[Cdt-l] Pocketmail

[R Smith]

You can check out t-mobile coverage for yourself at
http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx?WT.z_unav=mst_global_cvg .
Generally speaking, t-mobile will have coverage in most reasonably-sized
towns, plus along major highways. In New Mexico, this would be I10, I25, and
I40. Cell towers along highways generally have a long range, and are capable
of transmitting up to 25 miles (this is a limitation of GSM, the technology
that t-mobile uses). However, the real limitation is the ability of your
device to transmit back to the tower, since your device has much lower
power. I would expect this to be at least 10 miles. When you're in the
mountains, range is anybody's guess. I don't have practical experience on
the CDT except Montana, where coverage was very sparse. -Ron Smith
> From: Paul Magnanti <pmags at yahoo.com>
>
>>Only question is my mind is does their cell
>> tower provider have good coverage on the CDT. I believe they use 
>> T-Mobile.
>
> I've known of who people have used it on the PCT..not sure about the CDT.
>
> Since it runs on cell technology, I'll defer to people who've used cell 
> phones
> on the CDT.  My gut feeling is it will work in larger towns.
>
> But, again, I have not used this device nor carried a cell phone on the 
> trails.
>