cell phone reception? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

plug ugly · 06-19-2008, 09:04 PM

I have never tried to get reception up there before, but now I have a prego wife. Do phones get reception there? Any good spots to get it? I konw there is a tower there somewhere isnt there?

42s on u · 06-19-2008, 09:13 PM

You'll get service if you don't have Verizon..

plug ugly · 06-19-2008, 09:21 PM

super. of course I have verizon

42s on u · 06-19-2008, 09:23 PM

Verizon is spotty at best, txt msgs....pretty sure in spots, full on fone calls... I didn't have much luck with'em last weekend.

73cjsteve · 06-19-2008, 09:59 PM

I have at&t and get reception for most of the trail.

RCKRATZ · 06-19-2008, 10:29 PM

AT&T here. From the clearing just below WH1 I get full bars. WH3 is spotty at best. Never really paid attention to anywhere else

JohnDF · 06-20-2008, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 73cjsteve

i Have At&t And Get Reception For Most Of The Trail.

X2

randii · 06-20-2008, 09:37 AM

Considering there is a cell tower right on top of Signal Peak, reception is generally pretty good. If you ever have an emergency, send someone hiking up the north side of the canyon until reception fills in. Much of the canyon is line-of-sight, but some of it lies in the signal-shadow of Signal Peak.

I get better service with my AT&T phone than I did with my T-mobile.

Randii

CA_Snowtoy · 06-21-2008, 01:11 AM

With Verizon, it depends on the phone you have. I haven't had any problem with my old Startac w/ an external antenna. A lot of times I am the only one w/reception, my budies have used it to make calls for parts/spare tires from Eagle Lakes side to Meadow Lake.

sierravalley · 06-21-2008, 11:19 PM

I've never had reception up there with my verizon, however, my buddys phones worked pretty much the whole way.

JDunn · 06-23-2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 42s on u

Verizon is spotty at best, txt msgs....pretty sure in spots, full on fone calls... I didn't have much luck with'em last weekend.

My Nextel works most of the trail.

Its hard toget ahold of someone when there phone doesn't work and there CB is on a diffrent channel.

42s on u · 06-23-2008, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDunn

My Nextel works most of the trail.

Its hard toget ahold of someone when there phone doesn't work and there CB is on a diffrent channel.

Rick got my fone to ring comming down to the first creek crossing, your call must have gotten lost in the big mud pit

And what other chanel than 10, would anyone run...

JDunn · 06-23-2008, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 42s on u

And what other chanel than 10, would anyone run...

15

plug ugly · 06-23-2008, 02:33 PM

well, after the first water crossing. my verizon lost contact. Cingular and ATT seemed t work the whole trail tho

yotasmob · 06-24-2008, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 42s on u

You'll get service if you don't have Verizon..

Yup. I have Cingular and I got full service the whole time.

monstercomp · 07-01-2008, 02:26 PM

Nextel worked for me with no problems.

Johnny

GRMhick · 07-03-2008, 11:38 AM

Go Rent a Sat phone for the weekend. $40 a week is well worth it for someone in your situation.

sierravalley · 07-03-2008, 04:45 PM

Was up there yesterday and had no service at all with Verizon. Kind of nice not to have anybody bugging you out there.

lttlbddy · 07-03-2008, 07:16 PM

You guys with Verizon, are your phones all digital? I have a tri-mode and get analog reception when all the rest of the Verizon phones fail.

note > I don't know about that area but this is true for several other areas.

sierravalley · 07-03-2008, 09:10 PM

Analog is pretty old school. I grew up right near Fordyce and back in the day I had a phone with both analog and digital. Got much better service then.

pepe · 07-03-2008, 10:05 PM

I thought that there was no more analog signal being used with cell phones?

And in the past I have seen AT&T work for almost the entire trail, I have Verizon and Nextel (sprint) and neither have worked past sunrise ridge.

lttlbddy · 07-03-2008, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pepe

I thought that there was no more analog signal being used with cell phones?

You may be right. They were supposed to shut them down in Feb '08 but I know I've seen the "A" symbol on my phone a couple of time since then.

CA_Snowtoy · 07-07-2008, 08:19 PM

Had 2-3 bars at Meadow Lake on my old Startac Dual band(Verizon service), one bar elsewhere. Some w/At&T had service(up to 4 bars) while others didn't. I think a lot depends on the quality of the phone you are using.

06-19-2008, 09:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
plug ugly Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16680 Location: Rocklin Posts: 2,819	cell phone reception? I have never tried to get reception up there before, but now I have a prego wife. Do phones get reception there? Any good spots to get it? I konw there is a tower there somewhere isnt there? __________________ 94 Mall Rated Bronco-R.I.P. 1961 Scout 80 stretched and linked wt4x4.com PM me for CPR/First Aid Instruction for you club

06-19-2008, 09:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
plug ugly Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16680 Location: Rocklin Posts: 2,819	super. of course I have verizon __________________ 94 Mall Rated Bronco-R.I.P. 1961 Scout 80 stretched and linked wt4x4.com PM me for CPR/First Aid Instruction for you club

06-19-2008, 10:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
RCKRATZ Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Member # 2485 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 2,966	AT&T here. From the clearing just below WH1 I get full bars. WH3 is spotty at best. Never really paid attention to anywhere else __________________ Keith Ratzburg aka "El Rolo" Friends of Fordyce-Director Last edited by RCKRATZ; 06-19-2008 at 10:29 PM.

06-21-2008, 01:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
CA_Snowtoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 18776 Location: Grass Valley, CA Posts: 145	With Verizon, it depends on the phone you have. I haven't had any problem with my old Startac w/ an external antenna. A lot of times I am the only one w/reception, my budies have used it to make calls for parts/spare tires from Eagle Lakes side to Meadow Lake. __________________ More than tread lightly, leave it like you were never there, nor anyone else.

06-23-2008, 02:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
plug ugly Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16680 Location: Rocklin Posts: 2,819	well, after the first water crossing. my verizon lost contact. Cingular and ATT seemed t work the whole trail tho __________________ 94 Mall Rated Bronco-R.I.P. 1961 Scout 80 stretched and linked wt4x4.com PM me for CPR/First Aid Instruction for you club

06-19-2008, 09:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
73cjsteve Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3922 Location: Brentwood, CA Posts: 147	I have at&t and get reception for most of the trail.

06-20-2008, 09:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
randii Pirate4x4 Addict! Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 347 Location: Fair Oaks, CA Posts: 10,082	Considering there is a cell tower right on top of Signal Peak, reception is generally pretty good. If you ever have an emergency, send someone hiking up the north side of the canyon until reception fills in. Much of the canyon is line-of-sight, but some of it lies in the signal-shadow of Signal Peak. I get better service with my AT&T phone than I did with my T-mobile. Randii

06-21-2008, 11:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
sierravalley Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Member # 77176 Location: Sierra Valley Posts: 712	I've never had reception up there with my verizon, however, my buddys phones worked pretty much the whole way.

07-01-2008, 02:26 PM	#16 (permalink)
monstercomp Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Member # 93576 Location: Concord, Ca Posts: 60	Nextel worked for me with no problems. Johnny

07-03-2008, 11:38 AM	#17 (permalink)
GRMhick Pirate4x4 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 87 Location: I live in hotels tear out the walls I have accountants pay for it all Posts: 7,203	Go Rent a Sat phone for the weekend. $40 a week is well worth it for someone in your situation.

07-03-2008, 04:45 PM	#18 (permalink)
sierravalley Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Member # 77176 Location: Sierra Valley Posts: 712	Was up there yesterday and had no service at all with Verizon. Kind of nice not to have anybody bugging you out there.

07-03-2008, 07:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
lttlbddy * The Printer * Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6532 Location: Surf City Posts: 3,001	You guys with Verizon, are your phones all digital? I have a tri-mode and get analog reception when all the rest of the Verizon phones fail. note > I don't know about that area but this is true for several other areas.

07-03-2008, 09:10 PM	#20 (permalink)
sierravalley Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Member # 77176 Location: Sierra Valley Posts: 712	Analog is pretty old school. I grew up right near Fordyce and back in the day I had a phone with both analog and digital. Got much better service then.

07-03-2008, 10:05 PM	#21 (permalink)
pepe Rock God Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17870 Location: Richmond, Ca Posts: 1,324	I thought that there was no more analog signal being used with cell phones? And in the past I have seen AT&T work for almost the entire trail, I have Verizon and Nextel (sprint) and neither have worked past sunrise ridge. __________________ Arguing with a inspector is like wrestling with a pig in the mud. After a while you realize the PIG is enjoying himself!

07-07-2008, 08:19 PM	#23 (permalink)
CA_Snowtoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 18776 Location: Grass Valley, CA Posts: 145	Had 2-3 bars at Meadow Lake on my old Startac Dual band(Verizon service), one bar elsewhere. Some w/At&T had service(up to 4 bars) while others didn't. I think a lot depends on the quality of the phone you are using. __________________ More than tread lightly, leave it like you were never there, nor anyone else.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode