Re: OT: Cell phones?

All-

I have been happy with ACS as well. I think they have the best statewide
coverage. Some folks do not like ACS, but not sure what the rub is there.

PQO

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 19:16:07 -0800, Greg Madden wrote
> On Thursday 22 July 2004 08:11 am, Adam Bultman wrote:
> > Good morning, everyone.
> >
> > This is TOTALLY offtopic from linux, but:
> >
> > I moved to Anchorage recently (duh). Before I moved up, AT&T
> > wireless guaranteed me that I'd have coverage up here with my phone,
> > on their network.
> >
> > Those were lies.
> >
> > I go on call on Friday, and I need a phone that will work in the
> > Anchorage area VERY WELL. I cannot have a phone that doesn't have a
> > signal in midtown, and being GSM would be even better yet (and I know
> > that Cellular One's GSM doesn't get rolled out till 'the end of the
> > month').
> >
> > Is there a cell phoen provider that has excellent coverage in
> > Anchorage?
>
> I use acsalaska.net. I think ACS has good coverage, but I don't know
> if some phones are better than others. My, very old, analog sounds
> better than any new digital but it is no longer supported. I bought
> the cheapest phone from ACS, Audiovox, and it works OK.I use it
> between Deadhorse and Homer without to many dead spots. The dead
> spots generally occur in certain buildings.
>
> --
> Greg Madden
> Precision Air Balance, Inc.
> Phone: 907-276-0461
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