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Re: There are still places where you can't "hear me now"

mabs44 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:37:52 GMT

I'm an East Coaster who occasionally travels to Wisco/the Midwest and I know exactly what you talk about. I was shocked when I was out there recently and my Verizon cell, which worked in freakin' India, barely worked in Wisconsin. My Wisco friends tell me there are a couple of local cell monopolies that have effectively kept out standard services like Verizon, which is no help to the local citizenry, not to mention befuddled visitors like myself! But this is one of the many problems with the telco/cell providers, the lack of universal standards and therefore, universal coverage.

Re: There are still places where you can't "hear me now"

USNVETERAN — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:12:10 GMT

I'm in Wausau and have verizon due to the coverage of their phone directory.
I also have a small business and, without their directory, almost nobody would know about me.

There are times when I'm one the road and ny cellphone is totally useless.
I've often wondered about people having an accident in winter and freezing to death, etc due to no cellphone coverage.

There are still places where you can't "hear me now"

Chasmosaur — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:31:00 GMT

I moved from DC to Western Wisconsin a few years ago. Totally spoiled by Verizon's incredible coverage on the East Coast, I was in for a rude awakening.

There aren't just "dead spots" here - there are just huge swaths of area that aren't supported by cell towers at all (the maps are NOT to be believed). You can be driving down major interstates and not have any bars for a good hour or two.

If I could afford it, I'd have a second land line for my small, home-based business. If it improves, I will get a second one, because it's still more reliable than my cell phone.