[pct-l] Cell Phones

[Chuck Burmer]

Verizon is working well. My hubby is almost to north fork rangers station
and we have been able to text back and forth almost everyday since Campo. We
try to keep actual calls down to once a week or so to save his battery. It
seems like at least once a day he can find a spot with a strong signal. This
may change as he enters the Sierras. When I hike with him his verizon gets
stronger signals than my ATT phone.

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Kea <keahiker at gmail.com> wrote:

> What is the general experience with cell phones on the PCT?  Like what
> coverage do they have and which is the best one?
>
> I read a comment a few years ago that said that for all practical purposes
> that (with the exception of a satellite phone), they only work in towns.
> But there appears to be a lot of people updating journals and sending
> messages from the trail so something must work somewhere.
>
> Kea
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