TV/wifi options for Cow Island

Soal2soal · 01-03-2016, 10:21 AM

We just purchased a home on Cow Island. Does anyone know what companies offer TV/internet services ? I looked through and searched the forums, but could not find any info. Looking forward to island living. Any need to know info that you think would be helpful to new island families would be appreciated. Thanks so much

Winnisquamer · 01-03-2016, 11:17 AM

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=20097

Start wth fairpoint although that thread says they suck. Apparently others are using it for their island properties, can't confirm they are on Cow island though. I'm sure in a few hours you'll have more responses.

VitaBene · 01-04-2016, 07:57 AM

I can't help but wanted to say congratulations on your new place!

steve c · 01-04-2016, 12:27 PM

Depends on your location. You will need south-west visibility. The east side of the island can be tough.
There are some sites that can give you a pretty good idea.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/customer/dishPointer.jsp
http://www.dishpointer.com/

Bernie Girl · 01-05-2016, 07:43 AM

We live on Barndoor Island with a SW exposure. We have Directv with great reception and the service they provide has always been great. They will let you freeze your account for the winter with no charge. Pay for the insurance. We've had tree limbs fall on our dish and they come right out and fix it at no charge. We use an AT&T hotspot for wifi and it works fine for our needs.

I would recommend getting a trash compactor. Enjoy island living - it's incredible!

Orion · 01-06-2016, 07:28 AM

We use Fairmont DSL for internet on Cow and, depending on which side of Cow you're on, you get either 1.5 Mbps or higher on the west side closer to Little Bear. On busy summer weekends the data rate drops below 1 Mbps for us. So, you can stream video when not busy. We are also fortunate to have a SW sky view and use DirecTV with great results. There are many forum threads on island living if you do a search.

01-03-2016, 10:21 AM	#1
Soal2soal Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 3 Thanks: 13 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	TV/wifi options for Cow Island We just purchased a home on Cow Island. Does anyone know what companies offer TV/internet services ? I looked through and searched the forums, but could not find any info. Looking forward to island living. Any need to know info that you think would be helpful to new island families would be appreciated. Thanks so much

01-06-2016, 07:28 AM	#6
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cow Island Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	limited options We use Fairmont DSL for internet on Cow and, depending on which side of Cow you're on, you get either 1.5 Mbps or higher on the west side closer to Little Bear. On busy summer weekends the data rate drops below 1 Mbps for us. So, you can stream video when not busy. We are also fortunate to have a SW sky view and use DirecTV with great results. There are many forum threads on island living if you do a search.

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Winnisquamer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Winnisquam Posts: 408 Thanks: 72 Thanked 115 Times in 73 Posts	http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=20097 Start wth fairpoint although that thread says they suck. Apparently others are using it for their island properties, can't confirm they are on Cow island though. I'm sure in a few hours you'll have more responses.

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VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,583 Thanks: 1,614 Thanked 1,637 Times in 841 Posts	I can't help but wanted to say congratulations on your new place!

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steve c Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cow Isl Posts: 46 Thanks: 84 Thanked 40 Times in 14 Posts	Depends on your location. You will need south-west visibility. The east side of the island can be tough. There are some sites that can give you a pretty good idea. http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/customer/dishPointer.jsp http://www.dishpointer.com/

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Bernie Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 60 Thanks: 145 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts	We live on Barndoor Island with a SW exposure. We have Directv with great reception and the service they provide has always been great. They will let you freeze your account for the winter with no charge. Pay for the insurance. We've had tree limbs fall on our dish and they come right out and fix it at no charge. We use an AT&T hotspot for wifi and it works fine for our needs. I would recommend getting a trash compactor. Enjoy island living - it's incredible!

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