US, Retrieve Cell service getting worse, Analog service disappearing.

On Dec 13, 8:59 pm, Greg Arnold wrote:
K l e i n wrote:





On Dec 13, 7:37 pm, chris wrote:
Did you know analog cell phone coverage is being sunset? Legally, a
FCC ruling says that all analog cell phone services can be shut off
after Feb. 18, 2008, aka the 'analog sunset' ?
And guess what, Verizon will do just that precisely on 2/18/2008!
See:http://support.vzw.com/faqs/Wireless...etirement.html

This is actually a good thing unless you happen to be in love with
your old analog-only phone. All the digital technologies work better
than analog. The only time this has not been true is when the
cellular operators have decided, for business reasons, not to provide
digital service in remote areas because the revenue potential is too
small. This FCC action forces them to upgrade to digital.

There are still some rural areas without digital service, so after
2/18/2008 your retrieval call may just not be as easy ... Especially
out in Texas and other rural areas.

No, the carriers will be installing digital services in these areas.

How soon? I just looked at the Verizon coverage map, and much of Nevada
looks to lose coverage on Feb 18th.- Hide quoted text -

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Yep, that's what the web site quoted by the OP says. Feb 18th, '08.
Enjoy your new digital phone. My personal favorites are the Samsung
u740 and the Samsung i760. The 740 is very thin and fits nicely in
the front pocket of my jeans. It is able to synchronize wirelessly to
the Outlook program on my desktop computer anytime/anywhere. The u760
is slightly larger, but has a much larger keyboard for easier
messaging, plus being a smart phone able to run pocket versions of
word/excel, etc.

K l e i n