For whatever it's worth, I consistently get better cell service in the Guatemalan jungle than at my house in Boerne where I can see the tower.
Joe On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Gill Edigar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
