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World Cell Phone Coverage Map - Enjoy!
Thought this might be handy for those of you who are concerned about being able to call home for x-mas.... (local reception will ofcourse vary)


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Thought this might be handy for those of you who are concerned about being able to call home for x-mas.... (local reception will ofcourse vary)
Hmm, yes. Australia, for example, has bugger all GSM coverage outside metro areas. I have a map that shows GSM towers and there are very few outside cities or major transport routes. CDMA is not too much better.

The sat phone is still a very useful piece of kit.

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Or here a bit more detailed:
http://www.coveragemaps.com/gsmposter.htm

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="">quote:</font><HR><font face="" size="2">Originally posted by Wheelie:
(local reception will ofcourse vary)


Hmm, yes. Australia, for example, has bugger all GSM coverage outside metro areas. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Coverage in Alaska, Siberia, Mongolia, Sahara would also be questionable...

Perhaps better titled "Cell phone types around the world by Country"?

Kudi - your link covers GSM. Leaving CDMA data out. In Australia CDMA will be replaced by G3 ...

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Perhaps better titled "Cell phone types around the world by Country"?
I agree with Frank - the map at the top shows the cellular telephone standards used in each country, not the extent of the coverage available in each country.

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This is true... "coverage" was a poor choice of wording perhaps.

But, having to place a call every once in a while, reception is usually never that far inbetween (except for a very few places). In emergencies, in places where there is no reception, you are usually so far off the beaten track that chances are real slim that anyone on the receiving end would have been able to do anything for you anyways, except for maybe to sooth you and comfort you a bit for being so screwd, but that is probably all.

I guess "far inbetween" is a relative term... I'm personally perfectly ok with reception being a whole day's worth of riding away as I ride most days.
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