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Full bar in Newmarket; in fact with number of tests using Speedtest.net's app, it's faster and less congested than receiving data in Portsmouth. I've always been happy with Sprint / Nextel in this area. Where I came from in west coast had very spotty Sprint coverage but the towers seem to be abundant. Lately though not sure if they're upgrading the towers but the speed has gone down quite a bit. I don't think there's really any 'perfect' rating until 4G is rolled out and can get consistent speed above any cable network.

About 2 yrs ago the ATT towers were ugraded to 3G vs edge and 3G coverage has a longer coverage reach. So my phone on Ash Swamp went from 0-1 bar on edge to 4+ on 3G. The pathethetic part is that Downtown is stil a zero coverage zone and I called ATT and still no plans to fix it.

Had no signal in the house until late 2009 and then one day had five bars, and that's how it's stayed. But... NO AT&T service in downtown Newmarket.

Poor reception from T-mobile. I am on a Pre-paid plan and want to shift some other carrier. I hardly get one bar on my phone. Some T-Mobile kiosk people say, post paid is better. But, I asked the T-Mobile store people in Portsmouth, they say prepaid and post paid coverage for T-Mobile is same.

I have T-Mobile and I get perfect reception in Newmarket. It's actually funny to see all of these comments. I had no reception at my girlfriend's house in East Kingston... NONE. She has Verizon so she got reception out there, but when we moved her signal slowly faded away and the signal on my phone got stronger. There's no 3G for T-Mobile in NH but the EDGE network is quick enough for me in the house. If you want / have to stay with your current cell phone provider, add the wi-fi option to your phone plan. Your cell phone will get full service and you can use it as your house phone without using your minutes! Good luck everyone!

Newmarket is a black hole for cell phone coverage. I can only get 1 bar if I'm lucky, and it's fleeting. I'm lucky if I can send a text.

Recently read the Planning Board minutes from the Newmarket website. There were AT&T antennas on the water tower on Great Hill THAT WERE NEVER LIT. AT&T was paying a lease to the town (until recently) but never turned the antennas on. Verizon Wireless was granted access to remove those antennas and replace them with theirs. Hopefully this will improve service for Verizon around town. I have e-mailed the town planner to confirm that Verizon is proceeding as planned. We'll be switching if that's the case!

I rarely get reception in my house and when I do, it's spotty. Even standing outside, I don't get more than 1 bar. Wish a carrier would decide to support this area, so I could get text messaging at the very least. As a computer systems administrator, I need to get text messages letting me know of server trouble.

Next to no reception in or outside of my apartment. Dropped calls when I HAVE to use my phone in this area. Phone will alert me of messages hours later. Constantly charging my battery. Never had this issue prior to moving to Newmarket. :(

Sprint stinks! The lack of reception is maddening! Boo!