Sturgis- Cell coverage

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06-26-2018, 09:58 AM

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Sprint definitely has the worst coverage in the area, and Verizon the best. Sprint is painfully bad. It's kinda nice - my phone doesn't ring much. 😁

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06-26-2018, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by rnl_1200C

it might depend on the phone. I have Sprint with a Galaxy S8+ and the coverage map shows good roaming coverage. I am staying in Rapid City, and the map shows 4G service. I guess I'll find out next month.

You're golden in Rapid City. Out in the hills, good luck. But, no issues at all in Rapid.

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06-26-2018, 10:02 AM

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Listen, if you travel at all you need Verizon. Its a crap shoot with the others including AT$t

I travel more than the average bear on these forums (or anywhere on the planet, really), and I have zero issues with Sprint. There are only about 4 places in the US that I've had issues. It might not work well in Death Valley, but I don't go there much these days.

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07-02-2018, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluraven

Just putting this out there for those traveling to Sturgis and the surrounding area.
Sprint's associated secondary carriers such as Boost Mobile do not have cell/data coverage within the area.
Also, text is hit and miss.

So if you're traveling in the area make sure you plan ahead.

We travel to the Black Hills every summer and switched to Boost Mobile last fall not realizing there's no coverage in SD, WY, MT or ND.
We'll be switching carriers when we get back home.

Just rode 6,000 miles out west from Michigan. Camped in the Black hills using Verizon. No problems!! Found that to be true most anywhere I went. S.D, UT, WYO, CO,. Some iffy spots out in the Great Plains of Wyoming but then again there is nothing out THERE for miles!!

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07-02-2018, 10:44 AM

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It doesn’t matter if a carrier has coverage. When 300,000 plus users show up, all the networks will be saturated and you won’t be able to make/take a call. We found that if we wanted to make a call, early in the AM, worked best.

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