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So far, my new truck with Onstar is great. Came with a satellite phone 
and even when none of the cells phones work in camp, I can still make 
and receive calls in my truck.  It was 40 bucks for 100 minutes and 
they are good for a year. I use it when the cells don't work and 
haven't run out of minutes in the 10 months I have had it. I can add 
minutes from my truck if need be.
Tiffany
On Jul 12, 2005, at 3:38 PM, Truman Prevatt wrote:

> It's called satellite cell. It's wonderful if you don't mind a 9 inch 
> external antenna and 10 bucks a minute. Think about it for a minute, 
> cell providers are in it to make money. The American way is for 
> companies to make money - not provide service at a loss. This model 
> works well. The antennas are terrestrial - that is they are located on 
> the earth and only stick up a 100 feet if that. Cell is line of sight 
> - if you cannot draw a line between you and the antenna with out 
> running into some blockage, the antenna cannot see you electronically 
> so your cell phone won't work. There are some places it doesn't pay a 
> cell company to build an expensive antenna since they would end up 
> spending more money than it would produce.
>
> That being said, the Verizon signal structure is more robust than the 
> Cingular (AT&T) signal structure and it will usually work better in 
> fringe areas than the Cingular signal sturcture. That doesn't however 
> mean there won't be dead spots. With terrestrial cell service there 
> will always be dead spots. Think about it - that's actually good. That 
> means there are still places where there are not enough people to 
> warrent the spending of lots of money to construct cell towers. That 
> means we still have some places to ride ;-) .
>
> Truman
>
> > Lauretta:
> > > ...I know a lot of places
> > > there will not be any coverage at all, but am looking for one
> > > that will do the best (I ride up between Auburn/Cool/Forest Hill
> > > for the most part).  Anyone who rides in the area have a good
> > > recommendation?

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