Thanks for checking around. I'll look into Sprint and Verizon. I've got an old
analog/digital phone that I used with Sprint years ago. I wonder if that would
work well down there? Given the rural nature of the area it will probably be
the last to be upgraded to the fancy GSM equipment.

It makes sense to me that an analog phone would work better in areas of poor
reception. Static that would kill a digital connection is still relatively easy
to hear through.

Dean


On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 11:34:16 -0600, "Rusted" <noEmail@please.com> wrote:

>The locals are saying:
>
>AT&T works ok, but you have to have a good phone with them. Also AT&T has
>been bought by Cingular, so services maybe changing soon
>
>AT&T works better than Nextel
>
>Verizon works OK
>
>Sprint "works great" in that area.
>
>
>
>"Rusted" <no@email.com> wrote in message
>news:hn%Mc.24163$zm6.17894@fe08.usenetserver.com. ..
>> The best service I have had in those "remote" Utah areas is by far your
>> favorite AT&T. I will ask around to some Moab locals and see if there is
>> something better down there.
>>
>>
>> "Dean" <do.not.email.me@post.it.to.the.group.com> wrote in message
>> news:a9t8g01ks5nd4l2u00hppt5i17kp9hg23u@4ax.com...
>> > Just got back from 3 days in Moab and boy am I hot, both physically and
>> > literally. The temps down there were pushing one hundred and my AT&T
>cell
>> phone
>> > was pushing my buttons until my temps were climbing too. <grrrrr>. For
>> me AT&T
>> > has been a lousy cell phone provider and this trip was the last straw.
>> Every
>> > time I go to Moab I swear I'm replacing AT&T before my next trip. This
>> time, no
>> > talk! Action! The Labor Day Jeep safari is only a few weeks away. :-)
>> >
>> > I know there is cell service because my AT&T phone shows service bars.
>> But
>> > AT&T customer service can't fix the problem until I place a call while
>I'm
>> > experiencing the problem. However, when I'm having the problem I can't
>> place or
>> > receive any calls, Catch 22. With the exception of downtown Moab the
>> AT&T
>> > phone doesn't work in a 20 mile radius.
>> >
>> > Does anybody know who the Moab locals use for their cell phone service?
>> Anybody
>> > have good or bad things to say about their provider around Moab?
>> Specifically I
>> > want service on the Jeep trails around Moab.
>> >
>> > TIA Dean
>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

I think I still have the TDMA phones. (Nokia 8260 and 5165)

And, I think you are a little generous with the percentage of CSRs of any
company that have any clue what-so-ever. <lol> IMHO it is down around .0001%
mostly they seem to be board college kids that would rather be anyplace else
besides that little booth in the mall.



On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 04:47:46 -0400, "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote:

>Congratulations, you are smarter than 98% of the AT&T CSRs. You qualify for
>Network Managment.
>
>
>"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
>news:qk6Nc.30049$pR5.20443@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>> TDMA = Time Division Multiple Access. Aren't I smart? ;-)
>>
>> Eric
>> "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote
>> > It might depend on the type of phone you have. Did you upgrade to GSM
>> > ('next generation' they call it) or do you still use the old TDMA
>> (digital)
>> > service? If you have TDMA, then you should know that they are slowly
>> > phasing it out.
>

 

I think I still have the TDMA phones. (Nokia 8260 and 5165)

And, I think you are a little generous with the percentage of CSRs of any
company that have any clue what-so-ever. <lol> IMHO it is down around .0001%
mostly they seem to be board college kids that would rather be anyplace else
besides that little booth in the mall.



On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 04:47:46 -0400, "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote:

>Congratulations, you are smarter than 98% of the AT&T CSRs. You qualify for
>Network Managment.
>
>
>"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
>news:qk6Nc.30049$pR5.20443@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>> TDMA = Time Division Multiple Access. Aren't I smart? ;-)
>>
>> Eric
>> "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote
>> > It might depend on the type of phone you have. Did you upgrade to GSM
>> > ('next generation' they call it) or do you still use the old TDMA
>> (digital)
>> > service? If you have TDMA, then you should know that they are slowly
>> > phasing it out.
>

 

I think I still have the TDMA phones. (Nokia 8260 and 5165)

And, I think you are a little generous with the percentage of CSRs of any
company that have any clue what-so-ever. <lol> IMHO it is down around .0001%
mostly they seem to be board college kids that would rather be anyplace else
besides that little booth in the mall.



On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 04:47:46 -0400, "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote:

>Congratulations, you are smarter than 98% of the AT&T CSRs. You qualify for
>Network Managment.
>
>
>"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
>news:qk6Nc.30049$pR5.20443@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>> TDMA = Time Division Multiple Access. Aren't I smart? ;-)
>>
>> Eric
>> "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote
>> > It might depend on the type of phone you have. Did you upgrade to GSM
>> > ('next generation' they call it) or do you still use the old TDMA
>> (digital)
>> > service? If you have TDMA, then you should know that they are slowly
>> > phasing it out.
>

 

I think I still have the TDMA phones. (Nokia 8260 and 5165)

And, I think you are a little generous with the percentage of CSRs of any
company that have any clue what-so-ever. <lol> IMHO it is down around .0001%
mostly they seem to be board college kids that would rather be anyplace else
besides that little booth in the mall.



On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 04:47:46 -0400, "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote:

>Congratulations, you are smarter than 98% of the AT&T CSRs. You qualify for
>Network Managment.
>
>
>"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
>news:qk6Nc.30049$pR5.20443@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>> TDMA = Time Division Multiple Access. Aren't I smart? ;-)
>>
>> Eric
>> "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote
>> > It might depend on the type of phone you have. Did you upgrade to GSM
>> > ('next generation' they call it) or do you still use the old TDMA
>> (digital)
>> > service? If you have TDMA, then you should know that they are slowly
>> > phasing it out.
>

 

Sprint does not use GSM. They use CDMA.

Dean wrote:

> Thanks for checking around. I'll look into Sprint and Verizon. I've got an old
> analog/digital phone that I used with Sprint years ago. I wonder if that would
> work well down there? Given the rural nature of the area it will probably be
> the last to be upgraded to the fancy GSM equipment.
>
> It makes sense to me that an analog phone would work better in areas of poor
> reception. Static that would kill a digital connection is still relatively easy
> to hear through.
>
> Dean

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Sprint does not use GSM. They use CDMA.

Dean wrote:

> Thanks for checking around. I'll look into Sprint and Verizon. I've got an old
> analog/digital phone that I used with Sprint years ago. I wonder if that would
> work well down there? Given the rural nature of the area it will probably be
> the last to be upgraded to the fancy GSM equipment.
>
> It makes sense to me that an analog phone would work better in areas of poor
> reception. Static that would kill a digital connection is still relatively easy
> to hear through.
>
> Dean

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__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Sprint does not use GSM. They use CDMA.

Dean wrote:

> Thanks for checking around. I'll look into Sprint and Verizon. I've got an old
> analog/digital phone that I used with Sprint years ago. I wonder if that would
> work well down there? Given the rural nature of the area it will probably be
> the last to be upgraded to the fancy GSM equipment.
>
> It makes sense to me that an analog phone would work better in areas of poor
> reception. Static that would kill a digital connection is still relatively easy
> to hear through.
>
> Dean

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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__________________________________________________ _________

 

Sprint does not use GSM. They use CDMA.

Dean wrote:

> Thanks for checking around. I'll look into Sprint and Verizon. I've got an old
> analog/digital phone that I used with Sprint years ago. I wonder if that would
> work well down there? Given the rural nature of the area it will probably be
> the last to be upgraded to the fancy GSM equipment.
>
> It makes sense to me that an analog phone would work better in areas of poor
> reception. Static that would kill a digital connection is still relatively easy
> to hear through.
>
> Dean

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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DEan,

I dropped AT&T like a bad habit a few years ago, their service in the Four
Corners is abysmal, but frankly it sucked most everywhere else, too. Out
here they piggyback on AllTel, which is another loser, and they simply can't
fix the problem you're having. I switched to Verison and have been super
happy with them. Digital coverage virtually all over this area, incl. Moab.
(BTW, I'm in Durango, CO.)

"Dean" <do.not.email.me@post.it.to.the.group.com> wrote in message
news:a9t8g01ks5nd4l2u00hppt5i17kp9hg23u@4ax.com...
> Just got back from 3 days in Moab and boy am I hot, both physically and
> literally. The temps down there were pushing one hundred and my AT&T cell
phone
> was pushing my buttons until my temps were climbing too. <grrrrr>. For
me AT&T
> has been a lousy cell phone provider and this trip was the last straw.
Every
> time I go to Moab I swear I'm replacing AT&T before my next trip. This
time, no
> talk! Action! The Labor Day Jeep safari is only a few weeks away. :-)
>
> I know there is cell service because my AT&T phone shows service bars.
But
> AT&T customer service can't fix the problem until I place a call while I'm
> experiencing the problem. However, when I'm having the problem I can't
place or
> receive any calls, Catch 22. With the exception of downtown Moab the
AT&T
> phone doesn't work in a 20 mile radius.
>
> Does anybody know who the Moab locals use for their cell phone service?
Anybody
> have good or bad things to say about their provider around Moab?
Specifically I
> want service on the Jeep trails around Moab.
>
> TIA Dean