Moab Cell Phone Service
#21
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Re: Moab Cell Phone Service
You might ask about T-Mobile. We have had strong signals wth them through
Moab and through Colorado, when others were having problems.
"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
#22
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Re: Moab Cell Phone Service
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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz spectrum
now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also 900/1800MHz
if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a friend
in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
coming...
Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already. For
the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
Shawn
KB8UDE
"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
('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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz spectrum
now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also 900/1800MHz
if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a friend
in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
coming...
Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already. For
the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
Shawn
KB8UDE
"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
#23
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Re: Moab Cell Phone Service
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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz spectrum
now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also 900/1800MHz
if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a friend
in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
coming...
Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already. For
the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
Shawn
KB8UDE
"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
('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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz spectrum
now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also 900/1800MHz
if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a friend
in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
coming...
Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already. For
the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
Shawn
KB8UDE
"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
#24
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Re: Moab Cell Phone Service
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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz spectrum
now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also 900/1800MHz
if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a friend
in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
coming...
Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already. For
the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
Shawn
KB8UDE
"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
('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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz spectrum
now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also 900/1800MHz
if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a friend
in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
coming...
Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already. For
the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
Shawn
KB8UDE
"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
#25
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Moab Cell Phone Service
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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz spectrum
now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also 900/1800MHz
if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a friend
in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
coming...
Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already. For
the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
Shawn
KB8UDE
"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
('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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz spectrum
now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also 900/1800MHz
if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a friend
in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
coming...
Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already. For
the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
Shawn
KB8UDE
"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
#26
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Re: Moab Cell Phone Service
TDMA = Time Division Multiple Access. Aren't I smart? ;-)
Eric
"Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message
news:rLudnVfhr7bDV5nc4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> 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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
> dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
> going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz
spectrum
> now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
> service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
> service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also
900/1800MHz
> if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
> here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
> in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
>
> Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
> customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a
friend
> in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
> coming...
>
> Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already.
For
> the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
> antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
> portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
>
> Shawn
> KB8UDE
>
>
> "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
>
>
Eric
"Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message
news:rLudnVfhr7bDV5nc4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> 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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
> dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
> going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz
spectrum
> now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
> service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
> service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also
900/1800MHz
> if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
> here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
> in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
>
> Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
> customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a
friend
> in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
> coming...
>
> Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already.
For
> the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
> antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
> portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
>
> Shawn
> KB8UDE
>
>
> "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
>
>
#27
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Moab Cell Phone Service
TDMA = Time Division Multiple Access. Aren't I smart? ;-)
Eric
"Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message
news:rLudnVfhr7bDV5nc4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> 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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
> dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
> going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz
spectrum
> now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
> service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
> service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also
900/1800MHz
> if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
> here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
> in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
>
> Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
> customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a
friend
> in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
> coming...
>
> Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already.
For
> the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
> antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
> portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
>
> Shawn
> KB8UDE
>
>
> "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
>
>
Eric
"Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message
news:rLudnVfhr7bDV5nc4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> 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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
> dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
> going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz
spectrum
> now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
> service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
> service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also
900/1800MHz
> if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
> here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
> in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
>
> Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
> customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a
friend
> in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
> coming...
>
> Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already.
For
> the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
> antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
> portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
>
> Shawn
> KB8UDE
>
>
> "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
>
>
#28
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Moab Cell Phone Service
TDMA = Time Division Multiple Access. Aren't I smart? ;-)
Eric
"Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message
news:rLudnVfhr7bDV5nc4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> 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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
> dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
> going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz
spectrum
> now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
> service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
> service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also
900/1800MHz
> if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
> here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
> in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
>
> Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
> customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a
friend
> in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
> coming...
>
> Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already.
For
> the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
> antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
> portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
>
> Shawn
> KB8UDE
>
>
> "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
>
>
Eric
"Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message
news:rLudnVfhr7bDV5nc4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> 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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
> dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
> going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz
spectrum
> now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
> service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
> service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also
900/1800MHz
> if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
> here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
> in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
>
> Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
> customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a
friend
> in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
> coming...
>
> Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already.
For
> the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
> antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
> portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
>
> Shawn
> KB8UDE
>
>
> "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
>
>
#29
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Moab Cell Phone Service
TDMA = Time Division Multiple Access. Aren't I smart? ;-)
Eric
"Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message
news:rLudnVfhr7bDV5nc4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> 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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
> dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
> going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz
spectrum
> now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
> service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
> service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also
900/1800MHz
> if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
> here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
> in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
>
> Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
> customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a
friend
> in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
> coming...
>
> Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already.
For
> the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
> antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
> portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
>
> Shawn
> KB8UDE
>
>
> "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
>
>
Eric
"Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message
news:rLudnVfhr7bDV5nc4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> 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. The word is that any sites that have equipment failures
> dont' get fixed, along with no new cell sites or repeater sites. GSM is
> going up everywhere and from what I hear they are using the 850MHz
spectrum
> now out west. That created a problem for the early adopters of the GSM
> service, since it was originally only 1900MHz. If you want the best GSM
> service, be sure to have a phone capable of 850/1900MHZ and also
900/1800MHz
> if you want a true 'world phone' for use in other countries. I have GSM
> here around Pittsburgh and I can tell you that I have better coverage here
> in my house with 1900MHz GSM than with my old 850MHz TDMA phone.
>
> Cingular did buy out AT&T so not only will service improve but since
> customer service is at rock bottom it can only get better. I have a
friend
> in Florida who is a Cingular CSR and she tells me that great things are
> coming...
>
> Just stick it out or consider upgrading to GSM if you haven't already.
For
> the best coverage, when mobile in remote areas buy a car kit with external
> antenna. Get a hard install kit, not one of those flimsy aftermarket
> portable ones. Nokia makes many fine models for TDMA and GSM phones.
>
> Shawn
> KB8UDE
>
>
> "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
>
>
#30
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Moab Cell Phone Service
> That's how I got into camping with a Jeep, no phone.
> Have fun pretending you're riding Real bikes, in colors. ;-)
Ok, I'll bite. I'm assuming you know a Real Bike is not made in Milwaukee
(35% American made parts and no "made in USA" emblem).
Honda's are built in Ohio (45% American made parts).
I would guess that Polaris' Victory should qualify, it's the only 100%
American street motorcycle, and a fine machine. I'd like to have one, but my
76 Goldwing just keeps going. With colors.
http://home.goldrush.com/obsoelyt/Pa...ing%20copy.jpg
http://home.goldrush.com/obsoelyt/
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
> Have fun pretending you're riding Real bikes, in colors. ;-)
Ok, I'll bite. I'm assuming you know a Real Bike is not made in Milwaukee
(35% American made parts and no "made in USA" emblem).
Honda's are built in Ohio (45% American made parts).
I would guess that Polaris' Victory should qualify, it's the only 100%
American street motorcycle, and a fine machine. I'd like to have one, but my
76 Goldwing just keeps going. With colors.
http://home.goldrush.com/obsoelyt/Pa...ing%20copy.jpg
http://home.goldrush.com/obsoelyt/
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California