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chromeo

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Cell reception
« on: December 28, 2012, 03:56:02 PM »
i'm with Bell mobility and am looking to get a phone with either rogers or fido. 

How is your coverage with fido or rogers along the veddar and on the harrison.?

I lose coverage with bell as soon as i hit slesse/tamahi and on the harrison i lose coverage above chehalis.

I'm fed up with Bells lack of service and looking to jump on Fido's 56 dollar plan asap any info would be appreciated.
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Johnny Canuck

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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2012, 04:00:55 PM »
Had them all, and Bell is the best coverage wise. It more than likely is a problem with your phone itself than your provider. Wife and I have the exact same phone, same provider and she usually has a bar up on me every where we go.
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2012, 05:08:08 PM »
Same issue with Telus at Tamahi and touch and go at the Chehalis ( near the bible camp ).
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2012, 05:14:48 PM »
I have a friend that's on Rogers and he get reception at the ranger run. Also the old guys who tube steelies up at the prison use fido.
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2012, 05:29:33 PM »
Quote from: coho killer on December 28, 2012, 05:14:48 PM
Also the old guys who tube steelies up at the prison use fido.

I bet they don't have smart phones like most people use these days.
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2012, 05:37:27 PM »
Yea I'm with Rogers and don't get signal from a few kilometers up from tamahi.
« Last Edit: February 04, 2013, 11:09:54 PM by BCfisherman97 »
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2012, 05:46:52 PM »
I use an old phone when I go to Vedder and it has better reception than my iPhone. Rogers and Fido are the same network as are the Bell and Telus in Western Canada. I am on Rogers and when at home (Tricities area) the reception on my iPhone is worse than what I get on my old phone in the upper river area...
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2012, 06:08:11 PM »
The reason is the older phones use a different type of signal compared to the ones the newer phones use.
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2012, 06:18:14 PM »
I am on the Fido $60.00 plan which is identical to the new $56.00 plan and using Iphone 4S...coverage good reception OK up to Tamahi and Prison camp, and Bible camp at Chehalis. Excellent service too.Agents always willing to help.
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2012, 08:33:53 AM »
Telus can't even give me coverage in my living room and I'm in town.
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2012, 02:24:15 PM »
Quote from: Johnny Canuck on December 28, 2012, 05:29:33 PM
I bet they don't have smart phones like most people use these days.

they have iPhones and I just got the new HTC 1s which I quite like.... Only 2 yr contract and free phone.... I'd like to see someone beat that.

works at tamahi and Thurston and ranger and spots in-between.
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2012, 09:04:14 PM »
Quote from: Electroman on December 29, 2012, 08:33:53 AM
Telus can't even give me coverage in my living room and I'm in town.
Had that problem with Telus, the customer service guy told me to move. I complained to BBB and got a free iPhone if I dropped the charges.
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2012, 11:37:33 PM »
I love the fact that I don't have cell phone coverage when I go fishing.
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2012, 01:42:53 AM »
Quote from: doja on December 29, 2012, 02:24:15 PM
they have iPhones and I just got the new HTC 1s which I quite like.... Only 2 yr contract and free phone.... I'd like to see someone beat that.

works at tamahi and Thurston and ranger and spots in-between.

You never mentioned what carrier you're with, also they may have iPhones but that doesn't mean that they're making calls at prison. Not without a signal booster of some sort.


I get text messages on certain spots above Alison, and can have enough signal to make phone calls up to the hatchery area with a signal booster. There is a couple spots up there where I can make calls without the booster but can lose the signal easily just by moving a couple feet.
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Re: Cell reception
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2012, 02:34:43 AM »
Quote from: Johnny Canuck on December 30, 2012, 01:42:53 AM
You never mentioned what carrier you're with, also they may have iPhones but that doesn't mean that they're making calls at prison. Not without a signal booster of some sort.


I get text messages on certain spots above Alison, and can have enough signal to make phone calls up to the hatchery area with a signal booster. There is a couple spots up there where I can make calls without the booster but can lose the signal easily just by moving a couple feet.

I miss read your first post... In my opinion iPhones are over priced junk people seem strangely attracted too. I thought you ment fido's  phone were crappy and they were untill a while ago. I'm with fido and coverage is very  good and it allways has been. I don't buy junk phones though....

Get the plan, it's a great deal. Also if you have a friend refer you (me, lol) you and your friend (me) gets 20 bux each....
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