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Yep, US Cellular seems to be the only cell phone towers I can get on roaming when an area is "middle of nowhere" and I'll see a small dealer/shop in small towns
by surge 10y ago
Yep, US Cellular seems to be the only cell phone towers I can get on roaming when an area is "middle of nowhere" and I'll see a small dealer/shop in small towns. Like you said, they seem to specialize in markets that other carriers wouldn't bother with, like remote parts of Alaska, or small mountain towns.
- narrowrail 10y agoAs far as the Rockies are concerned, Verizon seems to have the best coverage by far. I've had a cell phone since '96, and ~99% of the resort towns have the big 4, but VZ is in the most remote places I've seen. Edit: Here is an interesting chart of wireless providers in the US [0]; lots more providers w/ 10K-1M subcribers than I realized. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_wireless_communications_service_providers#Facilities-based_service_providers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_wireless...
- nathancahill 10y agoWhich part of the Rockies? AT&T has hands-down the best coverage at the ski resorts in Colorado. They even have coverage in A-Basin, which is a dead zone to everyone else.
- narrowrail 10y agoI am talking about CO, but mostly more off the beaten path resorts such as T-Ride, Butte, and the Boat. I started with Voicestream (now T-Mobile) back in '96 and it was quite bad. Back-country has always been best with VZ, and that is the same today.