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dave d - 29 Dec 2005 14:16 GMT

I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a year
for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell service. Even
with full signal It takes forever to get a line and then calls rarely last
more than a minute before getting dropped. It's been that way all the way
with analog and TDMA (136) under AT&T, and now Cingular GSM. I can imagine
the locals putting up with that level of service, so I wonder if the network
somehow gives ferners lower priority?

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bamp - 29 Dec 2005 19:27 GMT

> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a
> year for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell
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> Cingular GSM. I can imagine the locals putting up with that level of
> service, so I wonder if the network somehow gives ferners lower priority?

yep, we do!!

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bamp

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bamp - 29 Dec 2005 19:28 GMT

Perhaps the pine thickets of south Arkansas?

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bamp

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dave d - 29 Dec 2005 20:26 GMT

>> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a
>> year for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell
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> ..
> bamp

Ouachita National Forest. The cell sites I access from the peaks appear to
be near Mena. Obviously I meant to say: "I _can't_ imagine the locals
putting up with that level of service..."

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bamp - 29 Dec 2005 21:11 GMT

>>> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a
>>> year for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell
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> to be near Mena. Obviously I meant to say: "I _can't_ imagine the locals
> putting up with that level of service..."

Yes to cover that terain, the forest,deep valleys,etc they would need a
tower on every mountain. Of course there's not that many people in that area
to complain.

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dave d - 29 Dec 2005 23:16 GMT

>> Ouachita National Forest. The cell sites I access from the peaks appear
>> to be near Mena. Obviously I meant to say: "I _can't_ imagine the locals
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> tower on every mountain. Of course there's not that many people in that
> area to complain.

I get that coverage will be sparse, what I don't understand is why
connections are so bad even when there is full signal.

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Jer - 30 Dec 2005 22:09 GMT

> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a year
> for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell service. Even
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> the locals putting up with that level of service, so I wonder if the network
> somehow gives ferners lower priority?

The few locals that live out there don't really give a sh.t about cell
service. They arranged their lives in such a way they don't need no
stinking cell phone, and the two I know would prefer others keep their
stupid ring tones to themselves.

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Barney Rubble - 04 Jan 2006 19:48 GMT

Thanks for the informative post. Plunk

>> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice a
>> year for over 10 years, and every time I get amazingly crappy cell
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> stinking cell phone, and the two I know would prefer others keep their
> stupid ring tones to themselves.

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eatoranges - 02 Jan 2006 15:37 GMT

dave d Wrote:

> I've been going to a particular spot in rural Arkansas once or twice
> year
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> network
> somehow gives ferners lower priority?

the locals in AR and LA use Alltel mostly the orange doens't work wel
in LA and AR.

so I suggest porting to Verizon and roam on alltel when you need it i
the rual areas.

GSM is pretty weak and they are turning off all TDM

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