cell service@powell?

[bentone]

anybody know what kind of cell service there is at lake powell, heading there in a month for a week, cant wait

[ctcranor]

cell service

Cingular (AT&T) now works in the Bullfrog area.

[RID22]

Verizon works pretty well all over the lake. My phone usually works best from the dam to well past dangling rope toward rainbow bridge. (They seem to work in the middle of most large bays) From the north end you can get reception from bullfrog past slip rock into the Rincon area. Theres only a about a 10-15 mile dead area in the middle next to the San Juan arm.

[TeamAllen]

My Verizon was good just like Nuck'n says.

[LovinPowell]

If you can see Navajo mountain, or Page (on the south end) you should get cell service. Last month we were in Warm Creek, tucked away in a small canyon, we couldn't get cell service at our site, but if we went out to the middle of the bay (where the city of Page is in view) we didn't have any problems at all. If you go into some of the side canyons with high canyon rock walls, you might not get service there.

[bentone]

how about up in the san juan arm?

nuckinfuts, didnt you just get back from there? my bros from denver know you pretty well and told me you were heading there soon. how is the level of the lake at this time of year?

[LovinPowell]

To check the water levels go to this link:

http://lakepowell.water-data.com/

The San Juan arm is pretty remote, I haven't been there for several years, I'm not sure how good cell service is up there.

[triplecod]

I have Verizon and my reception is inconsistent at Lake Powell. We are usually at Bullfrog. There are pockets of reception nearer the marinas, poorer reception in the canyons. I imagine it is better closer to the dam.

[teachercop]

We have Verizon,,the 'Network' seemed to come and go,,our bars fluctuated. Worked from mile marker 1 (dam area) up to mm 21 then it was hit and miss up to Dangling.

As most have stated, you can expect inconsistant reception.

[Original Wing Nut]

I have verizon and just was up lake from Bullfrog. Service past Moki Canyon is real sketchy. In an emergency I think you could find signal with in a couple miles, but that's the only reason I would want service. When I'm on the lake, I'm on vacation.

[RID22]

how about up in the san juan arm?

nuckinfuts, didnt you just get back from there? my bros from denver know you pretty well and told me you were heading there soon. how is the level of the lake at this time of year?

Wait what? Who knows me? I should be there right now, my work had to come first. My industry has had a huge shake up and all this change is going to create opportunity. I needed to be in my office planning with some of the other department heads. This is the first year I've missed in 15 years of going. LAME!!!

The Juan has horrible reception. Just like some of the other T.O.'s said, you have to be in a bay that has pretty good line of sight with a town. All the way up to rainbow bridge you can get a signal from Navajo mountain. Page is in cell phone line of sight for almost the entire bottom half of the lake. It's gotten better every year. Usually we have enough people on our houseboat to test every cell phone service provider. I was calling my brother yesterday on his verizon and it's not picking up, however his buddies AT&T/Cingular is picking up way back in Dungeon canyon (Mile 42). That's pretty strong, maybe AT&T has put a better cell tower on Navajo.

[bentone]

its a small world man, a mutual acquantance, (micah) told me, were planning on catching up with him and his crew down in powell in a month.

[RID22]

its a small world man, a mutual acquantance, (micah) told me, were planning on catching up with him and his crew down in powell in a month.

I just saw Micah at the lake yesterday, I grew up with him. Have fun out there!

[BillyO]

If your taking your cell phone to LAKE POWELL, maybe U should stay home instead !!! or go 2 Mead or Mohave !!! U'r phone will work here and there possible, BUT DO YOURSELF a favor and forget about your cell phone and unwind & leave it alllllll behind. It'll B there when U get back !!
P.S. I just got off a house boat for 17 day's in "Last Chance" out of Antellope point marine. GOOD LUCK !! & Burry those anchors well !!

[Moki]

If you are in a canyon, if you climb up, you usually get a clearer signal. I have even been on a houseboat where I don't get a signal unless I went up on the roof. I am on Verizon.