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Verizon Cell Phone Report for the PCT

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MileLocationSignal Rating (A,B,C or F)NotesDateReported By

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0 - 10First 10 milesAGood coverage for at least the first 10 miles1/09Christopher

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21Lake MorenaFLake Morena area weak to non-existant1/09Christopher

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28Boulder Oaks CampgroungAGood service1/09Christopher

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~46Mount LagunaBiffy service at Desert View Picnic Area but good just north of there for at least 3 miles1/09Christopher

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68.5 - 78S of Scissors CrossingAGood Service1/09Christopher

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78Scissors CrossingCKept loosing connection5/08Ellie

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~80 - 95San Felipe HillsBGood connection most of the time up in the mountains5/08Ellie

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91Third Gate CacheBOccasionally dropped in and out as talking5/08Ellie

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101Barrel SpringFNo service5/08Ellie

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110Warner SpringsAGood signal within a 1 mile or town5/08Ellie

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115Agua Caliente CreekFNo service6/08Ellie

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119Lost Valley RoadB-6/08Ellie

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127Chihuahua Valley RoadFNo service6/08Ellie

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~143.5 miles past Hiker Oasis Cache AKA Anza CacheCCan use cell, but not send mail, can receive mail6/08Ellie

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151Hwy 74B-6/08Ellie

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179IdyllwildA-6/08Ellie

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179 - 250Saddle Junction to Snow Creek RoadFNo signal from Saddle Junction down to Snow Creek Road and then within a day of Big Bear6/08Ellie

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~274 - 342Big Bear to Cajon PassBOut of Big Bear it was a B all the way to Cajon Pass6/08Ellie

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342 - 364Cajonn Pass to Inspiration Point near WrightwoodC-6/08Ellie

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364WrightwoodA-6/08Ellie

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364 - 378Inspiration Point to Baden PowellC-6/08Ellie

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378 - Baden Powell to Windy GapC-6/08Ellie

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 - 390Windy Gap to Buckhorn CampgroundD/F-6/08Ellie

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~390 - Buckhorn Campground to Angeles Crest Christian CampFNo service6/08Ellie

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419 - 454Mill Creek RS to Agua DulceB-6/08Ellie

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558Tehachapi/MojaveA-7/08Ellie

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558 - 567Willow Springs Rd to Hwy 58A-7/08Ellie

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567 - 575N of Hwy 58FNo service north of ridge7/08Ellie

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~583Jeep Rd to Golden Oak SpringD-7/08Ellie

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~595S of Hamp Williams Pass-When I do trail work just S of Hamp Williams Pass, I use Verizon tri-mode to call home. This is while looking out at openings in the oak brush on the E-facing slopes climbing up to Hamp Williams Pass. I've found that I had to check for at least three bars and not all of the openings were good, but reception improved when within a mile of the pass2/08Campy

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583 - 602Golden Oak Spring to Robin Bird SpringFNo service7/08Ellie

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602 - 616Jawbone Canyon Rd to Kelso Valley RdFNo service7/08Ellie

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~650WeldonD-7/08Ellie

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~650Lake IsabellaB-7/08Ellie

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~650OnyxB-7/08Ellie

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652Walker PassFNo service7/08Ellie

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652Walker Pass-There is zero cell phone reception (Verizon) either at Walker Pass or the campground, and for that matter, it was call failed anywhere beyond highway 58.5/08Ralph A

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652 - 703Walker Pass to Kennedy MeadowsFNo service7/08Ellie

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703Kennedy MeadowsFLocals report no service available here from any carrier. The store has a payphone outside and a private business phone inside the store.8/08Wandering Bob

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703 - 719Kennedy Meadows to Cow CreekFNo service7/08Ellie

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719 - 745Cow Creek to Trail Pass TrailFNo service7/08Ellie

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~745Horseshoe MeadowFNo service7/08Ellie

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~745 - 766Horseshoe Meadow to Crabtree MeadowFNo service7/08Ellie

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766 - 780Crabtree Meadow to Forester PassFNo service7/08Ellie

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780 - 793Forester Pass to Glenn PassFNo service7/08Ellie

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~790Onion Valley Campground (below Kearsarge Pass)FLocals report no phone service available from any carrier.8/08Wandering Bob

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793 - 817Glenn Pass to Mather PassFNo service7/08Ellie

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817 - 838Mather Pass to Muir PassFNo service7/08Ellie

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907Reds Meadow-No reception anywhere in the Sierra until getting to Reds Meadow. Then I got a full signal7/08Ellie

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941Tuolumne Meadows-I got ATT coverage in Tuolumne Meadows, but my friend with Verizon did not.2/08Capt Bivy

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941Yosemite Valley-Digital cell service is available in and near Yosemite Village to AT&T and Verizon customers-nps.gov

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~1336Near Hwy 36-Met other hikers in CA Sect. N who made calls on Verizon about 4 miles S/O and 1 mile S/O Hwy 36. Calls were a few minutes each, with no drops.8/08Geezer

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2007Hwy 20-There is a cell tower at the Hoodoo ski area just South of Hwy 20 and just West of the PCT. Provides pretty good coverage for several miles North and South of the highway on the PCT.9/08Ron & Julie

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2303White Pass-I heard that Verizon has limited coverage, but I can not confirm.9/08Gadget

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~2449Cathedral Pass Area-!n neighborhood of Cathedral Pass, I made two perfectly good non-roaming calls with Verizon, even though the phone was showing no bars!8/08Geezer

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2476 - 2482Skykomish to Valhalla LakeA-8/08Ellie

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2482 - 2574Valhalla Lake to StehekinFNo service8/08Ellie

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2574 - 2664Stehekin to Mannning Park LodgeFZero Coverage8/08Ellie

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Signal Rating

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A - Perfect coverage

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B - Moderate coverage, only occasional problems making calls

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C - Weak signal, or difficult to find location to successfully complete calls, but phone is usable

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F - No service, or too weak to successfully make calls

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Last updated 2/2/2009 by Halfmile