And many digital phones switch to analog automatically, the best of both. bmc :) Ben McCafferty ben@volkscafe.com Volks Cafe 1823 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 831-426-1244 http://www.volkscafe.com
> From: David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG> > Reply-To: David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG> > Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:07:58 -0500 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: cell phones (was:FGA) > > My general advice in cell phones for rural travel is to get an analog > phone. You'll have a hard time finding anyone who will sell you one, but > vast parts of the country have only analog service and no digital. > Anywhere more than ten miles from an interstate highway is iffy for > digital. Easily half of Michigan has only analog cell service. Some > areas don't even have that. > > _ _ > __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI > / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- > | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org > \__, |\__,_|_|_| "To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the > |___/ pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, > the glass is twice as big as it needs to be." |
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