Sprint service

Convertible Girl · 11-05-2014, 02:30 PM

I had Sprint service in Moultonboro and it was not good. I recently switched to Verizon and it seems much better.

mhtranger · 11-05-2014, 05:07 PM

I have Sprint and have a place in Moultonborough, service stinks. Calls in go right to voicemail. Texts work fine. I do roam on Verizion's towers but doesn't help other than to get me a nasty letter from Sprint about roaming usage.

David

DesertDweller · 11-05-2014, 05:15 PM

My wife is on Sprint and the reception is spotty at our house in Moultonborough. Calls often go right to voicemail. We have a Verizon hotspot for internet access and that works well. I am on AT&T and my reception is also spotty.

BroadHopper · 11-05-2014, 06:40 PM

Call Sprint and tell them you are in NH and reception is very spotty. They will waive the roaming charges. Put the phone on roaming and viola! You got Verizon coverage!

CAVU · 11-05-2014, 08:27 PM

Thanks appreciate the comments..

AltonGuy · 11-06-2014, 04:44 PM

In my neck of the woods (Alton Mt), I had no service at the house regardless of carrier. Just a bad area for service in general. I switched from AT&T to Sprint for promise of better coverage a few years back, but to my suprise still had no coverage when I first got it. Upon calling Sprint and complaining, they issued something to me - free - called an air wave. This is in internet assisted signal booster. Works flawlessly for me, and I now have full signal and use of my cell phone at my property. Allowed me to ditch my land line and lessen my dreaded Metrocast bill. Sprint is good for me because of the free applicance they lent out. Don't think many other carriers even have/had such an option. Just wanted to mention it as I don't think it is a widely communicated thing for Sprint to offer.

Phantom · 11-06-2014, 05:30 PM

AltonGuy -- you got me hunting --- you have a small typo in the name, it is "airave" (one word)

For others who may be hunting -- here's a little background reading--- seems airave is for Sprint only

http://www.pcworld.com/article/138835/article.html

http://www.sprint.com/landings/airav...=vanity:airave

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patman · 11-06-2014, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AltonGuy

Don't think many other carriers even have/had such an option. Just wanted to mention it as I don't think it is a widely communicated thing for Sprint to offer.

Verizon will do the same thing, theirs is called a network extender, or the generic term is 'femtocell'. You're right though, it's not very widely known that these exist and that customer service/customer retention can and do give these out for free or very cheap.

Phantom · 11-07-2014, 08:16 AM

Okay --reading everything I can find on the web....Started with Sprint, I also see references to Vz -- Anyone know if AT&T offers one if you stop by one of their Cell Stores ?

not for the Lake .... but my home in MA is in a complete AT&T dead zone
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mhtranger · 11-07-2014, 09:34 AM

Customer service by phone was the only way I could get mine for sprint, and it wasn't easy to get. After about 10 calls saying I was in a dead zone I got ahold of a young man on Christmas eve and he told me no problem and I had it shortly after the new year.

rander7823 · 11-20-2014, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantom

Okay --reading everything I can find on the web....Started with Sprint, I also see references to Vz -- Anyone know if AT&T offers one if you stop by one of their Cell Stores ?

not for the Lake .... but my home in MA is in a complete AT&T dead zone
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Based on this thread I contacted AT&T and then sent out a micro-cell unit. The $150 cost was waived because I was a longtime customer. The estimate to set up was 90 minutes and it took way less time than that. I now have 5 bars at home and my wife and 3 daughters are happy now..well at least for the time being. It has an ethernet connection to my Comcast wifi/router and works great
Thanks for the idea to call and ask

11-05-2014, 02:30 PM	#1
Convertible Girl Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Laconia/Dover NH Posts: 38 Thanks: 18 Thanked 21 Times in 7 Posts	Not Great I had Sprint service in Moultonboro and it was not good. I recently switched to Verizon and it seems much better.

11-05-2014, 06:40 PM	#4
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,597 Thanks: 3,237 Thanked 1,113 Times in 799 Posts	Sprint Call Sprint and tell them you are in NH and reception is very spotty. They will waive the roaming charges. Put the phone on roaming and viola! You got Verizon coverage! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

11-06-2014, 05:30 PM	#7
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,934 Thanks: 450 Thanked 605 Times in 341 Posts	AltonGuy -- you got me hunting --- you have a small typo in the name, it is "airave" (one word) For others who may be hunting -- here's a little background reading--- seems airave is for Sprint only http://www.pcworld.com/article/138835/article.html http://www.sprint.com/landings/airav...=vanity:airave . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

11-07-2014, 08:16 AM	#9
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,934 Thanks: 450 Thanked 605 Times in 341 Posts	Okay --reading everything I can find on the web....Started with Sprint, I also see references to Vz -- Anyone know if AT&T offers one if you stop by one of their Cell Stores ? not for the Lake .... but my home in MA is in a complete AT&T dead zone . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

11-05-2014, 05:07 PM	#2
mhtranger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 130 Thanks: 322 Thanked 69 Times in 40 Posts	I have Sprint and have a place in Moultonborough, service stinks. Calls in go right to voicemail. Texts work fine. I do roam on Verizion's towers but doesn't help other than to get me a nasty letter from Sprint about roaming usage. David

11-05-2014, 05:15 PM	#3
DesertDweller Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV and Moultonborough, NH Posts: 385 Thanks: 27 Thanked 88 Times in 74 Posts	My wife is on Sprint and the reception is spotty at our house in Moultonborough. Calls often go right to voicemail. We have a Verizon hotspot for internet access and that works well. I am on AT&T and my reception is also spotty.

11-05-2014, 08:27 PM	#5
CAVU Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 98 Thanks: 0 Thanked 41 Times in 19 Posts	Thanks appreciate the comments..

11-06-2014, 04:44 PM	#6
AltonGuy Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 54 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts	In my neck of the woods (Alton Mt), I had no service at the house regardless of carrier. Just a bad area for service in general. I switched from AT&T to Sprint for promise of better coverage a few years back, but to my suprise still had no coverage when I first got it. Upon calling Sprint and complaining, they issued something to me - free - called an air wave. This is in internet assisted signal booster. Works flawlessly for me, and I now have full signal and use of my cell phone at my property. Allowed me to ditch my land line and lessen my dreaded Metrocast bill. Sprint is good for me because of the free applicance they lent out. Don't think many other carriers even have/had such an option. Just wanted to mention it as I don't think it is a widely communicated thing for Sprint to offer.

11-07-2014, 09:34 AM	#10
mhtranger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 130 Thanks: 322 Thanked 69 Times in 40 Posts	Customer service by phone was the only way I could get mine for sprint, and it wasn't easy to get. After about 10 calls saying I was in a dead zone I got ahold of a young man on Christmas eve and he told me no problem and I had it shortly after the new year.