Hearst Castle

I'm going to be visiting Hearst Castle in California. Does Sprint have
coverage there?
A friend of mine was there last year and said his Verizon phone worked fine.
Thanks

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In article <[email protected]>,
"cr" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm going to be visiting Hearst Castle in California. Does Sprint have
> coverage there?
> A friend of mine was there last year and said his Verizon phone worked fine.
> Thanks

If you go by SprintPCS' map online, south of Big Sur, they have no
native coverage along Highway 1.

"Robert M." wrote:
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "cr" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I'm going to be visiting Hearst Castle in California. Does Sprint have
> > coverage there?
> > A friend of mine was there last year and said his Verizon phone worked fine.
> > Thanks
>
> If you go by SprintPCS' map online, south of Big Sur, they have no
> native coverage along Highway 1.

But roaming's a good possibility.

Larry

In article <[email protected]>,
Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Robert M." wrote:
> >
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > "cr" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm going to be visiting Hearst Castle in California. Does Sprint have
> > > coverage there?
> > > A friend of mine was there last year and said his Verizon phone worked
> > > fine.
> > > Thanks
> >
> > If you go by SprintPCS' map online, south of Big Sur, they have no
> > native coverage along Highway 1.
>
> But roaming's a good possibility.

Hope he has a roaming plan, and a phone that works well in Analog mode.

"Robert M." wrote:
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > "Robert M." wrote:
> > >
> > > In article <[email protected]>,
> > > "cr" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm going to be visiting Hearst Castle in California. Does Sprint have
> > > > coverage there?
> > > > A friend of mine was there last year and said his Verizon phone worked
> > > > fine.
> > > > Thanks
> > >
> > > If you go by SprintPCS' map online, south of Big Sur, they have no
> > > native coverage along Highway 1.
> >
> > But roaming's a good possibility.
>
> Hope he has a roaming plan, and a phone that works well in Analog mode.

Hence, the reason to stick with tri-mode, dual-band!

Larry

In article <[email protected]>,
Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote:

> > > > If you go by SprintPCS' map online, south of Big Sur, they have no
> > > > native coverage along Highway 1.
> > >
> > > But roaming's a good possibility.
> >
> > Hope he has a roaming plan, and a phone that works well in Analog mode.
>
> Hence, the reason to stick with tri-mode, dual-band!

But if he has a non upgraded A500, or a black Samsung 8500, that wou;dnt
help.

"Lawrence Glasser" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Robert M." wrote:
> >
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > "Robert M." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In article <[email protected]>,
> > > > "cr" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'm going to be visiting Hearst Castle in California. Does Sprint
have
> > > > > coverage there?
> > > > > A friend of mine was there last year and said his Verizon phone
worked
> > > > > fine.
> > > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > If you go by SprintPCS' map online, south of Big Sur, they have no
> > > > native coverage along Highway 1.
> > >
> > > But roaming's a good possibility.
> >
> > Hope he has a roaming plan, and a phone that works well in Analog mode.
>
> Hence, the reason to stick with tri-mode, dual-band!
>
> Larry

True ... In saying that though, San Simeon, CA is listed as a being in the
coverage area in SPCS's coverage database.

Bob

Someone who has actually been there......... please


"cr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm going to be visiting Hearst Castle in California. Does Sprint have
> coverage there?
> A friend of mine was there last year and said his Verizon phone worked
fine.
> Thanks
>
>

"Robert M." wrote:
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > If you go by SprintPCS' map online, south of Big Sur, they have no
> > > > > native coverage along Highway 1.
> > > >
> > > > But roaming's a good possibility.
> > >
> > > Hope he has a roaming plan, and a phone that works well in Analog mode.
> >
> > Hence, the reason to stick with tri-mode, dual-band!
>
> But if he has a non upgraded A500, or a black Samsung 8500, that wou;dnt
> help.

What's a "non upgraded A500?"

Larry

In article <[email protected]>,
Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote:

> What's a "non upgraded A500?"

One without WD19 firmware

"Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > If you go by SprintPCS' map online, south of Big Sur, they have no
> > > > > native coverage along Highway 1.
> > > >
> > > > But roaming's a good possibility.
> > >
> > > Hope he has a roaming plan, and a phone that works well in Analog
mode.
> >
> > Hence, the reason to stick with tri-mode, dual-band!
>
> But if he has a non upgraded A500, or a black Samsung 8500, that wou;dnt
> help.

You infer that neither of these models can roam in analog, and that's simply
not the case. Samsung released a bad batch of phones, in these two lines and
with the 3500 line as well.

I had a 3500 that experienced that problem, after 18 months of use and had
the phone replaced, and it worked well, till I replaced it with a Sanyo
4700.

My daughter's A500, which she's had for over 18 months, roams in Analog
quite well when she's out of SPCS's coverage area.

Bob

"Robert M." wrote:
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > What's a "non upgraded A500?"
>
> One without WD19 firmware

I was under the impression that PRLs were the only updates
necessary for improved roaming.

What improvement does a firmware update make?

Larry

PS - For whatever it's worth, the latest firmware version
is WD29.

Robert M. wrote:

> But if he has a non upgraded A500, or a black Samsung 8500, that wou;dnt
> help.


I can tell you that even with firmware in the VI## series (been a long
time - VI10 and VI16?) I've roamed with an A500.
-mike

In article <[email protected]>,
Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Robert M." wrote:
> >
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > What's a "non upgraded A500?"
> >
> > One without WD19 firmware
>
> I was under the impression that PRLs were the only updates
> necessary for improved roaming.
>
> What improvement does a firmware update make?
>
> Larry
>
> PS - For whatever it's worth, the latest firmware version
> is WD29.

On the A500, WD29 apparently improved it functionality for roaming

"Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "cr" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I'm going to be visiting Hearst Castle in California. Does Sprint have
> > coverage there?
> > A friend of mine was there last year and said his Verizon phone worked fine.
> > Thanks
>
> If you go by SprintPCS' map online, south of Big Sur, they have no
> native coverage along Highway 1.

Sprint absolutely has native (non-roaming) coverage at Hearst Castle.
It's shown right on the map that I'm looking at. (I was also there in
December and coverage).