[pct-l] Verizon Cell Phones???

[Dan Engleman]

I will check out the satphone ... thanks for the tip ... 




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From: John Abela <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com>
To: Dan Engleman <danengleman at yahoo.com>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Sun, February 13, 2011 9:29:17 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Verizon Cell Phones???

Hey Dan,

Other option to consider, if you do not yet have anything, would be a satphone.

GlobalStar (the leader in the industry) has one heck of a special right now. $20 
bucks a month for unlimited airtime voice. The phone itself is ~45% off with the 
plan.

http://www.globalstar.com/en/index.php?cid=1250

It is 7 ounces, so about 2 ounces heavier than an iPhone.

That said, it is no smart phone.

That said, it has about 90% better coverage than att/verizon

Something to consider.




On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Dan Engleman <danengleman at yahoo.com> wrote:

Well I have done enough online research to become thoroughly confused about
>which phone to buy for my 2011 PCT trek; in my case, when all else fails I
>finally ask for help.  My priorities are durability and good battery life; my
>ground support person's priority is to have a phone that will work with the new
>Spot device (i.e. a smartphone with Android/Google map ability).  I don't 
really
>need a camera or gps, but having Half-mile's maps and an ability to journal
>and/or update my friends and/family on Facebook would be cool.  So far I
>have gathered that Verizon has the best coverage on the PCT, so I have decided
>to switch to Verizon, beyond that ... I am stumped ...
>
>
>Dan 
>
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