Re: OT: Cell phones?

From: Scott Johnson <scott@akghetto.com>
Date: Fri Jul 23 2004 - 00:13:55 AKDT

Another vote for ACS here. Their Kenai Peninsula coverage rocks!

Scott

On 22 Jul 2004, at 20:21, Peter Q. Olsson wrote:

> 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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