Rusted proclaimed:

> 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.

Is the OP using an analog or digital AT&T? I've had pretty good luck
using a hybrid AT&Whee cell around Green River and Moab as I pass thru
every now and then.

You *could* always find the boundary of service, then move back
inside and call them as you head slowly to the loss of service
all the while repearing "Can You Hear Me Now?"

 

Actually, I've been pretty loyal. SWBT for the analog stuff until Sprint
PCS came to town, years later I went to AT&T for a BRIEF few months and
back to Sprint. Not bad for ten years of service.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Sound like my Brother, every time a company offers a better deal
> he's gone, and another phone is added to his collections.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> twaldron wrote:
>
>>By the time your fingers release your dinosaur, you probably won't be
>>able to make any more calls anyway. However, plans will probably have
>>gone to unlimited calls by then anyway. I have an analog NEC, Motorola
>>Microtac, full 3w Motorola carphone, Startac Digital, Startac
>>Dualband...don't you need all these for when your current phone craps
>>out?? I will make you a Jeeper's Deal on them. ;)

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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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Actually, I've been pretty loyal. SWBT for the analog stuff until Sprint
PCS came to town, years later I went to AT&T for a BRIEF few months and
back to Sprint. Not bad for ten years of service.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Sound like my Brother, every time a company offers a better deal
> he's gone, and another phone is added to his collections.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> twaldron wrote:
>
>>By the time your fingers release your dinosaur, you probably won't be
>>able to make any more calls anyway. However, plans will probably have
>>gone to unlimited calls by then anyway. I have an analog NEC, Motorola
>>Microtac, full 3w Motorola carphone, Startac Digital, Startac
>>Dualband...don't you need all these for when your current phone craps
>>out?? I will make you a Jeeper's Deal on them. ;)

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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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Actually, I've been pretty loyal. SWBT for the analog stuff until Sprint
PCS came to town, years later I went to AT&T for a BRIEF few months and
back to Sprint. Not bad for ten years of service.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Sound like my Brother, every time a company offers a better deal
> he's gone, and another phone is added to his collections.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> twaldron wrote:
>
>>By the time your fingers release your dinosaur, you probably won't be
>>able to make any more calls anyway. However, plans will probably have
>>gone to unlimited calls by then anyway. I have an analog NEC, Motorola
>>Microtac, full 3w Motorola carphone, Startac Digital, Startac
>>Dualband...don't you need all these for when your current phone craps
>>out?? I will make you a Jeeper's Deal on them. ;)

--
__________________________________________________ _________
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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__________________________________________________ _________

 

Actually, I've been pretty loyal. SWBT for the analog stuff until Sprint
PCS came to town, years later I went to AT&T for a BRIEF few months and
back to Sprint. Not bad for ten years of service.

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> Sound like my Brother, every time a company offers a better deal
> he's gone, and another phone is added to his collections.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> twaldron wrote:
>
>>By the time your fingers release your dinosaur, you probably won't be
>>able to make any more calls anyway. However, plans will probably have
>>gone to unlimited calls by then anyway. I have an analog NEC, Motorola
>>Microtac, full 3w Motorola carphone, Startac Digital, Startac
>>Dualband...don't you need all these for when your current phone craps
>>out?? I will make you a Jeeper's Deal on them. ;)

--
__________________________________________________ _________
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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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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Analog seems more tolerant of poor signal strength. While digital turns
your voice into trash, you can often hear a person through analog static.

I had Sprint once upon a time. Some of the best audio i've ever heard on a
cellphone. When I could get a signal that is. Which was next to never...

Notice I said cellphone too. It's not wireless, it's cellular. The switch
came some time back when the marketing guys wanted to get everyone used to
the idea of 'wireless services' that would be offered in the future. Anyway
I think the new term is 'mobile' now, referring to the phone itself. That
one's not too bad...I can live with it.

Shawn


"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:410530C0.906C8F7A@***.net...
> You know, I have better luck keeping my connections and having the
> people I call understand what I'm saying by sticking with analog
> Motorola flip phone. My contract started with Pacific Telephone, and was
> sold to at least two companies before it wound up with Verizon,
> 760-518-4464. I don't think they could pay to switch. I also have a
> Motorola StarTac with Sprint 760-458-7136 that like all digitals, drops
> about half the sentences, right next to useless.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Endo 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. 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