Re: Best GSM phone for fringe areas?

"Diamond Dave" <dmine45.NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My wife is on Cingular and is about ready to upgrade her phone and
> calling plan (she has an older TDMA phone)
>
> Unfortunately, we live in a cellular "black hole" where, regardless of
> carrier, signals are very weak (Cingular, Verizon, & Sprint don't work
> well here at all!)
>
> So I'm wondering what phones we should look at and what phones we
> should avoid?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dave
>

You don't say where you are, but you might check on the availability of GAIT
phones in your area. The phones are rapidly being phased out but the
technology will work on available GSM, TDMA and Analog networks. They're
great for rural areas.