Re: OT (somewhat): Mobile phone coverage/phones?

From: Kirk Lindstrom (KirkLindstrom@ix.netcom.com-DeleteThis.com)
Date: Tue Jul 23 2002 - 20:08:25 PDT


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Subject: Re: OT (somewhat):  Mobile phone coverage/phones?
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Palo Alto. Sprint PCS was spotty on a fully charged phone. Amazing..
almost as funny as having poor coverage on Sand Hill Road. No wonder
telecom stocks are in the crapper... I haven't bought one!

Palo Alto has been fun and I have had good, FREE mud baths coming in
later than I should 2 or last 3 days.

I wonder if we could get another launch near San Carlos or RedWood City
where there is often good wind on SW days where Coyote and Thud Ave are
too SW/Shifty???
Even better if we could avoid the mud problems of Palo Alto at the new
launch... man that stuff makes jibing hard if you get some on your bare
feet!

Kirk out

Ed Scott wrote:

>My yearly off-topic survey of mobile phone service at various (mostly
>sailing) locations. I'm on Verizon Wireless and I have a tri-mode phone
>(StarTac 7868). Please provide information on ATT Wireless (analog and
>digital), Cingular (digital only) or other carrier as follows (my answers in
>parentheses):
>
>1. Sherman Island - Powerlines (Rock solid digital coverage, good all along
>80, 242 and 4, haven't tried the Sign or Access).
>2. Coast - Santa Cruz to Davenport (spotty, some analog coverage, good
>digital coverage at Davenport and on Davenport Landing Rd.);
>3. Coast - Davenport to Waddell (Good until right after Scott's Creek,
>spotty/non-existent analog between Scott's and Waddell, good analog signal
>at Waddell, sometimes roaming service though).
>4. Coast - Waddell to Half Moon Bay (spotty mostly analog coverage).
>5. Skyline (Highway 35) between 84 and 92 (spotty mostly analog coverage,
>good digital coverage at Skylonda and near 92).
>6. Third Avenue - (Sometimes have dropped calls at Third proper, also when
>driving southbound on Third Avenue from the launch).
>7. Other places - (Mostly good except around Sand Hill Road on 280 for some
>reason).
>
>Info. on other locations not listed appreciated, like Jalama, Arroyo Laguna
>or Marin/Sonoma coast.
>
>Also, anyone have experience with either the Ericsson T60 or T61LX at the
>preceding locations? Have you ever used it for iWindsurf's e-mail or WAP
>alerts? Does it work well for those apps? Any other phones you like for
>wind alerts?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>-Ed
>
>

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