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Across the Fence:  Do you have cell phone coverage in your area?  |
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 23 2010 : 2:32:54 PM
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Our cell phone coverage in this area is extremely poor. I would appreciate knowing what kind of cell service others have, good or bad and their location.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."
"A happy heart makes the face cheerful..." Proverbs 15:13
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2010 : 3:16:09 PM
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We have T-Mobile. And have for 15 years and haven't had any problems. Hope you can find one that works where you are.
Hugs, Brenda
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2010 : 3:18:10 PM
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I have excellant cell coverage here, I use Verizon, and I know that most other companies are real iffy here, if they work at all. I live in the high desert of Southern California, at 3800 ft elevation.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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FG Vicki
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Vicki M
Etna
CA
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2010 : 3:31:48 PM
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We have Verizon as well, but have no service at our home.. It's close though and besides I like not having a phone at home !!!!! I'm thinking that we should get homing pigeons :)
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything"
Vincent van Gogh |
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2010 : 3:52:37 PM
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A local phone company won't let other providers put up cell towers but yet they will not put any in our area either. We have had several different providers's phones and even the local phone company's but we do not have any signal around our house or almost all the way to the nearest town where we shop and pick up feed. When we are watching the TV and see people in the mountains and out in the middle of nowhere fishing and hunting calling out on their cell phones, we just look at each other in disbelief. The sad thing is that we are stockholders of this local company and have a landline that is laying on the top of the ground for 1/8 mile down beside the highway to the neighbor's land. He cut it apart when mowing just last week and today he is hauling big bales of hay across it to stack his hay for winter, we have been just waiting on the line to go dead again.
I hope others will continue to give me feed back about your area and the cell phone coverage.
Thanks
Sarita
I hate to complain and wanted to be sure that I had a reason to complain. I know many of you live out in very rural areas too. I really appreciate your response.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."
"A happy heart makes the face cheerful..." Proverbs 15:13
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2010 : 3:56:20 PM
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We have Verizon out here and it over rides just about everyone. The coverage has always been excellent. Any other company is very iffy as we are in Verizons main hub.
I am surprised that Verizon doesn't work in your area too.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2010 : 6:46:06 PM
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When we first moved way out here to the outback we had Sprint. It stopped about halfway here. So we changed to Verizon and up til last year we could talk on the cell phone out in the yard IF we stood in a certain spot and didn't move AND it was a little cloudy AND we stood on one foot and held our right hand in the air. Then we finally got a tower out here! We live in a valley. The tower is on Lookout MT behind us. We can see it from here. Now we can talk inside!! And on all the little back roads. It's great. I have to have a home phone to get internet but I just have the basic package and cannot call out.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
1735 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2010 : 10:15:05 PM
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We have AT&T and it works great couse the new tower they put up last year is less than 1/2 mile from us. I love it, but if you head south there's no signal.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2010 : 07:08:44 AM
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We have Verizon, my whole family does so we can talk for free anytime. I do lose service for a minute when driving through one town in a valley but ALL cellphones lose service in that spot. I've had Verizon for many years and have never had a problem.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
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hour3suns
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Sharon
Frankfort
OH
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2010 : 2:08:37 PM
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We also have Verizon but the reception here at home isn't very good. It's not just Verizon though. Folks have come here to visit with AT&T and T-Mobile and their reception is pretty stinky too. I wish it were better. Hubby likes when I take my horse down the street for me to also take my phone in case something happened, but it's hit or miss if it would actually work.
Smiling & Waving,
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2010 : 4:30:00 PM
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I called Verizon one day to inquire about high speed internet and cell phone service in our home. When the guy did the GPS thing that they do to check for availability he came back and actually started to laugh. He told me the only way that we'd ever have high speed internet or cell phone service is if a whole bunch more people moved into our area. WELL I DON'T WANT THAT! So we'll just have to drive three miles away to a hilltop to use hubbies cellphone and I'll just have to live with dialup. That's ok by me.
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2010 : 5:07:37 PM
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Debbie, don't feel like the lone ranger, as far as internet goes, I am dial-up and I'm sure I will always be,lol.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2010 : 6:47:02 PM
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We have verizon but living in the country our reception is not always good. But they are putting up more towers and when away from home we have great coverage.
blessing
Tammy
Tea is like being in the stars with God.
http://breathsoffaith.blogspot.com
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
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Keeper of the Past
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Sarita
Battle Creek
Michigan
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2010 : 5:21:42 PM
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I appreciate all your feedback. I know that they will not put up any towers in our area anytime soon. Our neighbors to the north of us are under a another phone company and they have better services, wish they were our provider.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."
"A happy heart makes the face cheerful..." Proverbs 15:13
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2010 : 6:10:03 PM
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We have Verizon here. It's pretty good, we have a big water tower right in line with our house and I think it screws it up sometimes. I also have dial up. We live 1800 ft off the road, so the cable company said we would have to have another house for them to have it be worth their while.(we already have two here, mine and the rental that was my Mom and Dad's)Yes sir, I will just run right out there and build another one, not!
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2010 : 7:14:58 PM
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We have Wild Blue here. It's okay, but it's all I can get!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 12:21:51 PM
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We are on American Broadband and Telecommunications. We have unlimited calling in our area code, 1 free hour a month outside our area code, dial-up, caller id, call waiting etc. for around $64.00 a month. You can pay your bill by debit car and if your friends switch over and they mention your name, you get a free month. I've been very happy with them. Don't know how far their range is though.
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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