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Kenny · 09-01-2002, 7:40 PM

Well I just got back from a nice 2 day trip through the western part of Illinois to see the beautiful "Starved Rock" State Park. It's located approximately 2 hours west of Chicago off of I-80. Wouldn't you know it? With my Verizon AC plan, I was sometimes roaming on Sprint PCS and sometimes on Illinois Valley Cellular. Deep within the forest and canyon trails I actually had a signal on Sprint PCS! Beautiful weekend -- lots of Harley-davidson riders out there. Even in the surrounding towns of "Starved Rock" such as Ottawa and Utica you'd be roaming on Sprint PCS. In the actual Starved Rock park, campgrounds, lodge and hiking trails you'd be roaming on either Sprint PCS or Illinois Valley Cellular. Hell, even when I saddled up on the horse to go horse-riding in cow and corn-country (few miles away from the State Park entrance) I realized I was still on Sprint PCS signal!

This was just an fyi....and note that I did have the flashing 'R' indicator and so all this roaming was within my AC plan (so no roaming charges).

IdiOTeQnoLogY · 09-01-2002, 11:18 PM

sprintpcs? sheesh..........never heard of em........thought they had crappy coverage everywhere [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

cryogenic · 09-04-2002, 12:31 AM

Yeah, no kidding... Sprint? who in their right mind would use such a TERRIBLE company?!?!? Jeez.. didn't even think they had more than 10 towers in each state!

Jack · 09-04-2002, 8:02 PM

Why would anyone have them THEY SUCK!!!!

Jack

IdiOTeQnoLogY · 09-04-2002, 8:34 PM

yeah that tower in the park is only one of THREE towers they have in the entire state of Illinois

cryogenic · 09-05-2002, 12:39 AM

Well, at least they have 3... I think that's 2 more than Cingular has :x

09-01-2002, 7:40 PM	#1
Kenny Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 585 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Got back from Illinois State Park Well I just got back from a nice 2 day trip through the western part of Illinois to see the beautiful "Starved Rock" State Park. It's located approximately 2 hours west of Chicago off of I-80. Wouldn't you know it? With my Verizon AC plan, I was sometimes roaming on Sprint PCS and sometimes on Illinois Valley Cellular. Deep within the forest and canyon trails I actually had a signal on Sprint PCS! Beautiful weekend -- lots of Harley-davidson riders out there. Even in the surrounding towns of "Starved Rock" such as Ottawa and Utica you'd be roaming on Sprint PCS. In the actual Starved Rock park, campgrounds, lodge and hiking trails you'd be roaming on either Sprint PCS or Illinois Valley Cellular. Hell, even when I saddled up on the horse to go horse-riding in cow and corn-country (few miles away from the State Park entrance) I realized I was still on Sprint PCS signal! This was just an fyi....and note that I did have the flashing 'R' indicator and so all this roaming was within my AC plan (so no roaming charges).

09-01-2002, 11:18 PM	#2
IdiOTeQnoLogY Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Got back from Illinois State Park sprintpcs? sheesh..........never heard of em........thought they had crappy coverage everywhere [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

09-04-2002, 12:31 AM	#3
cryogenic Join Date: May 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,443 Phone(s): Samsung A990 Provider(s): Verizon Devices: iriver H10 6GB mp3 player Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Got back from Illinois State Park Yeah, no kidding... Sprint? who in their right mind would use such a TERRIBLE company?!?!? Jeez.. didn't even think they had more than 10 towers in each state! __________________ Firefox My blog/pic gallery/etc

09-04-2002, 8:02 PM	#4
Jack Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,475 Phone(s): Motorola T720 Provider(s): Alltel Devices: Sirius Satellite radio, ipod, laptop, pda Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Got back from Illinois State Park Why would anyone have them THEY SUCK!!!! Jack __________________ Current Plan with alltel 3000 anytime minutes w/nationwide LD $74.95 a month---Waiting not so patiently for the Alltel version of the V710

09-04-2002, 8:34 PM	#5
IdiOTeQnoLogY Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Got back from Illinois State Park yeah that tower in the park is only one of THREE towers they have in the entire state of Illinois

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09-05-2002, 12:39 AM	#6
cryogenic Join Date: May 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,443 Phone(s): Samsung A990 Provider(s): Verizon Devices: iriver H10 6GB mp3 player Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Got back from Illinois State Park Well, at least they have 3... I think that's 2 more than Cingular has :x __________________ Firefox My blog/pic gallery/etc

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