cell phone coverage

[BruceR]

We are on Shastan (Unit 1) and can only send/receive text messages. The Verizon service goes through Golden State Cellular, and getting to the voice-mail messages is a little complicated (look on-line at Golden State, I left the instructions up at the house).

[vnj]

Like Scott, I too have an LG Accolade. (I thought I had the only one left on the planet!) We have Verizon. At our place (Shoshone near Meko) unless I happen to hit the EXACT spot in the bedroom that sometimes erratically gets one bar, my phone is in constant “searching for service” mode. I wish Verizon would allow their network extender again in Dorrington. We had great service with that. The Verizon map says we should have service at our cabin, but we don’t.

[ebaker]

Helene,
You will really like the S4! I got an S3 2.5 months ago; first smartphone. Use it all the time (too much)! Took a 28 day trip to Europe in Oct-Nov, and it was our camera. It can get addicting, as you see wherever you go! Have fun!

• This reply was modified 10 years, 10 months ago by ebaker.

[phillygirl]

Thanks to everyone for your responses! I purchased a Galaxy S4 today with Verizon as the service provider. My first smart phone. The young men who worked at Radio Shack were enthralled when I pulled out my old “not so smart” phone with a slide out keyboard. I figure the phone is almost as old as they are.

Now it’s on to figure out how this thing works…

Helene

[ebaker]

My cousin from Concord arrived at our cabin today, and called me with her Verizon cell phone as they were looking for the main water valve. Great connection until they got all the way under the house. Fine outside under the deck. We’re on Walapar, just off Ottawa.

[gagacabin]

We are on the 3000 block of Shoshone. My husband and I both have iphones. He has AT&T service, or I should say no service in our area. It will quit right about Murphys.. I have Verizon, works great in the cabin and outside.

[caleach]

If you have AT&T service you can get a microcell from them and it hooks into your internet connection and creates a mini cell environment in your home. We’ve neeb using it successfully for a couple of years now.

It is limited to just in and around the house though.

[rswheeler1]

I have a Verizon LG Accolade which is a basic cell phone. I have relatively good coverage on Hoopa Circle.
Scott

[bigtreestechman]

We are on Kenshaw and have no coverage.

[allen]

Verizon coverage map:

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/support/coverage-locator

Put in the ZIP code, zoom in and scroll around. Map is pretty accurate but the only sure way is to try a Verizon or Golden State phone. No 4 LTE up here and 3G is very slow for Internet. You’ll still need broadband wifi for the Internet even if phone service works at your location.

[ndamico]

Verizon or Golden State are your only options. a wilson booster can help improve the signal as well.

[ebaker]

Last summer, for the first time since we’ve had cell phones, we had coverage at our BTV cabin! It was kinda spotty but usually good enough on the deck to make and receive calls. We also have Verizon, and in November I got my first smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy S3 (the S4 is newer and better). I’m anxious to see how it works up there. We had been able to use our Verizon dumb phones in Arnold and below for quite a while. I’m pretty sure AT&T does not have coverage in BTV, or even in Arnold.

[ladyknitter]

We do have cell phone coverage, we use Verizon. I’m pretty sure we are in the minority. It’s a matter of location. You would need to try it out at your home.

[phillygirl]

Hi,

I plan to trade in my old cell phone (ATT service) for a smart phone. Can you tell me if you have coverage in Big Trees and, if so, which provider you’re using?

Thanks.

Helene

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