I've had a reliable signal sitting at the table inside the sheet-metal enclosed Fieldhouse at Conrado Castillo. But you'll get a better signal sitting in the outhouse. NexTel, TelMex, and MovieStar all have signals up there now. --Ediger
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:02 AM, David <[email protected]> wrote: > Some people go to the wilderness to get away from things like this. > > Here is an upcoming phone that will allow cavers in remote wilderness > areas in the U.S. to make an emergency phone call. > > http://www.terrestar.com/retail.php > > Do regular cell phones work now up at Three-mile Hill? > > If someone were to have a serious accident at a cave like > Three-Finger's Cave, you would be able to make a call from just outside > the entrance. Right? Or any other remote caves that face south and > are high enough up the canyon to see the southern sky. > > A phone like this would be more practical in a really remote > area, where you plan to be out of contact for a week or so. Like in > the Tongass National Forest or some wilderness area in Montana, > Idaho, or Wyoming. > > I guess it wouldn't work up at Conrado Castillo? > > David Locklear > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
