stinky service in the boonies

I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a year
for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell service. Even
with full signal It takes forever to get a line and then calls rarely last
more than a minute before getting dropped. It's been that way all the way
with analog and TDMA (136) under AT&T, and now Cingular GSM. I can imagine
the locals putting up with that level of service, so I wonder if the network
somehow gives ferners lower priority?

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"dave d" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a
> year for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell
> service. Even with full signal It takes forever to get a line and then
> calls rarely last more than a minute before getting dropped. It's been
> that way all the way with analog and TDMA (136) under AT&T, and now
> Cingular GSM. I can imagine the locals putting up with that level of
> service, so I wonder if the network somehow gives ferners lower priority?
yep, we do!!

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bamp

"dave d" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a
> year for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell
> service. Even with full signal It takes forever to get a line and then
> calls rarely last more than a minute before getting dropped. It's been
> that way all the way with analog and TDMA (136) under AT&T, and now
> Cingular GSM. I can imagine the locals putting up with that level of
> service, so I wonder if the network somehow gives ferners lower priority?
Perhaps the pine thickets of south Arkansas?

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bamp

"bamp" <bampatcenturyteldotnet> wrote in message
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> "dave d" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:EcSsf.42036$q%[email protected]...
>> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a
>> year for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell
>> service. Even with full signal It takes forever to get a line and then
>> calls rarely last more than a minute before getting dropped. It's been
>> that way all the way with analog and TDMA (136) under AT&T, and now
>> Cingular GSM. I can imagine the locals putting up with that level of
>> service, so I wonder if the network somehow gives ferners lower priority?
> Perhaps the pine thickets of south Arkansas?
>
> ..
> bamp
>
Ouachita National Forest. The cell sites I access from the peaks appear to
be near Mena. Obviously I meant to say: "I _can't_ imagine the locals
putting up with that level of service..."

"dave d" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "bamp" <bampatcenturyteldotnet> wrote in message
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>> "dave d" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:EcSsf.42036$q%[email protected]...
>>> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a
>>> year for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell
>>> service. Even with full signal It takes forever to get a line and then
>>> calls rarely last more than a minute before getting dropped. It's been
>>> that way all the way with analog and TDMA (136) under AT&T, and now
>>> Cingular GSM. I can imagine the locals putting up with that level of
>>> service, so I wonder if the network somehow gives ferners lower
>>> priority?
>> Perhaps the pine thickets of south Arkansas?
>>
>> ..
>> bamp
>>
> Ouachita National Forest. The cell sites I access from the peaks appear
> to be near Mena. Obviously I meant to say: "I _can't_ imagine the locals
> putting up with that level of service..."

Yes to cover that terain, the forest,deep valleys,etc they would need a
tower on every mountain. Of course there's not that many people in that area
to complain.

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bamp

>>>
>> Ouachita National Forest. The cell sites I access from the peaks appear
>> to be near Mena. Obviously I meant to say: "I _can't_ imagine the locals
>> putting up with that level of service..."
>
> Yes to cover that terain, the forest,deep valleys,etc they would need a
> tower on every mountain. Of course there's not that many people in that
> area to complain.
>

I get that coverage will be sparse, what I don't understand is why
connections are so bad even when there is full signal.

dave d wrote:
> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a year
> for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell service. Even
> with full signal It takes forever to get a line and then calls rarely last
> more than a minute before getting dropped. It's been that way all the way
> with analog and TDMA (136) under AT&T, and now Cingular GSM. I can imagine
> the locals putting up with that level of service, so I wonder if the network
> somehow gives ferners lower priority?
>
>

The few locals that live out there don't really give a **** about cell
service. They arranged their lives in such a way they don't need no
stinking cell phone, and the two I know would prefer others keep their
stupid ring tones to themselves.

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jer
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dave d Wrote:
> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a
> year
> for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell service.
> Even
> with full signal It takes forever to get a line and then calls rarely
> last
> more than a minute before getting dropped. It's been that way all the
> way
> with analog and TDMA (136) under AT&T, and now Cingular GSM. I can
> imagine
> the locals putting up with that level of service, so I wonder if the
> network
> somehow gives ferners lower priority?


the locals in AR and LA use Alltel mostly the orange doens't work well
in LA and AR.

so I suggest porting to Verizon and roam on alltel when you need it in
the rual areas.

GSM is pretty weak and they are turning off all TDMA


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eatoranges

Thanks for the informative post. Plunk

"Jer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> dave d wrote:
>> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a
>> year for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell
>> service. Even with full signal It takes forever to get a line and then
>> calls rarely last more than a minute before getting dropped. It's been
>> that way all the way with analog and TDMA (136) under AT&T, and now
>> Cingular GSM. I can imagine the locals putting up with that level of
>> service, so I wonder if the network somehow gives ferners lower priority?
>
> The few locals that live out there don't really give a **** about cell
> service. They arranged their lives in such a way they don't need no
> stinking cell phone, and the two I know would prefer others keep their
> stupid ring tones to themselves.
>
> --
> jer
> email reply - I am not a 'ten'