Date:         Fri, 6 Jan 2012 00:01:17 -0500
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Data Connection In The Desert!
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com>
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I've cruised off the east coast well outside the visible range of land and
still had voice and later on thanks to a verizon MIFI, wifi!
It's nuts. I think my record is something like 17 miles from shore and
still having service.

-Craig


On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 11:44 PM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> we live in a wired world, even if you can't see it.
>
> There are few places without coverage now (spots in WV don't have
> coverage). Most Interstates and US highways do have coverage.
>
> A few years ago when I was in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana, I was
> able to get a signal, and stayed online for 8 hours while I caught up on
> email.
>
>
> On Jan 5, 2012, at 11:13 PM, Loren Busch wrote:
>
> > At first I didn't believe what I was seeing but I have a data
> > connection with my Droid and Verizon way the hell out in the middle of
> > the Mohave Preserve!  Slow as hell but working, using PDANet to
> > connect my laptop to the phone.  Go figure.  BTW. I do have a one bar
> > voice connection, haven't even tried to use that.
>