"Telamon" wrote in message
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On Jan 20, 8:31 pm, David wrote:
"Last I checked, the AT&T Wireless 850mHz GSM (whatever name it is
called
now)
network covers 98% of the surface area of the U.S."

They may have licenses that allow them to cover 98% of the surface
area (to use your number), but actual coverage is nowhere near that.

http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer

(And this includes both the older 850 MHz and newer 1.9 GHz bands.)

That link is not working right now but you can go here
http://www.mountainwireless.com/cingular_licenses.shtml


Worked fine for me. Looks like a vast difference between the 98% claim and
reality.