Alton cell tower

[Merrymeeting]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

Not sure how much justification ATT can have to get a tower put up in the middle of the Farmington - Middleton - New Durham area. Not the middle of a thriving metropolis, unfortunately.

I agree on the business justification on the Farmington side. Kings Highway has little to no coverage from New Durham, through Middleton/Milton, into Farmington. I expect that since as you say, not a lot of customers to justify it.

But I am surprised there hasn't been much more effort to get Rt 28 better coverage given the traffic it carries.

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

I thought there was an ATT (formerly Cell One) tower up on the ridge where there is a large farm on Governor's Rd running from Milton to Middleton. I haven't looked for it from rte 11 in quite a while. It would give you a pretty good signal from in the area where Prospect Mt. is blocked as you head into Farmington.

You are right. Coverage along Rt 11 and on that side of New Durham is fine. It's the hills and ridges around the lake that mess things up. (I get a GREAT signal on my boat in the middle of the lake . I've even had to go out there to take business calls when the internet link went down)

[AmantiDelLago]

Anyone have any new info or updates on the new tower? Or ideas when Verizon might be up and running on it?

[upthesaukee]

I sent a message to another member who is a tech for AT&T, and back in early Dec, he told me that the Verizon tech said they hoped to be up and running at the end of the month. I assumed he (Verizon Tech) was talking about Dec, but obviously, it would be just about any month.

Reminds me of the story about the family cleaning out a house after the patriarch of the family had passed away. In the center drawer of the desk, the son found a ticket for a pair of shoes left at the shoe shop for being re-heeled. On a whim, the son took the ticket down to the cobbler, who looked at the ticket, thought for a minute or two, then said " Ah yes, brown penny loafers... need new heels... be ready next Tuesday."