone but the original owners did.

What number are you?

jazzman · 06-27-2014, 09:08 PM

I got the same story from Fairpoint about hooking me up on Barndoor Island. I complained a lot and pointed out that my neighbor had it and they finally gave in and installed it. It took a couple service calls and a little tweaking, but they eventually got it solid at 1.5Mbs. It's not great, but it's a lot better than constantly watching data use on an ATT cellular connection.

I wonder if the islands will ever get decent service?

It's great that LTE is finally getting there, but it's so expensive that you can't really use it.

IslandRadio · 06-28-2014, 10:26 PM

Do you know anyone on the mainland whose house you can see from your place on the Island? If so, you could either bring in your own cable service or share/pay for part of theirs. Then you use a wireless link to get Internet back here to the Island.

This works very well, but you need a line of sight path between your place and the mainland place.

By the way, I am looking for someone on the Gilford/West Alton side who is interested in something like this.

Regards,

Steve

06-27-2014, 11:24 AM	#1
Winni1952 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53 Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts	Fairpoint Internet Broadside Rattlesnake??? Anyone on the broadside of Rattlesnake have internet with Fairpoint or another company??? I'm mid-island and they claim they can not provide internet service to my location. Seems like I have seen threads in the past stating the contrary?? Any info would be appreciated...presently using Verizon hotspot which can get expensive during times with the company. Thanks

06-27-2014, 03:21 PM	#2
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	what number is your pkace the 911 number not the original lot number. I have access. Do you have a phone or has there ever been a phone at your house? __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

06-27-2014, 06:44 PM	#3
Winni1952 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53 Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts	911 number I presume my 911 # would be 832 Rattlesnake Is. We presently do not have a phone but the original owners did. What number are you?

06-27-2014, 09:08 PM	#4
jazzman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Mont Vernon NH & Big Barndoor Island Posts: 323 Thanks: 4 Thanked 184 Times in 62 Posts	I got the same story from Fairpoint about hooking me up on Barndoor Island. I complained a lot and pointed out that my neighbor had it and they finally gave in and installed it. It took a couple service calls and a little tweaking, but they eventually got it solid at 1.5Mbs. It's not great, but it's a lot better than constantly watching data use on an ATT cellular connection. I wonder if the islands will ever get decent service? It's great that LTE is finally getting there, but it's so expensive that you can't really use it.

06-28-2014, 10:26 PM	#5
IslandRadio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mirror Lake - Full time resident Posts: 398 Thanks: 70 Thanked 156 Times in 61 Posts	Do you know anyone on the mainland whose house you can see from your place on the Island? If so, you could either bring in your own cable service or share/pay for part of theirs. Then you use a wireless link to get Internet back here to the Island. This works very well, but you need a line of sight path between your place and the mainland place. By the way, I am looking for someone on the Gilford/West Alton side who is interested in something like this. Regards, Steve