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iPhone for Landout Retrieves - US
Currently I have a Verizon trimode phone [motorola v325]. It did have
the capability to use the analog network in remote areas before that system was turned off last year. So it had been pretty good at picking up a signal outside of urban areas/ Soaring=boondocks. Now that analog is gone are all digital phones about the same? I wanted to upgrade to a smart phone, probably the iPhone 3s. Does the iPhone and or AT&T tower network work good for retrieves? Or would I be better off with a Blackberry or some other smart phone on the Verizon network? I suppose having a Spot Messenger make it a bit less critical to get a phone call trough but after the first spot message a voice call sure it useful. Chris Atlanta |
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On Aug 21, 8:26*am, chris wrote:
Currently I have a Verizon trimode phone [motorola v325]. *It did have the capability to use the analog network in remote areas before that system was turned off last year. *So it had been pretty good at picking up a signal outside of urban areas/ Soaring=boondocks. *Now that analog is gone are all digital phones about the same? I wanted to upgrade to a smart phone, probably the iPhone 3s. *Does the iPhone and or AT&T tower network work good for retrieves? *Or would I be better off with a Blackberry or some other smart phone on the Verizon network? I suppose having a Spot Messenger make it a bit less critical to get a phone call trough but after the first spot message a voice call sure it useful. Chris Atlanta Hi Chris, To some extent, I think it depends on which boondocks (Western or Eastern) you're talking about. FWIW, my Blackberry on the Verizon network was more-or-less an expensive paperweight from the time I left Fallon, NV to head south to Yerrington back in June. I had no signal of any usable quality until we got back to within a relatively few miles of Reno. This was actually a bit worse than the result predicted by the Verizon Coverage Map, but it was not unexpected. Verizon still shows a lot of white space (no coverage) in the mountains of the western states. Google "mobile coverage" or "cell phone" on the R.A.S. archives for a thread on this topic recently. P3 |
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On Aug 21, 6:42*am, Papa3 wrote:
On Aug 21, 8:26*am, chris wrote: Currently I have a Verizon trimode phone [motorola v325]. *It did have the capability to use the analog network in remote areas before that system was turned off last year. *So it had been pretty good at picking up a signal outside of urban areas/ Soaring=boondocks. *Now that analog is gone are all digital phones about the same? I wanted to upgrade to a smart phone, probably the iPhone 3s. *Does the iPhone and or AT&T tower network work good for retrieves? *Or would I be better off with a Blackberry or some other smart phone on the Verizon network? I suppose having a Spot Messenger make it a bit less critical to get a phone call trough but after the first spot message a voice call sure it useful. Chris Atlanta Hi Chris, To some extent, I think it depends on which boondocks (Western or Eastern) you're talking about. *FWIW, my Blackberry on the Verizon network was more-or-less an expensive paperweight from the time I left Fallon, NV to head south to Yerrington back in June. * *I had no signal of any usable quality until we got back to within a relatively few miles of Reno. * This was actually a bit worse than the result predicted by the Verizon Coverage Map, but it was not unexpected. Verizon still shows a lot of white space (no coverage) in the mountains of the western states. * Google "mobile coverage" or "cell phone" on the R.A.S. archives for a thread on this topic recently. P3- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I was on the Verizon network for 4 years and liked the coverage but was worried about AT&T's coverage when I went to the new iPhone. To my surprise, the AT&T coverage was better than Verizon in most areas that I travel in northern Utah and Southern Idaho. It also worked better in upstate New York when visiting my parents this summer. There are always going to be places that you don't get coverage but I am happy with my choice. In areas that have marginal coverage, a text will go out when a call cannot be initiated since the text only takes a fraction of a second to go while the voice needs more reliable reseption. I also carry a SPOT for those places tha I don't have coverage. DW |
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On Aug 21, 6:34*am, Dan Wrobel wrote:
On Aug 21, 6:42*am, Papa3 wrote: On Aug 21, 8:26*am, chris wrote: Currently I have a Verizon trimode phone [motorola v325]. *It did have the capability to use the analog network in remote areas before that system was turned off last year. *So it had been pretty good at picking up a signal outside of urban areas/ Soaring=boondocks. *Now that analog is gone are all digital phones about the same? I wanted to upgrade to a smart phone, probably the iPhone 3s. *Does the iPhone and or AT&T tower network work good for retrieves? *Or would I be better off with a Blackberry or some other smart phone on the Verizon network? I suppose having a Spot Messenger make it a bit less critical to get a phone call trough but after the first spot message a voice call sure it useful. Chris Atlanta Hi Chris, To some extent, I think it depends on which boondocks (Western or Eastern) you're talking about. *FWIW, my Blackberry on the Verizon network was more-or-less an expensive paperweight from the time I left Fallon, NV to head south to Yerrington back in June. * *I had no signal of any usable quality until we got back to within a relatively few miles of Reno. * This was actually a bit worse than the result predicted by the Verizon Coverage Map, but it was not unexpected. Verizon still shows a lot of white space (no coverage) in the mountains of the western states. * Google "mobile coverage" or "cell phone" on the R.A.S. archives for a thread on this topic recently. P3- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I was on the Verizon network for 4 years and liked the coverage but was worried about AT&T's coverage when I went to the new iPhone. *To my surprise, the AT&T coverage was better than Verizon in most areas that I travel in northern Utah and Southern Idaho. *It also worked better in upstate New York when visiting my parents this summer. There are always going to be places that you don't get coverage but I am happy with my choice. *In areas that have marginal coverage, a text will go out when a call cannot be initiated since the text only takes a fraction of a second to go while the voice needs more reliable reseption. *I also carry a SPOT for those places tha I don't have coverage. DW Keep in mind that when coverage is marginal you can often get a text message through where a voice call won't, irrespective of carrier. 9B |
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On Aug 21, 6:34*am, Dan Wrobel wrote:
On Aug 21, 6:42*am, Papa3 wrote: On Aug 21, 8:26*am, chris wrote: Currently I have a Verizon trimode phone [motorola v325]. *It did have the capability to use the analog network in remote areas before that system was turned off last year. *So it had been pretty good at picking up a signal outside of urban areas/ Soaring=boondocks. *Now that analog is gone are all digital phones about the same? I wanted to upgrade to a smart phone, probably the iPhone 3s. *Does the iPhone and or AT&T tower network work good for retrieves? *Or would I be better off with a Blackberry or some other smart phone on the Verizon network? I suppose having a Spot Messenger make it a bit less critical to get a phone call trough but after the first spot message a voice call sure it useful. Chris Atlanta Hi Chris, To some extent, I think it depends on which boondocks (Western or Eastern) you're talking about. *FWIW, my Blackberry on the Verizon network was more-or-less an expensive paperweight from the time I left Fallon, NV to head south to Yerrington back in June. * *I had no signal of any usable quality until we got back to within a relatively few miles of Reno. * This was actually a bit worse than the result predicted by the Verizon Coverage Map, but it was not unexpected. Verizon still shows a lot of white space (no coverage) in the mountains of the western states. * Google "mobile coverage" or "cell phone" on the R.A.S. archives for a thread on this topic recently. P3- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I was on the Verizon network for 4 years and liked the coverage but was worried about AT&T's coverage when I went to the new iPhone. *To my surprise, the AT&T coverage was better than Verizon in most areas that I travel in northern Utah and Southern Idaho. *It also worked better in upstate New York when visiting my parents this summer. There are always going to be places that you don't get coverage but I am happy with my choice. *In areas that have marginal coverage, a text will go out when a call cannot be initiated since the text only takes a fraction of a second to go while the voice needs more reliable reseption. *I also carry a SPOT for those places tha I don't have coverage. DW- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Which brings up the topic. Which provider (ATT, Verizon,Sprint etc) and where is better today? I am with Verizon, because it appeared to have greater coverage on the west coast a couple of years ago. Anything changed???? PeterK |
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On Aug 21, 8:08*am, PK wrote:
On Aug 21, 6:34*am, Dan Wrobel wrote: On Aug 21, 6:42*am, Papa3 wrote: On Aug 21, 8:26*am, chris wrote: Currently I have a Verizon trimode phone [motorola v325]. *It did have the capability to use the analog network in remote areas before that system was turned off last year. *So it had been pretty good at picking up a signal outside of urban areas/ Soaring=boondocks. *Now that analog is gone are all digital phones about the same? I wanted to upgrade to a smart phone, probably the iPhone 3s. *Does the iPhone and or AT&T tower network work good for retrieves? *Or would I be better off with a Blackberry or some other smart phone on the Verizon network? I suppose having a Spot Messenger make it a bit less critical to get a phone call trough but after the first spot message a voice call sure it useful. Chris Atlanta Hi Chris, To some extent, I think it depends on which boondocks (Western or Eastern) you're talking about. *FWIW, my Blackberry on the Verizon network was more-or-less an expensive paperweight from the time I left Fallon, NV to head south to Yerrington back in June. * *I had no signal of any usable quality until we got back to within a relatively few miles of Reno. * This was actually a bit worse than the result predicted by the Verizon Coverage Map, but it was not unexpected. Verizon still shows a lot of white space (no coverage) in the mountains of the western states. * Google "mobile coverage" or "cell phone" on the R.A.S. archives for a thread on this topic recently. P3- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I was on the Verizon network for 4 years and liked the coverage but was worried about AT&T's coverage when I went to the new iPhone. *To my surprise, the AT&T coverage was better than Verizon in most areas that I travel in northern Utah and Southern Idaho. *It also worked better in upstate New York when visiting my parents this summer. There are always going to be places that you don't get coverage but I am happy with my choice. *In areas that have marginal coverage, a text will go out when a call cannot be initiated since the text only takes a fraction of a second to go while the voice needs more reliable reseption. *I also carry a SPOT for those places tha I don't have coverage. DW- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Which brings up the topic. Which provider (ATT, Verizon,Sprint etc) and where is better today? I am with Verizon, because it appeared to have greater coverage on the west coast a couple of years ago. Anything changed???? PeterK I had a Razr V3 which provided great coverage in the Seattle area including north of Seattte at altitude, I moved to the iPhone on ATT and now have marginal coverage. I love the iPhone although I don't think it is a very good phone, it's the other features that have value. I've been thinking about getting a Verizon pay-per-use contract just for the plane at about $100/year. I suspect it is a location issue and that other areas will be different. Brian |
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On 21 Aug, 20:04, brianDG303 wrote:
On Aug 21, 8:08*am, PK wrote: On Aug 21, 6:34*am, Dan Wrobel wrote: On Aug 21, 6:42*am, Papa3 wrote: On Aug 21, 8:26*am, chris wrote: Currently I have a Verizon trimode phone [motorola v325]. *It did have the capability to use the analog network in remote areas before that system was turned off last year. *So it had been pretty good at picking up a signal outside of urban areas/ Soaring=boondocks. *Now that analog is gone are all digital phones about the same? I wanted to upgrade to a smart phone, probably the iPhone 3s. *Does the iPhone and or AT&T tower network work good for retrieves? *Or would I be better off with a Blackberry or some other smart phone on the Verizon network? I suppose having a Spot Messenger make it a bit less critical to get a phone call trough but after the first spot message a voice call sure it useful. Chris Atlanta Hi Chris, To some extent, I think it depends on which boondocks (Western or Eastern) you're talking about. *FWIW, my Blackberry on the Verizon network was more-or-less an expensive paperweight from the time I left Fallon, NV to head south to Yerrington back in June. * *I had no signal of any usable quality until we got back to within a relatively few miles of Reno. * This was actually a bit worse than the result predicted by the Verizon Coverage Map, but it was not unexpected. Verizon still shows a lot of white space (no coverage) in the mountains of the western states. * Google "mobile coverage" or "cell phone" on the R.A.S. archives for a thread on this topic recently. P3- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I was on the Verizon network for 4 years and liked the coverage but was worried about AT&T's coverage when I went to the new iPhone. *To my surprise, the AT&T coverage was better than Verizon in most areas that I travel in northern Utah and Southern Idaho. *It also worked better in upstate New York when visiting my parents this summer. There are always going to be places that you don't get coverage but I am happy with my choice. *In areas that have marginal coverage, a text will go out when a call cannot be initiated since the text only takes a fraction of a second to go while the voice needs more reliable reseption. *I also carry a SPOT for those places tha I don't have coverage. DW- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Which brings up the topic. Which provider (ATT, Verizon,Sprint etc) and where is better today? I am with Verizon, because it appeared to have greater coverage on the west coast a couple of years ago. Anything changed???? PeterK I had a Razr V3 which provided great coverage in the Seattle area including north of Seattte at altitude, I moved to the iPhone on ATT Since no one has mentioned it - http://www.iridium.com/ Obviously quite costly. As mentioned SMS or maybe even data (email), sometimes gets through when voice does not on normal mobile networks. A possible option might be to see if you can get a phone that can be used with an external antenna to improve reception. |
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On Aug 21, 8:26*am, chris wrote:
Currently I have a Verizon trimode phone [motorola v325]. *It did have the capability to use the analog network in remote areas before that system was turned off last year. *So it had been pretty good at picking up a signal outside of urban areas/ Soaring=boondocks. *Now that analog is gone are all digital phones about the same? I wanted to upgrade to a smart phone, probably the iPhone 3s. *Does the iPhone and or AT&T tower network work good for retrieves? *Or would I be better off with a Blackberry or some other smart phone on the Verizon network? I suppose having a Spot Messenger make it a bit less critical to get a phone call trough but after the first spot message a voice call sure it useful. Chris Atlanta I love my iPhone. But, what's a retrieve ? See ya, Dave "YO electric" |
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brianDG303 wrote:
Which brings up the topic. Which provider (ATT, Verizon,Sprint etc) and where is better today? I am with Verizon, because it appeared to have greater coverage on the west coast a couple of years ago. Anything changed???? PeterK I had a Razr V3 which provided great coverage in the Seattle area including north of Seattte at altitude, I moved to the iPhone on ATT and now have marginal coverage. On the ground or in the air? My experience/observation is coverage in the air really took a hit when the analog towers were turned off. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly * "Transponders in Sailplanes" http://tinyurl.com/y739x4 * Sections on Mode S, TPAS, ADS-B, Flarm, more * "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org |
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Dave Nadler wrote:
I wanted to upgrade to a smart phone, probably the iPhone 3s. Does the iPhone and or AT&T tower network work good for retrieves? Or would I be better off with a Blackberry or some other smart phone on the Verizon network? I suppose having a Spot Messenger make it a bit less critical to get a phone call trough but after the first spot message a voice call sure it useful. Chris Atlanta I love my iPhone. But, what's a retrieve ? See ya, Dave "YO electric" It's what happens when you push the motor lever forward in the air! -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly * "Transponders in Sailplanes" http://tinyurl.com/y739x4 * Sections on Mode S, TPAS, ADS-B, Flarm, more * "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org |
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