[Cdt-l] cell phones

[Scott Williams]

Both Why Not and I had Verison on the CDT this summer and as Yogi notes, we
had coverage in many places I never would have thought possible.  If you're
going to get a phone or smart phone for the trip and changing plans is not
an issue, Verison is the one for the backcountry.  Granted, lots of time we
had no service, but then suddenly we'd have it in the middle of nowhere.

For us is was fun to have the connection and as each of us had a smart
phone, when we got service we'd usually sit down in the trail and have
"office hour."  Clearly not for everyone and something I'd never done on
trail before, but it turned out to be a lot of fun to answer emails from
folks we cared about from some of the most beautiful places on the planet.
 Each to his own.  I've spent my life hiking and backpacking without any
connection, and loved it, but this was great too.  Something new.

Shroomer
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