[pct-l] What is the best cell phone along the PCT?

[Cat Nelson]

"Old Eyes" sounds like a trail name! I can relate to that. Was the cost
worth it?
On Aug 31, 2012 8:21 AM, "Ed Jarrett" <edjarrett at msn.com> wrote:

>  I lugged along a Driod Bionic with a pair of extended batteries and
> Verizon coverage this year.  It is a bit bulky and needs to be used only
> sparingly to conserve the battery.  But the GPS seems to work pretty well
> and would always show me on trail when using Backcountry Navigator loaded
> with half mile maps.  The screen is not readable in bright sun
> but shielding it with your body usually helps.  It is large enough to be
> more easily readable for folks with older eyes and that was a plus.  I use
> it occasionally for navigation, for sending messages out through  my SPOT
> and sending text messages to my wife when I had coverage (which I did a
> surprising amount of time in central and southern Oregon and even a few
> times in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Washington.  I had the
> Oregon/Washington Wilderness Press trail guide in PDF loaded but did not
> use it.  I could also have watched movies, read books or listened to music
> with it, although never did.  While there may well be better phones, this
> one worked well for me.
>
> Ed Jarrett
> http://aclayjar.blogspot.com/
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:09:44 -0700
> > From: sagegirl51 at gmail.com
> > To: Pct-L at backcountry.net
> > Subject: [pct-l] What is the best cell phone along the PCT?
> >
> > I'm about to chuck my Cricket phone. The price and monthly, pay as you
> go,
> > fee is great but the small service area is frustrating. What do you like,
> > and don't like, about your phone? Would you recommend taking it with
> > you on a thru hike?
> >
> > *Cat*
> > *SageGirl51 at gmail.com*
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