We have had Nextel phone service (plus the direct connect) for 2 years now and we can NEVER get any recpeption in our home. We keep complaining to Nextel but all they do is give us a warm fuzzy sales pitch. The I hear we could move our phone service over to Sprint (which is really the same company since they merged). They say that Sprint Phone Service is more powerful and "might" give us better recpetion in this area of NH Seacoast. Before we make the move from Nextel to Sprint service we want to hear from others who have Sprint. Anyone think that Sprint phone service is better than Nextel in Hampton NH close to Exeter ?

Half way to the beach and five corners has no reception whatsoever.

Pointing my phone toward the beach area will give me better reception, otherwise I get 1 to 2 bars in my house and around my yard. I miss calls frequently, and text messages and voicemails usually come in 30 mins later.

My phone works fine when I am outside (1 or 2 bars) but when I come inside I have to stay in certain parts of the house. I lose my call if I bend over to get something out of the crisper drawer in the fridge, but not if I am standing in the same spot. I lose calls usually in the same spots through out the house. It is very frustrating that I can be sitting in the same spot and talk for a while and not move and then lose my signal. My husband has Verizon and he has 4 or 5 bars no matter where he is in the house.

no reception at street level. Sometimes get reception on beach (go figure... ) Ususally call is dropped brfore completion

Looks likr the new tower on Rt. 101 is working finally. Signal strength is 5 bars, same as it was when the temporary tower was there.

The new (Cingular?) cell tower has been approved located just off Rt. 101 near Hampton Beach. My Verizon phone works well (4) on the third floor of my townhouse and sometimes I can get out on the 1st and 2nd floor. No service at all at ground level for at least half mile in either direction on Ocean Blvd. Reception gets better going south but N. Hampton has little or no reception near the beach. Hopefully the new Rt. 101 tower will get everyone to sign on and help the beach.

They are promising a new tower to be operational as soon as the court renders a decision. The tower is up with nothing on it until the judge say yay. Two nearby residents are posting a last ditch stand with little hope. Four carriers will probably sign on once it's over. Service sucks once you get east of Rt. 1.

Signal rings in and out, but always drops call after about 2-3 minutes. Seacoast has tough reception as it is, but dropping calls religiously gets to you quickly.