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BlackBerry Struts Stuff in the Far North

Ten years ago, most cell phone providers in the Lower 48 states had no idea whether their service would work in Alaska. Five years ago, a paltry few Alaska residents outside Anchorage were counting on mobile devices. Today, though, you can visit the Great Land with your handheld and confidence. In a recent test, we tried out an AT&T BlackBerry Pearl 8110 in several locations with the following results:

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    • Fairbanks: five bars of service, no dropped calls.
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    • Anchorage (airport area only): five bars of reliable service
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    • Nome: 3-5 bars of service on the ground, device also worked off-shore within site of land
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    • Barrow (airport area only): reliable service
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    • Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay: great service on the ground (5 bars); 1-3 bars of service off shore, with dropped calls.

    While the vast oil fields around Prudhoe Bay-and severe winter weather-make cell phones a prudent safety measure, the pan-Alaska reliability still impressed.

    BlackBerry Struts Stuff in the Far North





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