If you are travelling West of Allentown MAKE SURE the phone has analog
capabilites.
Some companies like Sprint, Omnipoint, and Nextel are pushing strictly Digital.
You will have no connection past Route 100 west of Allentown for about 50 miles.
Bell Atlantic offers strictly analog service which is fine for your "emergeny"
use purposes., or digital that reverts to analog in an area like west of route
100 which is what I use. Unless you use the phone a lot you are wasting money
on
digital.
Bob Wiseman
(5 miles east of route 100)
Tomsjetta@aol.com wrote:
> I'm one of those people who despise cell phones almost as much as SUV's.
> However, breaking down on some remote country road without a payphone
> anywhere in sight also does not appeal to me. Soo, I am "casually"
> considering getting a cell phone just in case the car dies on me and I'm not
> left for dead somewhere. Also, I drive from CT to Lancaster County, PA to
> visit my in-laws once every so often, and anyone who drives 78 past Allentown
> knows this is a pretty remote stretch or road, so perhaps this device may
> come in handy there as well.
>
> Anyone else here acquire a cell phone for similar purposes? Has it proven
> worthwhile? Should I bother or is this something I can do without? I'm being
> especially cautious, I'm afraid I'll get one and the next thing I know
> there'll be a GMC Yukon in my driveway.
>
> Tom
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