On Jan 20, 5:07*pm, "Brenda Ann" wrote:
"Telamon" wrote in message

....

Much of the western USA has no cellular service period.

Most of the population is on the coast and has cell service.

- Until they travel away from the populated areas. *Big stretches of
Death
- Valley with no service. May have changed since I *was last there in
2000,
- but there were even quite a few dead spots on the highway between
Stockton
- and Fairfield. By contrast, here in the ROK, we have nearly 100%
cell
- penetration (can't say absolutely 100%, since there is the
occasional dead
- spot inside a building or a tunnel, but even most tunnels have
service...
- they make sure there is a cell tower posted at at least one end of
every
- tunnel).
-
Of course, the states is a much bigger place, so much more difficult
- to get 100% penetration of service.

BAD - 100% Cell Phone Penetration ! - Sort of sounds like . . .
the Latest High Tech Sex Crime. ) ~ RHF