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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We had an Alltel phone with a data cable that we
used last summer with our laptop computer. It was very slow (less than
dial-up)particularily when the cell phones seemed to be heavily used.
Early morning was the best time. There are two towers at OF. The "A"
tower is owned by Alltel. The "B" tower is owned by the phone company in
Jackson. Agreements with cell phone companies literally change each
year. We've used AT&T and Verizon cell phones and some years they
roam and some years they do not. Neither of
the towers are fast EVDO or anything approaching. Drops
are common. When I've inquired about the drops and particularily the year
my daughter was hurt and could not reach us by our AT&T
cell phone, we have been told by AT&T that the tower is outdated and
unable to carry the load that occurs at OF so it frequently drops your
tower registration. AT&T told us to restart our phone every two
hours. This lead to us purchasing a phone (in Bozeman) that matched
the OF tower (Alltel). Alltel told us that it would not drop its
customers, instead it drops by priority those who purchase use of that tower
(contracted yearly). We had no issues with connection or dropping last
year with our Alltel service while at OF. The data cable always work just
very slow. Alltel became roaming on our Idaho land (Verizon
tower) and would not work in Mammoth (Verizon). We have switched
again and now have Sprint. Good luck in your quest. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Janet Johns (all of those who remember
the hours I've spent calling cell phone companies can proceed to
laugh)</FONT></DIV>
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