Cell Phone Coverage in Alaska

[Barkingowl]

That's bad news about Sprint. I was thinking about renting a satellite phone while I was there. The only drawback is that the rate plans are very spendy.

[birkland]

Originally Posted by groovya

My husband has sprint and is unable to send text messages. He receives txts but it's 2-3 days later! His voicemail doesn't work very well either. Come to find out, there is only 1 sprint tower in Anchorage and it's by the base.

I was in Anchorage with a sprint phone and it worked great, and since I already paid for unlimited roaming it worked fine, and I was all over Anchorage with it. Worked the minute I turned it on as we taxiied to the gate. Sprint worked fine for me; maybe their roaming agreement has changed since 2004. Any other comments on this? I plan to be there in 2008 or 09.

Not being able to text would be a drag, but I could live without it. Also, does Sprint's (or anyone's) broadband card work in Anchorage?

[Barkingowl]

Originally Posted by birkland

I was in Anchorage with a sprint phone and it worked great, and since I already paid for unlimited roaming it worked fine, and I was all over Anchorage with it. Worked the minute I turned it on as we taxiied to the gate. Sprint worked fine for me; maybe their roaming agreement has changed since 2004. Any other comments on this? I plan to be there in 2008 or 09.

Does Sprint work well in the Valley too?

[cmsandal]

I have Net10 and the service is better than good -- it's 10 cents a minute, any time, anywhere -- $15 a month minimum for 150 minutes, but you do not lose your time . . .

[Grannysroost]

Sprint worked pretty good down here a year ago, once in a while would just cut out, but the no roaming was still good then.

[groovya]

We also paid for no roaming fees on my husband's Sprint phone. Then they tried to charge us over $500 in roaming fees 4 months after we moved here! I had to call customer service several times to get the charges removed. They let my husband out of his contract because of the limted Sprint service in Anchorage. This was just a couple of months ago folks. Your Sprint phone will work here, but you will not be able to send or receive text messages. Your voicemail will also be delayed. And they could try to charge you roaming fees.

[Barkingowl]

Originally Posted by groovya

Your Sprint phone will work here, but you will not be able to send or receive text messages. Your voicemail will also be delayed. And they could try to charge you roaming fees.

I don't text so that shouldn't be a problem. I have their everything package which includes roaming for North America. But we'll see what happens when I get the next bill.