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

[A.C. Scott]

I carry a Walmart. Android wich  is powered. By net ten. I have service more than most because net ten piggybacks all. Other. Services. So if there is service I Usaly get it. Ninja. Tortoise 

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Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:

>I've limited experience using PCT. I carry a TracFone prepaid. Got it 
>mostly for use when I travel to be reachable and because public phones have 
>almost disappeared.
>
>I think that what carrier one selects, Verizon, AT&T, or ?? is more 
>important than the specific fone. halfmile has info on his site about cell 
>fone coverage on the PCT, but I'm not sure how current the info is. In 2010 
>I had coverage via Verizon at Sheep Camp Spring in sec R. Later at 
>Callihan's neither my partner on her fone or me could get coverage.
>
>Last year as I recall, I had coverage at every camp as well as near 
>Greensprings Summit on Or Hwy 140.
>
>Tortoise
>
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>On 2012.08.31 07:09, Cat Nelson wrote:
>> 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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