VA Coverage - Blacksburg I-81

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David Ward - 27 Jul 2003 17:58 GMT

How's coverage in the Blackburg area and VA Tech? My current "Home" plan is
in northern VA, Loudoun County (Zip 20180). If I drive 8 miles north to MD,
I am in "Extended". How far south can I go before I leave "Home" and enter
"Extended"? Can I trust the maps at
http://onlinestore.cingular.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/html/Maps/Northeast/DC
_Maryland/home_was.htm ?
What's the difference between "Super Home" and "Extended Home"?

Any idea how much it will cost to expand the $29.95/mo plan to get Backsburg
covered?

- David Ward
dward@anent.com
www.towermaps.com

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Chris Russell - 27 Jul 2003 18:28 GMT

According to the map, you can go as far South as Bristol, VA. But you
can't always beleive the map. On a recent trip down I-77 and had no
signal for 20 miles South of I-81 even though it shows there is
coverage. What's so weird is that 2 months earlier I was on the same
stretch of road and could not get a signal for last 30 North of I-81
until I picked up Cingular in WV. On the latest trip I picked up
Cellular One in this 30 mile stretch.

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> How's coverage in the Blackburg area and VA Tech? My current "Home" plan is
> in northern VA, Loudoun County (Zip 20180). If I drive 8 miles north to MD,
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jer - 27 Jul 2003 18:53 GMT

> According to the map, you can go as far South as Bristol, VA. But you
> can't always beleive the map. On a recent trip down I-77 and had no
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> until I picked up Cingular in WV. On the latest trip I picked up
> Cellular One in this 30 mile stretch.

What's even more weird is sometimes, when I think I should have a
signal and don't, learn that the no-signal area was dark because of a
temporary network problem. If I had doubled back through the same
area the next day, I would've had the expected network access. Yet,
I've heard rumours that cell sites never have any problems, so
something strange is going on. I'm calling the X-files folks.

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