X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:39:12 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [66.64.141.200] (HELO lucky.dts.local) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3c3) with ESMTP id 3998867 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:33:07 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.64.141.200; envelope-from=cjensen@dts9000.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CA734B.AA01D54E" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: RE: [LML] Re: iPhone X-Original-Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 07:33:34 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <8984A39879F2F5418251CBEEC9C689B30104A75B@lucky.dts.local> In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: iPhone Thread-Index: Acpy8iqunXRI3q7CRtq0w0L6GyxJqAAWM5+Q From: "Chuck Jensen" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA734B.AA01D54E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable True story. A number of years ago, I purchased a Verizon phone in a = major city in Tennessee (shouldn't be hard to guess, there ain't too = many of them). As I used it the first few days around Nashburg, my = calls kept getting dropped. I was finally disgusted enough to call = Verizon Customer Service (another of those oxymorons) and complained. =20 She said, 'well you're probably too far from the nearest tower'. I told = her I doubted it, because I'm standing here and looking at one. 'Oh', = she said, 'that's the problem...your too close to the tower'. =20 =20 I guess, in between two towers, there must be a 'sweet spot' about 2' = wide where reception is great! =20 Chuck Jensen=20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of = Ron Galbraith Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 8:51 PM To: lml Subject: [LML] Re: iPhone I've used an iPhone for several years now flying all around the country. = It's usually very difficult to get any coverage at all unless you are = very close to a city. The exception was in NW OK. For some reason, = I've always gotten great service out in the middle of nowhere there not = close to any towns or citys......go figure. As far as the 3G service = it's nearly useless. I will see a good signal that shows 3G, but can = hardly ever get enough throughput to be usable, and certainly not usable = for stuff like weather radars etc. About the only thing I have been = able to use on a very limited basis is text messages. On a side note, = I used a Verizon phone for a few days and was able to use it for text = messages and making and receiving calls very easy in a wide area. The = ATT network is pretty pathetic coverage compaired to Verizon. Just = make sure you are using the phone while VFR. It's not legal using it = during IFR flight. =20 I recently used a Zulu headset with bluetooth interface with my iPhone = and was quite impressed. Sorry but the Bose are still a LOT more = comfortable. I expect to see the Bose with bluetooth soon to compete = though. =20 Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greenbacks, UnLtd." To: lml Subject: [LML] Re: iPhone Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:29:19 -0500 I'm curious whether any of you have experience with an iPhone in the=20 air. How about internet access at various altitudes through their ATT=20 service? Thanks Angier Ames N4ZQ -- For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA734B.AA01D54E Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

True=20 story. A number of years ago, I purchased a Verizon phone in a = major city=20 in Tennessee (shouldn't be hard to guess, there ain't too many of = them). =20 As I used it the first few days around Nashburg, my calls kept getting=20 dropped. I was finally disgusted enough to call Verizon Customer = Service=20 (another of those oxymorons) and complained.

She=20 said, 'well you're probably too far from the nearest tower'. I = told her I=20 doubted it, because I'm standing here and looking at one. 'Oh', = she said,=20 'that's the problem...your too close to the tower'. =

I=20 guess, in between two towers, there must be a 'sweet spot' about 2' wide = where=20 reception is great!

Chuck = Jensen=20

-----Original Message-----
From: Lancair = Mailing List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ron=20 Galbraith
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 8:51 = PM
To:=20 lml
Subject: [LML] Re: iPhone

I've used = an=20 iPhone for several years now flying all around the country. It's = usually=20 very difficult to get any coverage at all unless you are very close to = a=20 city. The exception was in NW OK. For some reason, I've = always=20 gotten great service out in the middle of nowhere there not close to = any towns=20 or citys......go figure. As far as the 3G service it's nearly=20 useless. I will see a good signal that shows 3G, but can hardly = ever get=20 enough throughput to be usable, and certainly not usable for stuff = like=20 weather radars etc. About the only thing I have been able to use = on a=20 very limited basis is text messages. On a side note, I = used a=20 Verizon phone for a few days and was able to use it for text messages = and=20 making and receiving calls very easy in a wide area. The ATT = network is=20 pretty pathetic coverage compaired to Verizon. Just make = sure you=20 are using the phone while VFR. It's not legal using it during = IFR=20 flight.
I recently used a Zulu headset with bluetooth = interface with=20 my iPhone and was quite impressed. Sorry but the Bose are still = a LOT=20 more comfortable. I expect to see the Bose with bluetooth soon = to=20 compete though.

Ron

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From: "Greenbacks, UnLtd."=20 <N4ZQ@comcast.net>
To: lml
Subject: [LML] Re: = iPhone
Date:=20 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:29:19 -0500

I'm curious whether any = of you=20 have experience with an iPhone in the
air. How about internet = access at=20 various altitudes through their ATT =
service?

Thanks

Angier=20 Ames
N4ZQ

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