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Funny you should ask.  I just went back and visited Lafayette for the
first time in almost 30 years and as I was driving on the frontage
road just over the hill from Acalanes HS I noticed a really big
cellular tower that was perfectly placed for downtown and Acalanes HS
area.  As I was traveling around to all the old haunts I had no
problem with reception on Verizon.

I would be very surprised if there wasn't great coverage in Lafayette,
given its socio-economic status.  Lafayette seems only a little behind
Orinda in terms of wealth and power.  My assumption is that when those
folks have problems with there cell phone, Verizon makes sure those
problems don't go unaddressed.  The only reason I would think that
cellular coverage could be spotty is NIMBY (not in my back yard) in
terms of placement of cellular towers.  But the tower I saw was big
and ugly and placed right on a hillside overlooking the frontage road
and freeway.  Of course, there could have been a backlash to that.  In
the end, I would be surprised if anywhere in that part of Contra Costa
County didn't have decent cellular coverage.  I wouldn't even consider
Moraga to be so isolated.  Maybe if she moved down the road to Canyon
it might be a problem.

Gumby


"Steven M. Scharf" <scharf.steven@linkearth.net> wrote in message news:<4AfDa.33328$Io.2862101@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net>...
> My sister-in-law just moved from Moraga to Lafayette. She no longer has AT&T
> TDMA coverage in her house. She had good AT&T coverage in her condo in
> Moraga, which is ironic since Moraga is much more isolated.
> 
> She is going to have to move if she cannot get coverage in her area. She's
> now renting
> so it's not a big deal to move; her job requires her to be reachable.
> 
> Anyone have Verizon in Lafayette, especially by Acalanes High School? I'm
> going to
> have to go out there with my phone to check coverage, but I thought that I'd
> get an
> idea of the coverage first.
> 
> What about AMPS coverage out there? Her Nokia TDMA handset is AMPS capable
> but doesn't let you force it to AMPS. Also, isn't AMPS going to incur
> roaming
> on AT&T since Verizon operates the AMPS network?
> 
> She'd even go to GSM if it were any better, but I can't imagine this being
> the case
> given Cingular's horrible reputation in this area.