[at-l] Cellphones

[DTimm65344@aol.com (DTimm65344@aol.com)]

Kahley -

The most important thing is being able to get a signal, so while a cheap plan 
is right for many (I have a nationwide monthly plan but that's because I use 
mine for business on the road), the standard phone they hook that up with 
works in towns but 
not much beyond that.  I have an Audiovox CDM-9000 tri-mode which has only 
not been able to gain a signal a couple of places in America (one was in the 
middle of nowhere Nevada on US 90 and the other was in one valley on the Wild 
Oak trail in VA).  But it is a pricey phone.  Trimode is the better coverage 
type phone.  As to battery, if I leave it on and don't use it, it will hold 
charge for about 3 days (I leave it turned off when not using it on the 
trail).  Talking chews up power and it will go a couple of hours in that 
mode, if memory serves on the specs.  Go to Radioshack or whereever and see 
if you can hook a better phone with a cheap minutes plan - I don't see why 
you couldn't.  They typically link cheap phones with cheap plans.  Tell them 
you need the best signal you can get, not the most minutes.

If we can coordinate the hiking, maybe we can swap my phone for your gun from 
time to time?  VVVBG.

Black&blue

In a message dated 01/31/02 7:57:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, kahley7@ptd.net 
writes:

<< If we are done talkin' guns, can we talk about
 C-phonethingees?  Some of you know I had a stroke
 last Wednesday night and it's causing some spousal
 unease.  In a moment of openness, I blew it and
 told him that the doc told me I'm at significant
 risk for a repeat and Mike's applying that to my
 hiking.
 May I specify that I don't hike the AT and he does
 have a point that nobody will be around for days
 where and when I hike.  Sooooo......
 What do I look for in a c-phone?  What's the battery/charge
 situation?  anything new?  Is there a company
 that offers a "plan" that offers less minutes for
 less money?   They all seem to boast about hundreds
 of minutes that I can't see me needing and don't
 want to pay for.  Thanks >>