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Sitting around a campfire drinking beer and farting isn't the same thing as running muddy/rocky/streams/snow covered/etc trails. Things break and happen really quick. Falling down when you're fatigued happens a lot.
Is someone with you on T-Mobile? I'm not quite clear on how you're checking the T-Mobile coverage real world signal with a Verizon phone.
Yes. 3 of us have different providers. We use our phones for GPS tracking and safety. I'm not sure many people will hear a whistle where we are at most of the time, maybe but I'd rather not test it. Someone broke their tibia going up a hill.
I grew up near the Adirondacks. I've canoed loon lake, Tupper, Indian and a couple numbered lakes. Hiking and fishing was a big part of those too.
It's about not having connectivity in nature which is great but sometimes you just need to phone a friend(err Ranger station).
Trails and creeks was a unit of measure...[emoji86] [emoji85] and yes, even Verizon doesn't go everywhere, but it has closer POC's to the wilderness of SoKal which I frequent. But I do have a PPU phone on ATT for one area in particular, no text, data, just the connection to authorities should he!! break loose...Not even Verizon can cover where we go. How's that Efin?
(Hey, we're allowed to go OP and mess with each other. 'Stang and me are cool).
/EDIT/ And it's Lakes, Streams and Rivers. Rarely Creeks.
The worse fire in SDiego County history was started by a guy that got lost, some $27+ million in cost. Not saying you'd be stupid like this guy, but if he had a cell phone, he was in a covered area, there wouldn't have been the devastation incurred.
And I'll bet you don't have to pay $20-$40 to activate it.
