> My Son works for Verizon & he has stated more than once that only > about 0.2% > of their cell phones are analog.
Great! I won't even notice when I'm in that 0.2% of where/when I travel that I'm not in easy coat-less walking distance to another phone or a warm place to sit. What're the chances I'll break down on the road, in the boonies, etc.? It's not about percentage of any sort of coverage, it's about how critical non-communication is in the areas that are about to go dead. I have an analog-only (not that I wanted that particularly) phone that works nearly everywhere, because it's an old 3W bag phone. I use it for emergencies, etc. Camping with the family in the sticks? My phone works, nobody else's does. After the change, I won't be able to, NOR WILL I BE ABLE TO REPLACE IT WITH ANYTHING MORE MODERN THAT WILL DO THE SAME JOB! It's just like when TV switches over. Reception in our area sucks, and while I can live with and watch just fine the somewhat snowy analog signals, I'm sure with the new stuff we will get almost no service off the air. (One channel will certainly come in well, I can see the antenna from here.) Digital signaling usually doesn't have usable service degradation. It's 'better' where it works at all, and totally useless everywhere else. The area covered is tremendously smaller. There's no cable service here. Will I be forced to buy expensive satellite service where I used to get free service before? Joy. Will I be able to tape three channels while I watch a fourth? I doubt it. Television and Phone service will get worse here in the next few years. Will it ever get better? -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
