"marc" wrote in message
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Year 2006 version

I am wondering what is the best plan for getting coverage at the many
rural locations we fly into? Right now I have a Verizon plan and a
CDM8900 phone. It has analog roaming, which seems to do pretty well.
Among the rural locations I have gotten service at are Greenville Maine
and LaMalbaie (Charlevoix), Quebec (although I dont remember actually
if it was analog or digital reception at these locations)

The problem is that my current phone is getting close to needing
replacement (cracked display etc) but Verizon offers primarily
all-digital phones. What are other peoples' experience with reception
at rural airports and towns? Do you end up in lots of places that are
still only analog service, or is that rare these days?

Hi Marc,

I just renewed my contract with Cingular for the third time. I pay a
couple extra bucks for the nationwide no-toll, no-roaming, rollover-minutes
plan, and an additional number for the wife. I have yet to find an airport
where I was not able to activate or cancel a flight plan or call FSS. I now
make all my personal and business long distance calls, home or away on the
'cell.'


Go Fly!

Casey Wilson
Freelance Writer
and Photographer