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[SIZE=3]Good Morning.. I'll be in Taos for the week of Christmas and thought it a good idea to check for ATT/Cingular coverage in the area. The ATT site indicates coverage is available via a partner network, so if that's the case I'm looking at $0.79 per minute roaming charges. Can anyone in the area confirm the coverage for Rancho de Taos, Taos, etc.? I read the thread regarding Angelfire and that may have already answered the question. Ron[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]PS: You NM folks are right about the "location" jokes. I chatted with ATT customer support and ask about Taos. They referred me to the international plan! I said "it's New Mexico USA" and she again referred me to the international plan. I then said "I'm not interested in the international plan, NM is a state and it's between Texas and Arizona". After a pause of about two minutes, she said "oh, I'm sorry". Go figure [/SIZE]
I'm sorry, I don't know about At&T or Cingular coverage in Taos, I lived there for five years and everyone had Verizon or Alltell. I'm sure with roaming agreements you'll get coverage, you'll just be paying a hefty price for it.
Sorry here, too. I had Verizon and had very good coverage in Taos and Ranchos and probably throughout New Mexico. I do know several friends had no coverage from some providers, but can't say if they were ATT.
When my wife and I visited Taos last year, we had pretty crummy luck with our Boost cell phones (which are supposed to use the same coverage map as Nextel and Sprint). We aren't crazy about their TV ads, but Boost cell phones have worked out to be the absolutely cheapest ones we've ever owned. Coverage hasn't been a problem for travel throughout the metropolitan Denver and Colorado Springs areas, or through all but the most rural parts of Louisiana (very good coverage wherever there's an Interstate highway or large waterway there).
Our Boost phones ($20 a piece on clearance at Target) also have built-in GPS chips, the Digital 911 feature, and can even be used as hand-held GPS map systems for a small daily charge - or give you your location to within about 5 yards for free if you have a US Geographic Survey map (or another one which is marked off in degrees, minutes and seconds of longitude and latitude, or have access to Google Earth).
We stayed at the Best Western Kachina Inn (in Taos, on the edge of town) and had no coverage in the kitchenette part of the room, but good coverage between the windows and the bed. (Otherwise, it was a splendid place to stay, for those considering it.) Then, on our way back north through Colorado, driving past the ski resort district, we hadn't any coverage at all until we hit Pueblo, even after getting onto the Interstate.
I know that doesn't help the original questioner, but I'm posting this for other Boost users' information.
I have T-mobile and recently visited the area for 3 days, service was horribly spotty, worked the best Downtown Taos. My 2 other friends had Cricket and Verizon which both had spotty service.
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Boost/Nextel/Sprint coverage isn't so hot
