Do Sprint Cell Phones Work In The Park

does sprint pcs cell phone get good signals through out the park i know nextel and a few others do, but i have sprint. can you guys tell me your thoughts?

Yes, but the signal isn't strong. I frequently get the voice mail ring after the call, never hearing the actual call ring.

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Jeff - Webmaster - GTTP - Sillynonsense.com
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Mine did, but as Jeff said the signal was stronger in certain areas than others.

My experience is similar to Jeff's. Sometimes (usually when I'm closer to the front of the park) it rings. Other times, I'll get a voicemail notification later, even if it's only like a minute after the original call attempt. I can usually dial out if I have to, though.

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--Greg
My Home
MF count: 59 TDD: 4

I think it really has to do w/ antenna strength. My Mom has Sprint and never misses a call (though that is because she has a large antenna). I have Verizon, and I have better signal there than I do in my own living room. Its especially strong when you need to call friends on the top of Maggie when you are paused on the hill ;)

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Six Flags: The AOL of Theme parks...

I also have Verizon, and the signal is really good on the western side of the park. Head for the lake side of the park, and it gets weak or sometimes goes out all together.

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-Chris Woodard
"We got pop and Gatorade over here for $100 a bottle, so have your credit card ready. Seriously, the food here is so expensive, I just eat the condiments because I can't afford a meal." - MF que DJ 6/16/03

I actually don't think Ive ever lost signal at the park. It doesn't work at East of Chicago, but thats a whole other story...

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Six Flags: The AOL of Theme parks...

My Alltel phone works great at the park, I have an extreemly strong signal most of the time. In the Sandusky mall however, no signal.

However I know a few people who have Sprint phones which most of the time have no signal what so ever at the park.

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AKA...Somewhatchewy, Joseph the White.
"Population - Tire"

I've found that the Gemini Midway is the worst for Sprint phones. Everywhere else is OK, but that northern end of the peninsula is cell phone hell.

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Scott W. Short
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you think with something as big as cedar point there they would have a closer cell tower so you wouldn't have to worry about these things.

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Arms down.....Arms down.....Arms down.......Arms down.....Arms down....Arms down...(you think they would get it the first time?!)

I think we found a new potential use for TTD: Cell phone antennae tower.

There are actually two cell phone towers on top of the tower section of the hotel. Verizon has been there for a while (that's why I got great service last year and my roommate didn't) and this year they just added a Sprint tower. A lot of people that I know who NEVER got service at the point except for walking around the Breakers parking lot now have it with the addition of the new tower.

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Hotel Breakers Desk staff - 2002
At the Breakers now! - 2003! :)
*** This post was edited by stardoors 6/27/2003 8:53:05 PM ***

My fraternity brother with an AT&T phone had trouble getting a signal at the back of the park last year, but no problems in the front.

If AT&T, which has a network maybe second to only Verizon can't get a signal, I doubt Sprint, which is known for dropping calls, I would understand if Sprint works poorly at the park. If there are cell towers at the park now though, which are large enough to cover the whole park, I doubt there will be problems. I think the biggest problem with Sprint is when transfering from tower to tower.

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Avalanche Run - My first Roller Coaster.
Magnum XL-200 - The BEST Roller Coaster!

I'm very please with Verizon throughout the entire area. Verizon was the only company that worked reliably out on the islands a few years ago. Sprint didn't work at all on S. Bass, but I think it does now.

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I'd rather be in my boat with a drink on the rocks,
than in the drink with a boat on the rocks.

We have gotten all our Sprint calls - that is when we have had the ringer on loud enough to hear them.

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cyberdman

The signal is very inconsistant. You will see 3 bars, then it drops to nothing just by moving the phone a few inches. Keep your ringer turned all the way up and virbrate on as well. You would be suprised how easy it is to not hear your phone ring in the park. Gemini midway is the worst spot I have found in the park for signal. BTW thanks for not using Nextel, the adult walkie talkie that annoys the living **** out of everybody that has to listen to the conversation.

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Blue people fly sideways when it rains....

AMEN, travis. I HATE those nextels

I ALWAYS seem to get called when I'm on roller coasters. I got a phone call on Millennium Force, Raptor and Mean Streak. I've just gotten into the habit of checking my phone periodically for calls while at the park. I've got a plan with Verizon, and signal quality is always pretty good anywhere in the park.

I've also noticed theres some cell antennas on the Water Tower. Anyone else notice those?

Direct Connect has made millions for Nextel. Unless you have millions to put up against their ingenuity, you don't have room to talk about it. Direct Connect's patent should be up now, so don't be surprised to see other companies toy around with similar concepts.

Sprint isn't "known for dropping calls..." The Verizon commercials have burned into your brain. Verizon has a great network as far as coverage, but Sprint's clarity is much better and their marketing plan is more consumer-friendly than Verizon.

T-Mobile is the way to go, in the long run, because they've been using the Global Standard for Mobile Communications for the past decade (As they were known as Powertel, Aerial, Omnipoint, VoiceStream, and now T-Mobile through mergers and buyouts) and they are the only major provider in the entire country which uses that accepted world standard. Everyone else using CDMA, TDMA, and the new CDMA 2000 will eventually be forced to switch to the GSM standard as manufacturers stop making the proprietary handsets of these companies. This means everyone will have to buy new handsets.

Just my two cents on the issue.

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Alan
PTC02/ScrewCrew02
ScrewCrew03

CDMA and TDMA are far superior to GSM both in call quality and signal coverage.

For the record, Verizon and Sprint both use the same technology. It depends on the phone for call clarity. That is, the quality of your call audio is directly affected by which phone you have. Its still, for the most part, the same signal for all providers. Verizon has a bigger and better coverage area, however. You can go more than 2 miles from an Interstate and have a signal, unlike sprint.

Also, I don't care how much the direct connect has made nextel - I still hate to know what the fat guy behind me at the post office is having for dinner. I don't give a crap that the ditzy 20something female in front of me just went to the mall and is *hee hee* on her way to *hee hee* the grocery store. ALSO, you can talk using 'Direct Connect' just like you can on a regular phone. I wish more people would utilize that.

Yeah, ok, so im in an angry mood today. :)
*** This post was edited by bholcomb 7/2/2003 2:19:50 PM ***

GSM has been proven countless times in independent studies to be the superior standard for call clarity, tower traffic, and continuous connection. The reason you feel that Time and Cell Division Multiple Access standards are superior for "signal coverage" is because there are simply more towers of these types in the US. All the major carriers use CDMA, with the exceptions of AT&T (TDMA) and T-Mobile (GSM). However, Cingular and Nextel, among others, have announced their long-term plans of converting to GSM.

I worked in the industry for a few years, had alot of training...I'm not trying to prove you wrong, only professing my support of GSM, as it is the world standard...something that matters in the long run, because we may always use miles instead of kilometers, but they won't always make CDMA and TDMA phones.

Oh, and SIM cards are the best concept in digital wireless today! :-)

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Alan
PTC02/ScrewCrew02
ScrewCrew03