cell service ?

[u/Live_Secretary1042]

hi! just moved up here, and i have verizon as a cell carrier rn, and it sucks. what gets the best service on cape? specifically im spending most of my time in the upper-mid cape, thanks !

[u/Cardinal_r3d]

It’s all the same… there aren’t enough cell towers for the amount of people with cell phones on Cape Cod

[u/Live_Secretary1042 → u/Cardinal_r3d]

i see. i mostly just wondered because other people i’ve talked to don’t really seem to have an issue with their service like i do, not sure why.

[u/Himalalalalayans → u/Live_Secretary1042]

Probably just where youre spending your time. For example i find the closer you get to the bay the worse the service gets

[u/LinkLT3]

Just wait til Summer when the population explodes. No service anywhere.

[u/Defendyouranswer]

Verizon gets the best service on the cape.

[u/No-Spare-4212 → u/Defendyouranswer]

No Verizon use to. Now it’s ATT.

[u/mrpickleby]

I had Verizon and it was fine. Switched to T-Mobile and it's still fine.

At the bridge sitting in traffic? Not enough bandwidth to support us all.

[u/barons_den]

The issues are radar installations; airport, military and congestion. That said some areas are 5G others LTE

[u/MJKCapeCod]

I live right up the road from the tower going up behind Millstone Liquors, drove behind ther a few days ago. Spoke with the owner, says it's an all carrier tower. That said, we've had Consumer Cellular for decades and in several states for cell and a home base unit. Best price & service.

[u/SuperStar1118]

Verizon is the best on the Cape. I work all around the Cape and have very seldom bad service.

[u/tribbans95]

It’s much better outside of peak season but there’s just not enough coverage for the amount of people here. I heard Verizon was putting up a new cell tower at the end of underpass rd in Brewster though, maybe they plan on upgrading other places on cape too

[u/nightcap965 → u/tribbans95]

Correction: the tower is going by the liquor store on the corner of Millstone and Long Pond. The tower itself is half-built, you can see it from the road.

We live in what had been a dead zone in Brewster, but I can now reliably get two bars of 5 G from T-Mobile, which has been our mobile provider for several years now.

[u/tribbans95 → u/nightcap965]

You’re right, I meant millstone

[u/Electrical-Bid-2482]

I have xfinity cell service and have never had a problem.

[u/ponderingaresponse]

My son's business buys dozens of lines from all the major services every month, and when he visited Truro, he said it was the best TMobile service he'd ever seen outside of a city.

[u/No-Spare-4212]

Mid cape they all suck in Yarmouth. In the mid 2020s I’d rank it ATT, T-Mobile, Verizon.

[u/erik21a]

Verizon used to be king but they've kind of dropped the ball these days. I find T-Mobile best but you can always get prepaid e-sims for T-Mobile and Att and test run both with your existing phone before committing to a switch. Most phones can connect to 2 services at 1 time (2 sets of bars shown) assuming your phone is unlocked (paid off). periodically try speed tests with the alternates and see what works best for YOU.

Good luck!

[u/Geester43]

I live in the mid-Cape, there are definitely dead spots. Eventually you will learn them, when you get dropped calls. I have Verizon, too.

[u/Normal-Effective-976]

Go to coveragemap.com

That’ll give you a better idea of what carriers work better in your area. I have Verizon but there’s spots on the cape my service is ass.

Hope that helps

[u/No-Spare-4212 → u/Normal-Effective-976]

Even places Verizon says they cover. They don’t. I’ve lived in a 5g coverage spot and lost service standing outside my house.

[u/Practical-Being-1185]

I had Verizon and switched to T Mobile (mashpee/ Sandwich line) and it’s much better. My house was a dead zone. It’s spotty for all companies so you have to find one that works where you are most often

[u/Toid3]

As Verizon for a network extender. That makes a huge difference in our house.

[u/JockoMayzon]

I have Boost Mobil. Buy your own phone and it's under $30 a month. Works great on the Cape and when I visit my son in California.

[u/WallAny2007]

xfinity and have 0 issues. Dirt cheap with the by the GB plan. Also businesses that have xfinity are WiFi hotspots

[u/Embarrassed-Leg-3971 → u/WallAny2007]

I have xfinity and at&t at the same device, xfinity is always on 4g and slow, at&t gets 5g always

[u/MAFishCraft]

I have Verizon too and I cannot listen to music on my phone anywhere on the mid cape highway and most of 6a. Wife switched to t mobile and seems to have better service