Hello everyone. I'd like to hear from anyone drives the I-15 from Riverside to Vegas who has an iPhone. Specifically, are there any or many dead zones? The last thing I want is to have car trouble in the no man's land and no phone service. Looking to jump from Verizon in a few days when the new iPhone comes out. I will reconsider if the coverage is not good.
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iPhone coverage on I-15 from Riverside to Vegas
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You can check the coverage maps here: http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer
Also you have 30 days to cancel your service without penalty so give it a go.
Also you have 30 days to cancel your service without penalty so give it a go.
I lost service close to Primm but picked it back up in Primm. I believe I also lost it right after I left Barstow, you know that windy ridge where Del Taco and Bob's Big Boy sits? I lost it right out of there for a few miles.
Coverage maps are BS. Plain and simple.
Coverage maps are BS. Plain and simple.
Well what do you expect, that route is mainly desert so you will of course encounter some dead spots.
ATT sucks along that road...you won't have 3G for most of that stretch, let along a usable voice signal.
Your reception will suck. I live in Riverside and when I go to Utah or Las Vegas out that way my reception sucks. I don't have an iPhone [yet!], but my Samsung Propel really gets terrible reception on the way there. Mostly 3 bars and EDGE. No 3G. My sister has the first gen iPhone and she had about 3 bars.
Before I moved here to Las Vegas, I used to commute every weekend between Southern California and here. I had signal most of the way. Yeah, there are a few dead spots sporadically, but they only last for a second or two. I wouldn't be expecting full 3G coverage out in the middle of the desert, but as far as a fair signal for emergency services go, you'll be fine.
Like he said, i live in vegas too and head to fresno and so cal every once in a while and get only sporadic little outages...they dont last long, barely noticable.
Lost signal a mile after leaving Barstow and got it back around less than a mile. Also, in the final curve before hitting the straight drive before reaching State Line/Prime Valley, I lost signal for a few seconds. Also, nearby Baker, I found a low signal spot.
After that, all trip had strong solid signal and surprisingly very fast internet considering I was on EDGE. I downloaded a song faster on I-15 than I do normally in a metro area... I wonder why
