Cell Phone Service on Hatteras Island

Cell phones: Foreign (outside of the US) cell phone service typically does not work in the Outer Banks. The service for Nextel, Sprint and T-Mobile users has proven to be somewhat spotty in the past several years. Hatteras Island does have a few dead zones where no cell phone service is available. If you are dependent on staying in phone contact with your family or business back home, while you are vacationing in one of our Hatteras vacation rentals, one suggestion is to buy an inexpensive long-distance phone card on the way here, just in case you need it.