[Boatanchors] Cell Phones

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

Somehow, my reply (below) got addressed to r4bethman at comcast.net and was rejected. I seem to remember others having had this problem and I'd guess it's a Comcast problem. I manually keyed in Bob's address this time and it does NOT have the "4" in it. 
 
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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* k2gkk hotmail com * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF & FAA (Ret.) * 
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> From: k2gkk at hotmail.com
> To: rbethman at comcast.net; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 18:26:19 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Cell Phones
> 
> Cingular (formerly various Bell mobile phone networks) has always been part of AT&T, AFAIK. 
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> Many years ago, I bought SW Bell Mobilephone Nokia phones and the next day (a Super Bowl Sunday) it became Cingular! 
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> It's been AT&T for quite a few years now.  The only time I've had dropouts has been in remote, hilly areas of NE Oklahoma near the MO border. 
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> I have no idea why Consumer Reports consistently rates AT&T service as poor.  I've been quite satisfied. 
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> * 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
> * (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
> * k2gkk hotmail com * 
> * Oklahoma City, OK * 
> * USAF & FAA (Ret.) * 
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> > Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 18:50:48 -0400
> > From: rbethman at comcast.net
> > To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Boatanchors] Cell Phones
> > 
> > List,
> > 
> > I did own the old "Bag Phone" at one time.  I only used it when I was 
> > running late to let the XYL know I was taking the ferry and the back way 
> > home.  The traffic in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area isn't too 
> > far behind California!  It is a nightmare.
> > 
> > Their current solution?  High Occupancy Toll Lanes!  We have large 
> > numbers that drive from as far as West Virginia to work in the District.
> > 
> > I guess I'm a rarity?
> > 
> > I can drive from Virginia all the way down to Georgia.
> > 
> > Yet I never have an issue with dropouts nor having a problem with 
> > understanding what is being said.
> > 
> > I had the dropout issue, including the cellphone Blackhole from Hades 
> > back in 2002 through 2004 when I had Sprint and the Motorola Push to 
> > Talk ability.  It started just on the Southern part of Virginia, and 
> > carried well into North Carolina.
> > 
> > I'm with AT&T now, and haven't had one lick of trouble since they took 
> > over Cingular.
> > 
> > I'm also highly content with my Galaxy S5.
> >>> 
> > Regards, Bob - N0DGN
> > 
> > On 4/9/2015 6:17 PM, Jim Haynes wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a saying that if we still had the old Bell System and Bell Labs
> > > your cell phone might be as big as a brick, but you would be able to
> > > understand what the caller is saying and there would be no dropouts.
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