[JMC]

HI,

I tried to send a message to your email but it didn’t go.

I have a second Ping pong table, pretty good condition. It is yours if you want it, but you need to pick it up.

Send me an email at Jerrym2834@aol.com to arrange a pickup. Our cabin is on Tahos near Apacke.

Jerry

[cmon4day]

In the big snow year 2011, I had a pine snap and take out the service drop. PG&E came out and reconnected. Last year I noticed that when the refer would kick on the lights would dim. I called PG&E and a service guy came out (on a Sunday!),checked it, and found that the ground where it comes into the weather head was not properly connected. He fixed it and now everything is fine.

While using his diagnosis equipment, he noticed a voltage discrepancy when a load was applied.

Not to say this is your problem, sounds more like a distribution problem, but this is what happened to me.

[spodie]

Hi there,

For some reason I am unable to see replies. Not seeing them in email either. Please send replies to:

addy.roff at gmail

Thanks!
Addy

[JMC]

Hi,

We have an extra in our basement. You can have it, but we need to determine a way to get it to you.

Our cabin is on Tahos near Apache.

Jerry

regular email is JerryM2834@aol.com

[allen]

We had several short outages and brown-outs yesterday. I never checked the voltage but I’m sure it was low. Every time I was about to start the generator, the power seemed to be ok. I should have just switched to the generator for a few hours and bypassed all the PG&E headaches!

[allen]

There have been several occasions when I have trouble in Arnold. It’s “usually” ok but sometimes not. Sometimes my iPhone shows three bars with 3G but as soon as I try to make a call, the signal drops to one bar with 1X (no data with 1X). Frustrating at best. Hopefully this old Golden State cell phone network will end up in Milton and Verizon will upgrade the entire system.

[mikeG71]

Joe is correct. My Verizon works really good in BTV and most of Dorrington all week but this weekend everyone and their brother is up here so everything is maxed out. Power, Comcast, Verizon, big trees grocery store parking lot…..

[K6OAK]

We have a 3G phone using the Verizon network. We were up in Arnold Tues-Thurs this past week and had no problems making/taking phone calls.

[DaveT]

Thanks for the responses, and I hadn’t heard about the G.S.Cellular-Verizon deal — hopefully that will improve service.

But to be clear, I’m talking about when in Arnold. I never expect coverage in BTV. We’ve used Verizon for years with no problems calling out in Arnold and bear valley. 3G is fine, receiving calls fine, but we can no longer call out. This has been an issue for weeks now and it’s all phones and cell phone makes in our family. I’d appreciate knowing if anyone else is experiencing this new problem.

[mtndad]

Caution,

PGE voltage at house is only 109 Volts (5:17PM). Contacted PGE and they are sending out a service man.
If you think your voltage is low, call PGE and report it, if it is an area problem they may get here sooner.

Probably caused by the major outage earlier

[spodie]

Hi there,

Does anyone have a ping pong table and associated gear they would like to pass on? We would be happy to buy for a reasonable price.

Before hauling one up here we thought we’d check with the community. We are on Shoshone.

Thanks!
Addy & Dan

[bigtreestechman]

fyi, Golden State Cellular has been purchased by Verizon so there is no sort of contractual issue that would arise.
I suspect that the resources available in our local cell towers have been overwhelmed due to the huge increase in population this weekend. The mere indication of signal strength does not mean that the tower has adequate resources to handle all the calls coming in and going out. Since text messaging requires far less resources and can be delayed and/or repeated they are more likely to get through.
joe

[Flyfishr]

Welcome to Big Trees Village. Cellular coverage is spotty at best – regardless of what Verizon claims. A friend with an Iphone with Verizon service has been able to make and receive calls but with poor quality reception and transmission. My antique(?) Samsung phone is useless at my place even though Verizon shows me within the coverage area. That is why I keep my land line – at about $30/month to make about 4-5 calls per year. I worry that if I ever cancel the land line, that will be when I fall off the roof and break my neck, and the wife will have to go looking for a phone to get someone to cart my broken body away.

[DaveT]

Has anyone been experiencing problems making cell phone calls recently (on Verizon) when you have a good connection, like in Arnold? We can receive calls and texts and get data no problem, but cannot call out. At first I thought it was just my phone but since we have such a weak signal in btv, I didn’t try calling much and didn’t want to spend the typical hours on the phone with Verizon.

Now, I find no one in our family can call out so I finally contacted tech support. They bad no idea what the issue is and no promise on when they can resolve. I suspect its at least partly an issue with golden state cellular or their interaction with Verizon, but who knows. If there are others with the problem, it might help getting resolution.

[SnowShoe]

We used A-1 Tree service to remove several trees. You have probably passed them on the north side of Hwy 4 near Angels Camp. They were quick, professional, clean, and reasonably priced. 209-736-6786 or http://a-1treeserviceinc.com/

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