We just returned from our favorite boondock site. We have NEVER had service there before and probably would have still thought service was non-existent until I received a text Sunday evening. There was one spot on the table next to the trailer that would occasionally show one bar of service. Move the phone one foot in any direction and the signal was lost. Also, trying to call out instantly caused the one bar to disappear.
This is the most sketchy service I've ever experienced and I thought about this thread and whether Erick's booster would have made much difference. I'll likely never know as we kind of like the idea of totally getting away but it was kind of fun trying to communicate from our "media outpost". The recipient of my texts said there were a few "multi-posts" of the same text.......probably a result of me responding to the "Resend, Try Again" screen that consistently popped up.