My new hunting/get away spot

[rouchna]

After years of looking for the right spot, I just closed on this beautiful 20 acre property in Mineral County, WV. It has electric, a well, and a pretty nice hunting shed on it. It also backs to 800 acres of a wildlife preserve. Unfortunately, I have no cell signal up there. My wife insists on me being reachable and having the ability to reach someone in case of emergency. I am looking at cell signal boosters. I did a tower search online and all of the towers are either AT&T or US Cellular. I have Verizon. If I end up getting the cell signal booster and point the antenna at any of those towers, will my verizon signal be boosted? It may sound like a stupid question to some but before I fork out $400 for it, I want to make sure it will work. Thanks in advance.

Pics of the hunting shed and the view from it.

 

[DZ]

Beautiful place! Not sure about the cell booster. I use a Garmin GPSMAP66I for my backcountry adventures. Satellite messaging, SOS button for emergencies and some other features, in addition to navigation. I have the lowest cost messaging plan, as I just use it for SOS functions.

 

[John from MD]

I second the GPS SOS radio.


https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/gar...VhK7ICh1e4w-yEAQYAiABEgIXaPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[tallen702]

Your best bet for the money is to buy a pre-paid AT&T Go Phone (you can get a smart phone with GPS etc for $50 at Walmart) and a pre-paid sim card for however many hours you want. Then, turn the sucker off and leave it off until you're ready to head out there, just make sure it's got a full charge before you leave.

AT&T is the way to go in WV. When I run ASP trips there, or go visit family, I have signal when everyone else is dead in the water.

 

[kaliroger]

NICE & Congrats!!
Why not just get a cheap At&T voice and text cheap pay-as-you-go plan??

 

[Bullfrog]

The correct answer is to sell the property to someone who has an AT&T plan.

 

[outrider58]

Beautiful R. I am so jealous! Enjoy!

 

[Bikebreath]

Beautiful R. I am so jealous! Enjoy!

Yup. That's the word that comes to mind.

 

[SummitCnty]

Awesome. Congrats!

 

[jtb81100]

Your best bet for the money is to buy a pre-paid AT&T Go Phone (you can get a smart phone with GPS etc for $50 at Walmart) and a pre-paid sim card for however many hours you want. Then, turn the sucker off and leave it off until you're ready to head out there, just make sure it's got a full charge before you leave.

AT&T is the way to go in WV. When I run ASP trips there, or go visit family, I have signal when everyone else is dead in the water.

NICE & Congrats!!
Why not just get a cheap At&T voice and text cheap pay-as-you-go plan??

This. No real reason to drop $400 on a booster if another carrier has coverage in the area.

 

[DZ]

For what it's worth my wife has AT&T and I have Verizon. We have both been without service in quite a few places in WV, so AT&T might be better, but you might still be without. Wouldn't hurt trying a burner if you really wanted to still to cell phones.

 

[BlueFin]

This. No real reason to drop $400 on a booster if another carrier has coverage in the area.

Or a US Cellular pre paid phone might work.

 

[rouchna]

Beautiful place! Not sure about the cell booster. I use a Garmin GPSMAP66I for my backcountry adventures. Satellite messaging, SOS button for emergencies and some other features, in addition to navigation. I have the lowest cost messaging plan, as I just use it for SOS functions.

Thank you. I will look into that.

Your best bet for the money is to buy a pre-paid AT&T Go Phone (you can get a smart phone with GPS etc for $50 at Walmart) and a pre-paid sim card for however many hours you want. Then, turn the sucker off and leave it off until you're ready to head out there, just make sure it's got a full charge before you leave.

AT&T is the way to go in WV. When I run ASP trips there, or go visit family, I have signal when everyone else is dead in the water.

Thanks. I looked into US Cellular and their pre-paid plans are $50/month. The cell booster is a one time $400 price tag. I will look into AT&T.

The correct answer is to sell the property to someone who has an AT&T plan.

Beautiful R. I am so jealous! Enjoy!

I'm building a range in the next 2 months. Be on a look out for an invite once it is done

Awesome. Congrats!

Thank you!

 

[Sealion]

Beautiful place. Just tell them you are in the no electronics/cell zone of WV. (Forget what it's called.) I mean isn't that why you got the place? To be left alone?

 

[namrelio]

Congratulations. Got yourself a piece of heaven and didn't even have to leave here yet. I quit drinking some years ago, but if I had that view, I'd have to drink a few cold ones and just stare at it.

 

[rouchna]

Beautiful place. Just tell them you are in the no electronics/cell zone of WV. (Forget what it's called.) I mean isn't that why you got the place? To be left alone?

Thank you. Yes, I love to be out in the woods, I love to hunt. My wife has never once called me when I was out hunting. However, she always knew that if an emergency came up, she could get a hold of me. The fact that she can’t now has her panicking a bit.

 

[rouchna]

Congratulations. Got yourself a piece of heaven and didn't even have to leave here yet. I quit drinking some years ago, but if I had that view, I'd have to drink a few cold ones and just stare at it.

Thank you. I hear you. I’m planning a guys weekend up there. Do some work on the place then have some drinks.

 

[GTOGUNNER]

Almost Heaven!

 

[kingfish]

Very nice! May I ask how you found it? Is there a real estate agency that specializes in this sort of properties?

 

[rouchna]

Very nice! May I ask how you found it? Is there a real estate agency that specializes in this sort of properties?

Thanks. Yes, my buddy owns the real estate agency in Romney and he’s been looking for me for quite some time. He’s a great guy. Ask for Keenan.

https://www.4wvland.com/listings