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View Verizon's EV-DO Rev A / V-CAST Coverage by City and Town here.
Keene Verizon Wireless
Service
Last Updated January 17. 2007
As we know, Verizon is actively building out their PCS C Band network in the Keeene area, but none of that network is yet "live". On Jan 12, Robert W. emailed and wrote:
While in Keene the other day I was messing in the service menu on
my VX8100.
Verizon has a PCS license in the C block in this area. I
changed band preference to PCS only.
My phone intermittantly locked onto a Verizon Wireless signal
on SID
28, channel 1100. From my research this channel is in the PCS
C
Block.
Verizon would be the only PCS Provider in the current PRL for
this area.
US Cellular is 850 in this area.
By intermittant I mean for maybe a period of two seconds every
few
minutes, very easy to miss it if you're not looking for it.
I would assume that they are testing their new equipment put
up near
walmart, at a baseball field used by KSC.
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You Can't Hold a Call From Keene to Nashua
on Verizon
Last Updated November 13, 2006
On November 11, 2006, I drove from Keene to Nashua NH while on a call.
Not that I expected it to work, and I knew it would drop the call eventually,
this is my experience along the Route 101 path.
West of Dublin, Verzion subscribers are on the "Extended Network" -
Cellular A band with US Cellular's (USCC) CDMA service.
USCC is a roaming partner where your IN network minutes and calling plan
minutes still apply (America's Choice plans).
You will be able to maintain a call all the way into Dublin NH (when you
traverse the lake and start to come down the hill into Dublin Center).
At this point your phone will pick up the faint Verzion native signal coming
from Peterborough on the B Cellular band, and will promptly drop your call
as per the Preferred Roaming List priority order (native VZW is highest
preference priority). You can then re-establish your call (which I did),
but then to only momentarily lose the call again as the terrain becomes
hilly, losing the Verizon signal and you drop the call just east
of Dublin Center. You will pick up USCC's network again (from the tower
right there in Dublin on top of the hill where the (now closed) hospital
is). You will maintain service on USCC until you start to come down the
long hill towards Peterborough, and again the call will drop due to picking
up the same, now stronger, VZW signal. From this point onwards you will
have native VZW service and can maintain a call all the way to Nashua and
beyond.
As of October and November 2006, Verizon is actively searching for new
cell sites in downtown Keene in order to activate their PCS "C" license
in Cheshire County, but it is unknown if Verizon is also installing new
sites along the Route 101 corridor between Keene and Dublin.
Once it is installed, the PCS to Cellular band switch between Peterborough
and Dublin will be interesting to see if it ever becomes seamless!
North Country NH Service
Verzion, Cingular, and Unicel
Last Updated August 28, 2007
VERIZON
The Mount Washington Hotel pretty much has no wireless providers present
yet, but they are coming!
US Cellular on the A Band was the only provider that could be detected
(August 28, 2007).
Unicel GSM could not be picked up / detected at this location. Maybe
it was my phone?
Verizon continues
to look at the Twin Mountain area for network buildout. View the link
for Twin
Mountain for
more information.
Verzion native 1900Mhz Enhanced Services (1XRTT) coverage
now goes way up Rt 93 to Littleton, NH.
As of February 15, 2007-2008 Verizon has 1900MHz coverage along Rt 93 in Lincoln, NH, but at the base of Loon Mountain, they do not have native service yet (US Cellular 800Mhz Extended Network service is there).
Update August 28, 2007:
EV-DO Service is now live in Belnap and Carrol counties
of NH (Lakes Region and WHite Mountains region), as well as along I-89
from Concord to Lebanon, and also in Peterborough, NH.
Verzion is now offering EV-DO Rev A coverage from Concord NH to BELNAP/GRAFTON
County lines (Bristol / New Hampton - Route 104 on Rt 93).
Verizon also now has 1XRTT service extending up to Littleton NH. Franconia,
Sugar Hill, Bethlehem, and Littleton, NH now have native Verizon service.
There is a new cell tower on Rt 93 at the Franconia / Sugar Hill town
line (Mile marker 118), and it has been confirmed that two new cell
sites in Littleton also exist. Verizon is planning to expand it's service
in Bethlehem sometime in 2007 along Rt 302 (and eventually extend that
service into the Twin Mountain/Carrol area).
Read the press release for this new coverae here.
Helpful Hints for Verizon Customers
when travelling in this area:
If you are in the Lincoln, Franconia, Littleton area, Verizon service
is mainly along Rt 93. If you venture off that path, you will eventually
have such poor service that you cannot make or receive a call. Manually
forcing your phone to change bands (change from "Any" to "Cell Only" will cause
it to change to the US Cellular Extended Network partner and you will have
better coverage for voice calls (and save your battery life).
On most phones, changing bands requires you to access the password protected
portion of the menus to get to the "Services" section where you can change
bands. Each phone is different, so please consult an online forum (like
HowardForums or WirelessAdvisor to see how this is done; please don't email
me!).
When you are on
a call between New Hampton and Plymouth on Rt 93 (town of Ashland is
the switchover) using Verizon Wireless, you may experience a call drop
in this zone as the phone needs to switch from the Cellular B band to
the PCS C band (850Mhz <-> 1900Mhz),
or vice versa. VZW performs a
HARD HANDOFF to try and accomplish this, but it does not always work
in this area.
CINGULAR
Cingular has 1900Mhz coverage all the way up 93 until Bristol / New Hampton.
It then switches to Cingular Wireless service all the way up to Lincoln
/ Woodstock.
UNICEL
Unicel has GSM coverage in Lincoln / Woodstock as network
310-890, which fades at Franconia Notch and then returns after the Notch
and continues up beyond Littleton NH. They have excellent coverage in
Bethlehem NH. My Cingular (formerly AT&T)
unlocked Palm Treo worked fine for all voice and GPRS (Data Services).
Placing voice calls, accessing the internet with my browser and sending
receiving SMS text messages worked fine.
In November 2006, Unicel has added over 30 new GSM cell sites to the
Lakes Region of New Hampshire, bringing the total of Cell Sites they
have in New Hampshire to over 66.
The improvements are part of the company’s $5 million investment
in central and eastern New Hampshire.
Of the 30 new cell sites that have been built, Unicel has added six that
provide wireless services to recreational areas including Attitash, Black
Mountain, Bretton Woods, Gunstock, Mt. Cranmore and Tenney Mountain (in
Plymouth).
The full list of 30 new Unicel cell sites includes:
• Albany (2 sites)
• Alton
• Bartlett Village
• Bartlett (at Attitash Ski Area)
• Bretton Woods / Mount Washington Hotel
• Conway (3 sites)
• Conway (at Mt. Cranmore Ski Area)
• Gilford (at Gunstock Ski Area)
• Jackson (at Black Mountain / Wildcat Ski Area)
• Laconia (2 sites)
• Madison
• Meredith (2 sites)
• Moultonborough
• North Conway
• Ossipee (3 sites)
• Tamworth (3 sites)
• Tenney Mountain (in Plymouth)
• Wakefield (2 sites)
• Wolfeboro
If anyone has any new service experience reports, please let me know
so we can post the information.
Click the photos below to enlarge. If the photo does not enlarge, please see the Photo Gallery to view them.
For a list of the Unicel Cell Sites in VT, NH, and NY, click here.
Click here
for Amherst NH Cell Sites.
Cell Sites for Ashland, NH:
Updated Information from July 18, 2006. Thanks to Marshall for this update!!
A new tower is up with two carriers, US Cellular and Verizon. It is believed that this tower is located off Rt 3 in the swampy areas (as described below).
Old news:
No cell sites reported yet in Ashland, other than this news found from the Citizen
Online (www.citizen.com) from June 9, 2005:
Work is underway for a proposed Verizon cellular telephone tower in the town’s
outskirts located in the swampy areas, far from any residential areas, off Route
3.
Cell Sites for Atkinson NH:
Atkinson
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
Photos courtesy of Scott C. |
Located in Atkinson NH is this
Cingular Monopole Cell Site with microwave back haul. |
Cingular |
Cell Sites for Auburn, NH:
Although no photos are present, the monopole located
at Rt 101 and Rt 28 rotary in Auburn contains Verizon Wireless as one
of the providers.
The Route 28 SOUTH stretch after the lake to the Derry
rotary has very poor coverage for every wireless provider.
Know of changed information regarding this? Please le me know so I can
post it!
Cell Sites for Barrington, NH:
On Garnett Road is a lattice tower with at least
three wireless providers co-0located. Cingular is one of them, as this tower
is owned by Cingular.
As of July 2007-2008 Verizon Wireless has announced that they now are offering service
in Rockingham and Strafford Countiesvia two new cell sites.
The new sites in Barrington and Northwood increase coverage and capacity along
Routes 4 and 202, as well the surrounding area.
Got any more info or photos? Please let me know! Thanks!
Cell Sites for Bath, NH:
No usable and reliable wireless service is available in Bath.
If you get a +3dBi (or better) external magnet mount antenna attached to
your phone, and you are in a decent place in town (along many parts of
Rt 302), you *may* be able to pick up usable CDMA
digital service from both US Cellular and Verizon (from the i91 corridor
service on the NH / VT border).
Cell Sites for Bedford NH:
Bedford
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Located at the crossing of the Everett Turnpike and Rt 101, just south of the Bedford Mall (Macy's etc). is this relatively new (year 2000) tower. |
Verizon Wireless Nextel T-Mobile Cingular |
|
Located at the Bedford Safety Complex at the intersection of Rt 101 and 114 is this monopole-like tower. It has been here for many years, and was originally used for emergency services communication antennas. Over the years I have watched this tower become populated with the various carriers as well as the original set of emergency services antennas. The lowest wireless carrier is most likely Cingular as this array was installed during the big boom time of Suncom's network a few years back. The array above it is very new - within the last year of 2002-2003. Top two most antennas are unknown, but probably Nextel and Sprint PCS. The second array has a really funky curved arms. Sexy!! :-) |
Sprint PCS Cingular T-Mobile Nextel |
Photos Forthcoming |
Latitude: 42° 56'
20.00"
This site is owned by Cingular. |
Verizon Wireless Cingular |
|
STEALTH |
T-Mobile |
Approx Latitude: 42.939 |
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Approx Latitude: 42.92353 Located across from Bedford Fields at 334 Rt 101 is this old monopole which has been here since about 1997. USCC offers TDMA and CDMA at this site. Cingular has TDMA and GSM. |
Sprint PCS U.S. Cellular Cingular ? |
Cell Sites for Bethlehem NH:
Bethlehem
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Located on top of the hill just
south of Rt 302 in the center of Bethlehem is this cell tower
which has been here for a number of years (at least back dated
to 1997). This tower sported omni directional antennas and was
upgraded to sectorized antennas sometime between November 2002
and May 2003. This picture shows the new sectorized array. |
U.S. Cellular |
Cell Sites for Bow NH:
Bow Cell Sites |
Location & Description |
Carriers |
|
Located on Route 93 North just
north of the Hooksett NH tolls are these two towers with 6 carriers. |
Verizon Wireless U.S. Cellular Cingular T-Mobile Sprint PCS Nextel |
Cell Sites for Brentwood NH:
Brentwood
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Located on Rt 101 is these two towers. Just east of the Rt 125 exits. More field tests need to be performed in order to identify the carriers. |
Cingular Nextel Verizon Wireless ? Need Help here |
Photo courtesy of Scott C. |
Located on Rt 125 about a mile south of 101 in Brentwood is this tower with 5 carriers present.
Possibly Cingular owned. |
5 Carriers Cingular |
Cell Sites for Bristol NH :
Bristol
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
Photo Forthcoming |
Located at 230 LAKE STREET on top of Bristol Peak just to the west of Rt 93 and the Pemi river. It currently has an antenna array for U.S. Cellular (TDMA, AMPS, CDMA) and Unicel (TDMA/GSM). Other carriers could potentially be there as well. Photo forthcoming. |
US Cellular Unicel more... |
Photo Forthcoming |
Located at NEW CHESTER
MOUNTAIN RD., LITTLE ROUND TOP. |
No residents yet! |
Brookline NH cell sites are located here
Cell Sites for Campton NH:
Campton
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
) |
Located on Rt 93 at exit 26 is this tower which has been here for some years, but has slowly seen new co-locators come to perch on it's skin. Thanks to Don R. of Manchester, this tower appears to be very close to the Plymouth / Campton line. In July 2005, he states: Here's a photo of a Cell Tower
that I usually see whenever I drive up north. It's visible from
I-93 at Exit 26. I believe it's just far north enough of the Plymouth,
NH town line that I think it's to be considered in the town line
of Campton, NH. If in fact it is in the town line of Campton,NH
- then it's very close to Mt. Pero - which is not a huge mountain
with a highly publicized name. |
Unknown |
|
Located on Rt 93 at exit 28 - the Campton Thornton exits is this hillside monopole with 2 carriers. I was unable to conduct field tests to see who were the carriers. |
Unknown |
Cell Sites for Candia NH:
Candia
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Located off Rt 101 at exit 3, Route 43, is this tower off to the south east of the highway. On Friday June 27th, Scott C writes: There is another
tower in Candia off 27 on the top of the hill. Cingular is on
that tower. The site has very good coverage except to the west
where it seems to have been toned down to avoid interference with
USCC. The amps setup channel last I knew was 328. It used to be
315 put when Cingular put up their site in Topsfield MA, the new
topsfield site took the setup |
? |
) |
Located just north west, immediately off the highway is this PCS tower. Also located at exit 3 route 43. This tower was erected back in the 2000 / 2001 timeframe. You can see this carriers is using a microwave link probably to relay the voice streams back to another tower which has easier access to a back haul to the MTSO. Parris Wood writes on 5/16/03: The microwave dish is a backhaul
but not really for back hauling to the MTSO. Sprint PCS has
a two site point to point link for helping |
? Possibly Sprint PCS |
No Photos Yet |
Located at 26 Old Manchester Road at Stubby's Place is a monopole tower which is owned by Cingular. Latitude: 43° 2' 27.00"
|
Cingular |
Cell Sites for Canterbury NH (Click to enlarge photos):
Canterbury
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
FAKE PINE TREE Located on Rt 93 in Canterbury at Exit 18 is this fake pine tree which appears to have only one carrier on it. |
Unknown |
Cell Sites for Chesterfield NH (Click to enlarge photos):
Chesterfield
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Located along Rt 9 on the south side of the highway on top of a hill is this US Cellular tower. Sprint PCS is also co-located on this tower. Pardon the wide-angle shot!! |
U.S. Cellular Sprint PCS (Afilliate) |
Thanks to Robert W in January 2007 who spotted the Chesterfield
Planning Board Minutes showing that Verzion Wireless is applying
for a permit to build a new 160' monopole tower here to provide
service.
Read the online minutes here.
Cell Sites for Chichester NH:
Chichester
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Located along the Rt 202/4/393 corridor, just west of the traffic lights, is this cell tower. Unknown on carriers. Verizon is not located here. |
Unknown |
Cell Sites for Concord NH (Click to enlarge photos):
Concord
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Located on Rt 93 and Loudoin Road in the
middle of Concord is this old Ralph Pill Marketplace building
which has had a roofline antenna array for years and years.
These photos were taken on July 17, 2007-2008 and posted to the website on July 18, 2007 |
Unknown still to date. |
Concord
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Located on Industrial Drive off Pleasant Street (near Fruit Street) is this smoke stack which has had a wireless provider on it for years.
These photos were taken on July 17, 2007-2008 and posted to the website on July 18, 2007 |
Unknown |
Concord
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
The Verizon Wireless cell tower
for downtown concord is located at the Verizon Central
Office, at the corner of Central and South Streets.
This tower provides a wide swath of service well into the town of Bow NH as well. |
Verizon Wireless |
Concord
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
) |
Located in downtown near Loudon Rd
and Rt 93 (near the Raplh Pill building) is this
inconspicuous cell site. The 2nd photo shows a wider view from Rt 93 looking west at this rooftop site. The White line in the photo shows the rooftop shelter building with the antennas mounted on it. You can see this site's proximity to the state capitol building as well. |
Unknown |
Cell Sites for Conway NH:
Conway
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Located just off Rt 16 near downtown Conway is this lattice type tower with what appears to be 3 wireless providers on it. Verizon looks to be the lowest set of antennas (4 per sector, 2 for 1X and 2 for EV). |
Verizon Wireless with 1X & EV-DO |
Cell Sites for Derry NH (Please see the Photo Gallery to view it full sized):
Derry
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
 |
Located in Derry at the Route 102 and Route 28 bypass, in the parking lot of the fire station is located is this monopole. It's been here for years. Thanks to Scott C, it has been determined that Omnipoint was the original constructor of the tower and now there is another resident.
On Friday June 27th, Scott C writes: Derry also has a couple of
more cell towers, one is on top of Warner Hill and has Cingular
on it. It is a high site and has good coverage. It has been |
T-Mobile ? |
No Photo Yet! |
On Kendall Pond Road is a tapering lattice type tower owned by Cingular. Latitude: 42° 51' 39.00"
|
Cingular plus more |
No Photo Available |
On Beacon Hill Road is this Cingular site. Latitude: 42° 50' 9.00"
|
Cingular
|
More Derry NH Cell SItes coming in the future!
I
can use help finding more if you know of any!
Dixville, NH:
Added 12/16/04 and given by Tim: Located at the Balsams Wilderness
Resort in Dixville Notch and covers into Colebrook, NH. It is a omni-site
(no sector panels or tower, 3 channel I believe) and is RF linked
to Vermont. Tim says: I have a 75' tower at Coleman St.Park with a
21 element yagi pointed at it at a base elevation of 2300' AMSL 8
miles pointed due south (I'm north of the site) and run on it every
weekend. Any other info I will forward to you. Rumor has it a new
site will be formed on Mt.Monadnock in Lemmington Vt. which overlooks
Colebrook.
It is a Unicel site SID 313 AMPS 800 analog, TDMA, and will roll out
GSM in 3/05 and remove the AMPS 800 analog and keep the TDMA for another
2 years.
Cell Sites for Dover NH:
Dover
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Photos taken from the Dover Railroad yard, this is Garrison
Hill. There used to be a reservoir Thank you to Scott C for the photos!
Click the photos to enlarge. If the photo does not enlarge, please see the Photo Gallery to view it. |
Unicel, Sprint, Nextel, T-Mobile + more |
No Photo Available |
Located off of Spur Road in Dover (at Dover Point) is a monopole
with at least two providers present. This site is owned by Cingular. |
Cingular Possibly Verizon or NEXTEL |
Cell Sites for Dublin NH:
Dublin
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
Photo Courtesy of Paul H. |
Located on Beech Hill Road (at the hospital parking lot) is this Cingular owned stealth monopine tower. Latitude: 42° 54' 42.00" |
Sprint PCS Cingular |
Cell Sites for Dunbarton NH :
Dunbarton
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
July 18, 2007 Located on Powell Road is this monopine tower. The old archived news below states that Cingular is also located here, but that is false. Cingular may have service in town, but it's not originating from this cell site. |
|
Some older archived news
Taken from the: DUNBARTON ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT minutes dated MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2003
7:00 P.M. – CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING FOR A VARIANCE TO ARTICLE 4, SECTION B. OF THE DUNBARTON ZONING ORDINANCE FROM U. S. CELLULAR ON BEHALF OF THE OWNERS, RICHARD AND NICOLETTE ****** (C3-5-7) TO ALLOW THEM TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A 180 FOOT FREE STANDING TOWER WITH 12 PANEL ANTENNA AND A 12’ X 20’ GROUND EQUIPMENT BUILDING AT THEIR PROPERTY ON 12 POWELL LANE IN THE LOW DENSITY DISTRICT IN DUNBARTON, NH
So, it appears US Cell has a tower, and the intent it to have other
carriers become tenants there. Emails to me (From July/August
2004) have indicated that Cingular Wireless with a GSM installation
is now present there (but not on-line yet).
View the August 17, 2005 Planning Board minutes with US Cellular tower
details here.
If you have ANY more info, please let me know!
Cell Sites for Durham NH (Click to enlarge photos):
Durham
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
Photos needed |
T-Mobile has applied for a new tower on the Durham / New Market town line. |
T-Mobile |
Photos needed |
The town of Durham Water Tower currently has Nextel with Verizon just recently applying for an application to co-locate. Cingular Wireless put in a application recently
|
Nextel Cingular Wireless Verizon Wireless |
Photos needed |
UNH Water Tower on campus has no vendors,
but T-Mobile is currently applying for it, and it is clear
that other carriers will shortly follow suit. |
Many |
Cell Sites for Epping NH:
Epping
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
No Photo Yet! |
25 Route 27 has a Cingular tower. Latitude: 43° 1' 11.00"
It is likely that this site is the same one denoted for Brentwood along Rt 101. |
Cingular |
This third photo is courtesy of Scott C.
|
Located between exits 6 and 7 on route 101 in Epping is this tower immediately to the south of the highway. It has been here since about 1999 or so and currently has two providers present. Sprint PCS is one carrier and the other is Cingular. The third photo (courtesy of Scott C of Haverhill MA) shows the base station BTS units inside the fenced in area. The unit to the right is definitely a Sprint PCS BTS, and the one on the left is an Cingular BTS as it also has the words TeleCorp on one of the units. American Tower Site ID #91574 |
Sprint PCS Cingular
|
Cell Sites for Epsom:
Epsom
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
|
Located just south west of the Epsom traffic circle is this monopole. Unknown on carriers as I could not get a glimpse of the base. I would guess, though, that minimally Cingular GSM is located here. I know Verizon is not here as their signal was poor here. |
? |
On January 11, 2007-2008 Verizon Announced a new Cell Site went active in Epsom. It does not say where it actually is, but the press releases states "new site in Epsom provides increased coverage and capacity along Route 28 between Route 4 to the south and Route 107 to the north, as well as the Towns of Epsom and Pittsfield". It is possible Verizon has co-located on the monopole pictured above near the traffic circle. If anyone can confirm or deny this, it would be appreciated. Please let me know.
Cell Sites for Exeter NH:
Exeter
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
Last 2 photos courtesy of Scott C. |
Located on Rt 101 at Exit 10 on Rt 27 in Exeter is this tower to the south of the highway, obscured by trees. On Friday June 27th, Scott C writes: Cingular in the last year
or two is now on a |
3 Carriers |
|
Located on Rt 101 at Exit 12 is this tower just to the north of the highway. Three obvious carriers present, and the dual-polarized antennas (3rd down from top) is also probably a wireless phone carrier as well,as it has the 120-degree separation of antennas, plus this locale is quite rural. On 5/16/03 Parris Wood writes: The 3rd set
of antenna are probably analog or digital omnidirectional
antenna. I've seen CellularOne (Cingular) do this at |
4 Carriers |
Picture courtesy of Scott C. |
Located off of route 27
across from the Parol Office building is this single monopole
with one carrier present. |
Unknown |
No Photos Yet! |
On Continental Drive at Garrison Glen is a monopole owned by Cingular. Latitude: 42° 58'
23.00"
|
Cingular |
Cell Sites for Franconia NH :
Cell Sites for Sugar Hill, NH:
No photo's as of yet (got any?, please pass them
along!).
As of Late Fall 2006 and confirmed on January 1, 2007-2008 Verizon
Wireless now has a cell tower (the only cell tower known to exist
in Franconia) located along Rt 93 at mile marker 118 (on the
Franconia / Sugar Hill town line). It's a lattice type tower
with a large microwave dish mounted on it (facing towards Mount
Lafayette, Cannon Mountain), and one set of sectorized panel
antennas (for 1900 MHz PCS 1XRTT service). No other carriers
were present on the tower.
With my limited field test, service from this tower was established
(going north) near echo lake at the base of Cannon, and was held
all the way into Bethlehem NH when new service from a Littleton
tower was picked up. Going south, the same behavior was noticed.
US Cellular and Unicel also has service eminating from Mt Agaziz
in Bethlehem which provides fringe service to Franconia and Sugar
Hill.
No other carriers are known to exist yet in either Franconia
or Sugar Hill. If anyone has better information, please let me
know.
Cell Sites for Franklin NH :
No photo's yet, but this info was found (on June 9, 2005) while surfing:
U.S. Cellular is proposing to build a150-foot monopole tower on private land on Central Street.
also...
US Cellular installed antennae on a water tower in Franklin around
year 2000.
It's located on a hilltop overlooking downtown near the middle school.
This antenna puts the only decent signal over downtown Franklin.
Thanks to Jim M. of NH for this above info
(September 15, 2005)!
Also, it is known that Verizon has pretty poor coverage in downtown
Franklin.
Cingular has pretty good outdoor GSM coverage in Franklin.
Cell Sites for Fremont NH:
Fremont
Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
Photo courtesy of Scott C. |
This is a view of the abandoned Verizon Fremont NH site, it is on the corner of Beede Hill Rd and North Rd. Not a good location. This site was never converted to digital. Verizon put up a new site a few miles to the east and then took this one off the air. |
Decommissioned Verizon Wireless |
Photos courtesy of Scott C. |
FREMONT SOUTH
ATT is presently operating on Leasing Space is Available on this
site to co-locate. |
Cingular GSM
with space for rent! |
Photo courtesy of Scott C. |
FREMONT North This site is up at the cooperage in Fremont.
That's the best description I This tower is not yet operating on att
or |
Empty |
Cell Sites for Gilford NH:
Gilford
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
Photo forthcoming. |
Located atop MT. ROWE, GUNSTOCK SKI AREA. The tower is owned by Crown Atlantic Company, and it's FFC ID is 1055540 / TOWER. |
US Cellular (TDMA, AMPS, CDMA) Verizon Wireless NEXTEL T-Mobile Cingular GSM |
Cell Sites for Goffstown NH
( Click the photos to enlarge. If the photo does not enlarge, please
see the Photo Gallery to
view it. ):
Goffstown
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
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Located on top of Goffstown's Mount Uncanoonuc is a slew of communications facilities. A poor shot taken from downtown Manchester on Elm Street. Site exploration is a MUST in the future! |
All and then some! |
Cell Sites for Grantham NH:
Grantham
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
Photos Forthcoming |
Thanks to Jon A of Grantham NH for this info! I reviewed the town minutes (again),
and found something I had actually read before. US Cellular
was applying for permits to build a "tree"
tower, around 150', off Rt. 10 in Grantham. Last word
was in April, the board approved the site plan but there
looked like some possible legal action from an abutter
concerning R.O.W. width and land use. Verizon apparently
also is doing the same on Rt. 114 in Grantham. Hope
this contributes to your site. |
US Cellular Verizon |
Click here for Greenville NH Cell Sites.
Cell Sites for Greenfield
NH:
Greenfield has a US Cellular site on top of Crotched Mountain.
Also, sometime early in 2006, Verizon Wireless installed a
site just north of Greenfield State Park. The tower is visible
from the South part of the lake. Coverage is excellent close
to the park, but a mile or more in any direction from the park,
your coverage is fringed.
If anyone has other coverage information for Greenfield, please
let me know!
Cell Sites for Hampstead NH:
Hampstead
Cell Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
Photo courtesy of Scott C. |
Located in Hampstead NH. |
Verizon Wireless ? ? |
Click here for Hampton NH Cell Sites.
Cell Sites for Henniker,
NH:
Henniker is host to Pat's Peak Ski Area. This mountain has a
cell tower on it with 4 carriers (as of December 2006). The carriers
on the tower are US Cellular, Verizon, Sprint, and NEXTEL.
Henniker seems to have hit-or-miss Cingular
service (as of December 2006). Unknown where the tower for them
are located.
Henniker
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
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Located
on top of Pat's Peak ski mountain is this cell tower (left
side of photo), and an FM broadcast tower (right side). |
US Cellular (TDMA and CDMA 1XRTT) Sprint PCS Nextel |
Cell Sites for Holderness NH (Click to enlarge photos):
Holderness
Site |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
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Located on Rt 93 at mile marker 80 in Holderness NH is this monopole on a ridge top. It has 3 carriers on it. |
Unknown |
Cell Sites for Hollis, NH:
Hollis
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
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My personal favorite, the Bell Atlantic tower on top of Birch Hill in Hollis, NH. Located at the corner of Hollis, Brookline, and Milford, NH, this tower has an altitude of about 800 feet above sea level. It's visible from many locations in southern NH (like from Rt 3 North in the S curve in Nashua between exits 2 and 4 - looking west, as well as from Rt 101A in Amherst NH in front of Wallmart if you look to the South West). This tower was constructed in 2000 and was in service in 2001. It was made to look like a fire watchtower per requirements of the town of Hollis. UPDATED JULY 1 2004: Cingular Wireless is now co-located on this tower. UPDATED SEPTEMBER 8,
2004: Cingular Wireless GSM is now live at this
site. Click the image to see many more detailed pictures of this cell site. |
Verizon Wireless Cingular Wireless GSM |
This photo is an original when only US Cellular was located here. |
September 2005: Verizon Wireless is
now co-located on this site with both 800Mhz and EV-DO PCS antenna
panels. U.S. Cellular erected this tower back in the early to mid 1990's. Amateur radio repeaters for the 2M, 440MHz, and 220MHz are also co-located on this tower for the N1IMO-N1IMN repeater system, as well as multiple commercial repeater antennas. Click here for the US Cellular CDMA 2000 1XRTT 3G buildout pictures for this site
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U.S. Cellular (TDMA and CDMA) Amateur Radio Repeater Multiple Business 2 way Radio |
Cell Sites for Hooksett NH:
Hooksett
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
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Located just south of Rt 101 at Exit 2, Route 28 is this tower which was erected back in the 1999 or so timeframe. Currently is has two carriers. |
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Cell Sites for Hopkinton NH:
This information was found on the 'net via the electronic January 3, 2002 version of the BOW TIMES newspaper.
HOPKINTON Construction is expected to begin soon on two new cell
towers, each designed to blend with its surroundings.
During its December meeting, the planning board approved plans for a
90-foot silo tower for U.S. Cellular, to be located at 845 Upper Straw
Road.
The board also approved plans for a 110-foot camouflaged tree tower
for Sprint on Sugar Hill Road.
Cell Sites for Hudson NH
(Click the photos to enlarge. If the photo does not enlarge, please see
the Photo Gallery to view it.
):
Hudson
Cell Tower |
Location
and Description |
Carriers |
All photos of this site are courtesy of Scott C. |
On Monday June 30th, Scott C writes: This cell site is in Hudson, in an industrial park, near Park Ave and Clement Rd just off Rt 111. USCC is the only carrier I can say for sure is on it. Their antenna is at the top and has considerable downtilt. This site is not far from the county line and unfortunately it makes things tough for Cingular customers in Windham who frequently will pick up that tower instead. That site was put in three or four years ago. The two down tilted antennas are facing in the direction of Rockingham County and would be an effort to reduce signal strength on the other side of the border. The other antennas appear to be
pcs antennas as they are smaller than the cellular array at the
top. |
Almost ALL of them.
US Cellular Verizon Wireless Nextel T-Mobile Sprint PCS Cingular Wireless |
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Located at the Hudson Community Church on Central Street in the Church Steeple is a PCS array. I saw them install it some years ago (back in 1998 or so). The photo here is from the inside of the church showing some of the antenna cabling. The BTS has yet to be located but it can't be very far from this wire! |
Unknown Carrier |
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All photos of this site are courtesy of Scott C. |
FLAG
POLE |
Cingular Wireless (Unknown is both TDMA and GSM technologies are present here) |
A very nice find indeed. These types of well hidden antennas make cell site hunting the most fun! Located behind |
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