[pct-l] Cell Phones
Trekker4 at aol.com
Trekker4 at aol.com
Fri May 15 10:08:41 CDT 2009
On the PCT I've been able to connect with 2 bars of signal strength, with
nothing but forested ridges in all directions and no valleys in sight; I've
also been unable to connect with 5 bars of signal strength, on a high,
bare ridge with miles of valleys in sight. There is no rhyme or reason - and
no point in worrying, planning, or even thinking about it. Your phone and
your carrier will connect sometime, somewhere, and some how, all at a place
and time of their choosing.
The signal strength your phone shows is based on your phone's reading
of the strength it's receiving from a tower or towers. Your phone's
transmit power is feeble, .3 watt or something like that. The wind will blow that
away, almost. If you connect, and want to send Pocketmail or journal stuff;
stand still and pray the signal doesn't blow away while you're doing so.
Take a phone if you want, but don't worry about it otherwise. There
are more important things to worry about, like how far it is to the next pint
of Haagen-Dazs or Ben & Jerry's - or for some the next pint of "tasty
beverage".
Bob "Trekker"
Big Bend Desert Denizen, and...
Naturalized Citizen - Republic of Texas
In a message dated 5/14/2009 5:19:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
keahiker at gmail.com writes:
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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