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« Reply #50 on: December 12, 2008, 02:55:31 AM » |
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I always have 4-5 bars here in Little Rock, AR. Works great at my house even when my Cricket cell doesn't.
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« Reply #51 on: December 12, 2008, 06:05:50 AM » |
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Northern VA, no problem! Can't wait to see if it works in February in Mission Beach, San Diego, CA!
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« Reply #52 on: December 12, 2008, 07:38:20 AM » |
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I'm in Sonoma County, SF North Bay Area and I usually have good Whispernet coverage but not always 5 bars. I'm kind of on the outskirts of my city and in a bit of a hilly area and I don't really have cell phone coverage at my house. (Yes, my husband works for a telecom....and I get little coverage....) If my cell phone rings while I'm at home I don't even answer it because I know the reception will be spotty.
That said, my Whispernet has always downloaded beautifully. Of course, it's a different cell company and not my phone service co. I do tend to keep the Whispernet off to 1)keep me from randomly shopping and 2) preserve the battery charge.
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« Reply #53 on: December 12, 2008, 07:47:22 AM » |
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RI: I have very weak signal 1-2 bars intermittently...can download but takes a few tries. However, perfect signal 5 bars at my mom's and at work so I download all; and turn whispernet on once I get to work and everything downloads to Kindle right inside my purse under my desk.
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« Reply #54 on: December 12, 2008, 12:20:48 PM » |
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I live in Southern Maryland, about 60 miles south of DC and never have a problem connecting from here. I work in a building that challenges cell phone use and have been able to connect from all the locations within the building where normal cell service does not work (usually with 3 bars on the signal strength).
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« Reply #55 on: December 12, 2008, 03:52:28 PM » |
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Very rural area in southwestern Virginia. Usually about three bars and quick downloads.
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« Reply #56 on: December 13, 2008, 08:48:22 AM » |
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I live in a suburb (ex-urb) NE of Dallas, and I generally get 3-5 bars all around the area.
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« Reply #57 on: December 13, 2008, 11:26:52 AM » |
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I'm also in Southern Maryland (30 miles from DC). I mostly get 5 bars, sometimes 4.
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« Reply #58 on: December 13, 2008, 08:04:43 PM » |
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South Louisiana, 4 bars, 1x speed!
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« Reply #59 on: December 13, 2008, 08:07:25 PM » |
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Tried my Kindle today just outside Fredericksburg, VA, in Spotsylvania county, and got all the bars!
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« Reply #60 on: December 13, 2008, 08:07:49 PM » |
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I was happy to find out when I traveled to the northwest corner of the state of MO I had no problem with my WN.
In fact I sat down this morning and downloaded the free books off Amazon.
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« Reply #61 on: December 14, 2008, 05:06:53 AM » |
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All righty then another GA person!
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« Reply #62 on: December 14, 2008, 06:22:48 AM » |
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I live in central Vermont, near the NY border. I do not get any Whispernet at all at my house. (Although once I got five bars, I figure it must have been unusual atmospheric conditions causing the signal to bounce off the clouds or something). If I drive ten minutes to the closest town, I can get coverage. But usually I just download to the computer.
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« Reply #63 on: December 14, 2008, 07:32:33 AM » |
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I live in the country in central Illinois. Just like cell phone service it rarely works at my home, and I've found at work when I'm in an interior office of a brick building it doesn't work. If I move over to a window it works great, so just make sure you have a clear signal just like a cell phone.
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« Reply #64 on: December 14, 2008, 07:48:00 AM » |
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I live in Miami-Dade Florida area and I usually get all 5 bars, there are some places I only get 4, but that is down toward the Keys.
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« Reply #65 on: December 14, 2008, 08:54:59 AM » |
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« Reply #66 on: December 14, 2008, 10:22:20 AM » |
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« Reply #68 on: January 03, 2009, 07:38:14 PM » |
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Staten Island? Are you kidding me? I was 7th generation Staten Islander before I moved to Myrtle Beach.
I bet things have changed a lot there.
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« Reply #69 on: January 03, 2009, 07:40:41 PM » |
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Hi-
I live in rural northwestern Ohio and have good reception for Whispernet here.
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« Reply #70 on: January 03, 2009, 07:42:24 PM » |
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Okay, I've been meaning to ask this question.
If you've got some exceptionally heavy clouded days & nights does it affect Whispernet? I ask because the last two days, I am lucky to even get one bar on my whispernet
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« Reply #71 on: January 03, 2009, 07:46:59 PM » |
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I'm in central Iowa. There is Whispernet coverage all around me on the map, but we live in a river valley so the map shows no coverage for us at all. Most days - if the weather is good - I get 3 or 4 bars and that is enough to download books that I have ordered. Only once did I have to get into my car and drive up out of the valley so my book would show up. Putting MaKK by a south window definitely helps.... today it was very cloudy and we have an ice/sleet storm that has moved in.... so I had to go out onto my deck and then Whispernet kicked in.
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« Reply #72 on: January 03, 2009, 07:52:31 PM » |
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I'm in Tempe, Arizona. It also works fine the whole drive up through the hills going to Prescott.
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« Reply #73 on: January 03, 2009, 08:09:38 PM » |
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Here in central Florida-between Tampa and Orlando- I get full bars. Got full bars over in Cape Canaveral also.
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« Reply #74 on: January 03, 2009, 08:15:08 PM » |
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Okay, I've been meaning to ask this question.
If you've got some exceptionally heavy clouded days & nights does it affect Whispernet? I ask because the last two days, I am lucky to even get one bar one my whispernet
Cloudy days definitely affect my Whispernet negatively..... and if there is a storm coming - either rain or now snow.... I lose at least two bars and struggle to get my downloads. |
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