Proposed rate changes for campgrounds and backcountry permits

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I don’t know the cell signal situation these days, but in 2002 I was camping at both Furnace and Greenwater-Ramsey townsites and got a good cell signal and made several calls without dropping. But that was in the analog days, I think.

I don't understand the technical reasons behind it, but being able to make reliable phone calls does not mean you can send a text message or load a webpage.

The service in Furnace is sometimes good enough to load a webpage,  but usually not.  Same goes for stovepipe.  It's probably dependent on the number of phones connecting to whatever tower is providing the signal at any given time.

Texts require the least resources (compared with voice calls or any internet/web usage). Internet/web is a completely different ball game. Huge resources, and very different tech reqhirements. If you can make a voice call but not text something is very screwed up.