[Geysers] cell phone/old Faithful functionality question

[Steve Robinson]

I recently changed wireless service from Verizon to Cingular. I've used my 
new service and phone on July & August trips. I used the my phone (Motorola 
Razr V3) at Old Faithful and West Thumb. It was not roaming in either of 
these places. As for other places in Yellowstone I do not know if it is 
roaming or not.

When looking for a new phone, you need to get one that is GPRS (General 
Packet Radio Service (GPRS) enabled networks offer 'always-on', higher 
capacity, Internet-based content and packet-based data services. This 
enables services such as colour Internet browsing, e-mail on the move, 
powerful visual communications, multimedia messages and location-based 
services.) On the July trip I made about 1 1/2 hours worth of calls and had 
my phone on continuously from Sunday morning to Thursday evening before I 
had to recharge it. I wanted to know how long it would last on 1 charge.

I hope that this answered your questions.

Steve

At 08:50 PM 8/24/2005, you wrote:

>In October our 2-year (almost typed 20-year, but it just seems that long)
>contract with Verizon is up.  Although Verizon does work at Old Faithful
>it's a bloody pain - it is Analog, which sucks batteries dry in a day, it is
>roaming, unless you change to some bizarre plan in which the only place you
>can use the phone without horrific charges are a few western states (NOT
>Montana) and ... well, I also don't like their commercials.
>
>So I ask all the gazers - what cell service do you use; does it work at OF
>and elsewhere in YNP, is it roaming or normal, is it digital, etc.
>
>Actually I think a lot of gazers might be interested.  BTW, is their digital
>at ALL at Old Faithful?  I'd love to send a picture of something i.e. in
>real time to certain people.
>
>Paul Strasser
>
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