[pct-l] Cell Phones

[Hernandez]

Hi Kea,

I used Verizon last year, and was pleasantly surprised with the coverage out
on the trail.  Yesterday, Halfmile posted a response (here on the PCT-l) to
the thread "How do people comunicate via internet from the trail" wherein
Crystal asked about coverage for journaling from the trail. Halfmile is
compiling a cell phone coverage report, and encourages hikers to submit
reports from the field.  Here's the link to his page/reports:
http://www.pctmap.net/cell/index.html

Best,
H.R. HuffnPuff
Team Bad Wizard '08

 
-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Kea
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 3:19 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Cell Phones

What is the general experience with cell phones on the PCT?  Like what
coverage do they have and which is the best one?

I read a comment a few years ago that said that for all practical purposes
that (with the exception of a satellite phone), they only work in towns.
But there appears to be a lot of people updating journals and sending
messages from the trail so something must work somewhere.

Kea
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