I am seaching for a good cell phone service that will give coverage out of the Neah Bay area. My old one didn't so there was no need for a phone. Anyone had good coverage out of Sekiu, or Neah with their service?

I've had countless people on the boat with just about every provider imaginable ...

Without a doubt, Verizon provides the best coverage in our area ... sucks when I have an AT&T phone and really have to keep it since I get no Verizon coverage where I'm at in Alaska ... which is where I usually use the phone in most instances.

What Bob said. Make sure your phone is digital and analog.

Verizon

Last September at Sekiu my Verizon coverage was the only cell that worked and it was very clear. Dad had AT&T and my Son had Sprint. Verizon seems to work well here on the west side.
Good luck and tight lines, Jeff

dito

i currently have cingular and its by far the worst i have had, i did have verizon too, but the phone i had (startac) was a crappy phone and didnt receive alot of incoming calls, and cingular is more hype than anything....dropped calls, bad reception, if you can get reception..sprint may be a option??

Yeah, that subject is not NFR at all. It seems like whenever I need the good coverage, I'm on a fishing trip.

Verizon is definately the ticket. Works great 5 miles out from Umatilla Bank, Neah Bay, Barkley Sound, Westport, up and down the CR...

Nextel is the worst.... "nex" time you see him, "tel" him I've been trying to call, but his phone dont work.

Thats exactly what I was looking for... my favorite haunts. Now I can call from umatilla reef and tell the wife that my car broke down and I'll be in a little after the kitchen pass expires! - Thanks

Verizon.

Not the cheapest, but great range (7 miles off tofino BC and no problems until the bill came YIKES!!)

Verizon

Can you hear me Now?

Yes!!!

Slab, I don't know what you mean about Nextel. I get the best coverage with my phone over any AT& T or Verizon. I have a buddy with Verizon and he's always borrowing my Nextel. I've used it on the Oregon Coast, Columbia, Washington coast, Neah Bay, Tofino, Campbell River, Port Renfrew and all over from here to Idaho and back. I've had cell's for years and it's the best I ever had.

Nextel, it's worked everywhere I've been with mine. Hunting in the mountain's to fishing out of sekiu.

Verizon will let you try it for 15 days before you are committed. A good excuse to go fishing. I tried it last week at the bratfest and it worked good. Also picked up a brat that morning too. I just need to try it on the Oregon coast but have no plans to go soon.

At Swiftsure Bank my buddy had 4 bars (verizon) and I had "no coverge" (att).
I live in Seattle and don't even have a signal with ATT at my house! I too am switching to Verizon.

Slab and I fish together alot and so does fishnut...Slab has Verizon I have Sprint and Fishnut has Nextel. The Verizon phone has worked everywhere...the Nextel sucks most of the time..my Sprint service was started the first week Sprint came to town and has improved by miles since then. This summer it worked fine 40 miles off Westport and all the way to Neah Bay and offshore 30 miles there too...also worked all the way to Astoria...the coverage area has dramatically improved making it unlikely I will switch to Verizon but if I was going to start from scratch Verizon would be my choice too.

Verizon. A big improvement over ATT along the entire upper Pen.

I noticed that way out in the straits my phone goes to roam. I wondered if it was switching off a Canadian cell tower, which might explain the high bill. So far all my calls have been billed under my regular plan.

i have tried them all,verizon is second to none.you will be very disapointed with any thing elese

Mooch....... I have a lot at Diamond Pt. (Tip of Discovery Bay) and if I use my cell down near the water the call 'roams' to Victoria. 1 minute = $9!!!! If I drive up the hill to Sunshine Acres airport my signal is picked up at Port Townsend and no roaming fees..